The Sunday Picture Show (September 18, 2022)

[DeSotoSky]

Hello and welcome to the Sunday Picture Show. Share your Buck knives with others by posting pictures of them here. New or old, plain or custom, user or safe queen, one or a collection, we love to see them all. This weekly tradition was started in 2010 by ItsTooEarly (Armand Hernandez) and Oregon (Steve Dunn). Help keep the tradition alive. Feel free to click that 'LIKE' but lets not let it replace discussing and complimenting each others knives. Above all, enjoy the show. DeSotoSky (Roger Yost)

This day in History, September 18, 1773. George Washington, first President of The United States, lays the cornerstone for the United States Capitol in a Masonic Ritual. What caught my attention about this was the reference to a Masonic Ritual. I was curious and googled US presidents who were Masons, the count is 14, almost a third. Beginning with George Washington, the most recent was Gerald Ford. See the entire list here...

List of presidents of the United States who were Freemasons - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

My opening this week is a Stag Kalinga and Akouna from the original Custom Shop. The Kalinga would be an early Custom Shop build because the pointed guard changed to the blunter style about 1981, about the same time the Custom Shop began operations. Of course the Custom Shop was not bound to using the same guards used on the production line but I would still argue it is early. My second knife, the Akouna, shows the blunter style guard. It came with a 1994 documentation letter . 1994 would be at the end of Custom Shop operations. Custom Shop trivia tidbit.... the Custom Shop generally used two handle rivits but production knives had three.

 

[Uncle Timbo]

Thank you, Roger. Your Stag Kalinga is a thing of beauty!
Thanks also for the history reminderage.

 

[jb4570]

Happy SPS to All the Buck knife clan here on the Buck forum! Thank you Roger for hosting the shows and everyone who posts photos and comments.

 

[matthewtstock]

Getting an early start this week, I like it. Special Thanks to Roger and all who participate. For your review, a recent acquisition from DOGPOUND77 ..............

 

[Chilebrown]

 

[skylercstevens]

My herd of sambar 903s. The top one is stamped just Buck USA •xxx• that belonged to Vern Taylor. Quite possibly one of the first 903s ever made.

The one below it has ats-34 steel with a 905 style guard. Under it is a prototype cutlery world number 101/100 with the brass strip inlaid in the spine. Only a few total 903s were done like this. And the bottom one has a unique guard I haven’t seen on another.

 

[bucksway]

Old Custom shop 112 and the last one shipped 0136 in 1993..

 

[longbow1968]

Just a user 112 doing a little yard work today.

 

[Arian29]

Greetings,
thanks DeSotoSky for SPS and all who post, visit here.

 

[Pony_Hernandez]

Happy SPS fellow Buck fans.

 

[tommycopper1]

Hello Everyone, Here is a picture of a 2 dot 4 pin. Version 5 Variation 5. (1974-1980 ).

 

[GPyro]

Thanks once again DeSoto, and everyone that contributes.

Here's a 402 S30v.
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These were for sale for quite awhile.

 

[howiema]

Good Sunday Morning, here are a couple of my deer hunting Buck's, hope to use them in about 6 weeks. To Roger and all who post nothing goes better with Sunday morning coffee than the SPS.
Pete

 

[bertl]

When I looked at this Gary Larson Far Side classic the other day, I immediately thought of the Buck 129.

Bert

 

[kyhunt]

The forum knife(s) from a few years ago. I bought one to put i
Up and one to slip into my pocket. I still haven’t slipped one into my pocket yet. I might soon.

 

[pjsjr]

Thanks for another Sunday Picture Show, Roger. Thanks all who post and comment.

 

[Vaporstang]

 

[pjsjr]

Gary Larson Far Side

Pure, demented genius...I love his work.

 

[matthewtstock]

another recent find, a scrimshaw 506 plucked from the bay......

 

[jbmonkey]

thanks Roger for hosting this Sunday...thanks all participating....

all moderns today.....