The Sunday Picture Show (September 8th, 2024)

[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. DeSotoSky (Roger Yost)

On this Day, September 8th, 1565 First permanent European settlement on the mainland US is founded at St. Augustine, Florida.
Emphasis on the word "permanent". (San Juan, Puerto Rico is oldest US city, founded in 1521). Note that the English colonized Jamestown in 1607 and Plymouth colony was 1620. I'm going to diverge to earlier incursions into Florida trying to bring St Augustine into context. Ponce de Leon is officially "credited " as the first European to set foot on the mainland of America in 1513 which he named La Florida (full of flowers). There is always a "but" in discoveries as there were most certainly traders, probably slavers, and Ponce de Leon himself reported encountering a native who spoke Spanish. Legend and myth has Ponce de Leon searching for the Fountain of Youth but I think the reality of it is the interest was in the search for gold and subjugating the natives into forced labor on plantations and in mines. Ponce de Leon did not mention the Fountain of Youth in any of his known writings. There is some suggestion that if he was searching for the fountain of youth, the location was Bimini, not Florida. The few things I read were conflicting. Ponce de Leon's plantations in Puerto Rico made him a wealthy man in the new world where he was a colonial governor for a short while. Ponce de Loeon unsuccessfully tried to establish a colony at Charlotte Harbor on the gulf coast in 1521 but was driven off and he died in Cuba of wounds received. Navarez explored the west (Gulf) coast in 1528 but his demands for food and gold were violent and met with resistance, unable to find his ships only a few members of the expedition of 600 survived. The Navarez Expedition was a total cluster F***, Wiki link below. It is not related to St Augustine but is an intriguing read. Next up, De Soto landed in Florida in 1539 and embarked on a multi year journey thru the southeast US searching for gold, found none and died in the attempt. Arellano established a settlement at present day Pensacola in 1559 but was wiped out by a hurricane and abandoned in 1561. Getting closer, in 1564 Ft Caroline was established at present day Jacksonville by protestants fleeing religious persecution in France. Finally we get back to 1565 when Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded San Agustín (St. Augustine). He attacked and killed most of the French settlers at nearby Ft Caroline leaving St Augustine as the last man (or first man) standing as a permanent continuously occupied settlement. King Phillip II had considered the presence of a French colony on lands claimed by Spain to be a threat and ordered the action. Sorry, no cute pictures and I know this was a bit of rambling as my interest led me more to about attempts to colonize Florida than about St Augustine itself but here is a good link to the history of St. Augustine.

Our History | St. Augustine, FL

Explore St. Augustine's rich history, from its founding in 1565 as the oldest continuously occupied European and African-American settlement in the U.S., to its architectural heritage, military past, and pivotal role in the Civil Rights movement. Discover how this unique city evolved through...

www.citystaug.com

Narváez expedition - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Buck has given the name Caping Knife to 7 different models over the years. This picture below shows 3 of them.
Three very differently shaped knives purposed to the same task.
***Top knife is the familiar 116, a nice 1-liner. It has been said that the first 116's were made from 118 blades(or was it 102's). I wonder if this could be one the early reshaped 118's by looking at the upsweep of the spine.
***The middle knife is the Model 294 done for Bass Pro c.1996 and is the rarest as only 101 were made. Big handle combined with a compact blade makes it my favorite.
***The bottom is the Alaskan Guide Caper model 474. The Special Projects list says 1,000 of these were made for Cabela's in 2008. I find it hard to believe there are that many out there as I have only ever seen 2 of them. Mine, and saw one in a local pawn shop.

Here is the full list of knives Buck referred to as Capers. Did I miss any?
116 Caper
135 Caper
294 Caper, LE for Bass Pro in 1996
474 Alaskan Guide Caper For Cabelas, 2008
477 Caper
670/671 Ergo Hunter Caping Knife
494 Harvest Series and Platinum Series (Dick's) Caping Knives

 

[Old Biker]

I believe the Paklite 135 and 635 were/are considered Caping knives.

I bought this 135 with plans to make a handle for it.

I'll probably regrind the spine near the tip also.

O.B.

 

[Arian29]

Greetings,

 

[Chilebrown]

 

[Ironbut]

The neighbourhoods still cleaning up from last week's devastating flash flood. I've been busy & only got to take one knife pic. This one's been clipped to my pocket, because a one-handed-opener came in very handy a lot of times. It's seen a lot of use this week.

 

[howiema]

Cleaning up some old sheaths last night figured I would grab a pic - Thank You for the SPS Roger Enjoy Pete

 

[GPyro]

Thanks again Roger for hosting the SPS.
Here's another little scalpel, the 543 Open Season Caper.


Thanks.

 

[skylercstevens]

I finally was able to add one of Mr. 112’s 112s to my collection.

 

[bertl]

On this Day, September 8th, 1565 First permanent European settlement on the mainland US is founded at St. Augustine, Florida.

Santa Fe, New Mexico is usually listed as the second permanent settlement, and because of some technicality some have argued it should be considered older than St Augustine.
If the term "European" is ignored, both Acoma and Taos Pueblos in New Mexico predate St Augustine by a couple of hundred years for the title of continuously inhabited communities.

 

[DeSotoSky]

bertl I'm only Google smart...
Thanks for the interesting comment

 

[pjsjr]

Thanks for the Sunday Picture Show, Roger. Thanks also to those posting photos and comments.
Interesting read about those early explorers/settlers.

 

[Vaporstang]

 

[bertl]

The topic of the 315 ivory micarta came up recently. Here is mine with the typical age related color change. I'm not sure of the production year—can anyone help.

 

[wonderboy1377s]

Green Bay, WI established in 1634 is the oldest French established continuously occupied city in the US ( or so I was told growing up)

 

[eveled]

Here is one I took of a Caper and a Randall model 10-3. I was struck by how similar they are.

This Caper is what started my Cherrywood collection.

 

[pat9198]

Here’s a couple of 102 models. Being small and light fixed blades, I like to carry one when I’m on the water in a kayak or canoe. I would like to paddle through some of the clear waters in Florida one day.

 

[Old Hunter]

Buck 493 Waterfowler, in 2019 I used it to teach a young man how to clean ducks, then I gave it to him. It was a well designed knife, would work fine for caping. OH

 

[jbmonkey]

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. DeSotoSky (Roger Yost)

On this Day, September 8th, 1565 First permanent European settlement on the mainland US is founded at St. Augustine, Florida.
Emphasis on the word "permanent". (San Juan, Puerto Rico is oldest US city, founded in 1521). Note that the English colonized Jamestown in 1607 and Plymouth colony was 1620. I'm going to diverge to earlier incursions into Florida trying to bring St Augustine into context. Ponce de Leon is officially "credited " as the first European to set foot on the mainland of America in 1513 which he named La Florida (full of flowers). There is always a "but" in discoveries as there were most certainly traders, probably slavers, and Ponce de Leon himself reported encountering a native who spoke Spanish. Legend and myth has Ponce de Leon searching for the Fountain of Youth but I think the reality of it is the interest was in the search for gold and subjugating the natives into forced labor on plantations and in mines. Ponce de Leon did not mention the Fountain of Youth in any of his known writings. There is some suggestion that if he was searching for the fountain of youth, the location was Bimini, not Florida. The few things I read were conflicting. Ponce de Leon's plantations in Puerto Rico made him a wealthy man in the new world where he was a colonial governor for a short while. Ponce de Loeon unsuccessfully tried to establish a colony at Charlotte Harbor on the gulf coast in 1521 but was driven off and he died in Cuba of wounds received. Navarez explored the west (Gulf) coast in 1528 but his demands for food and gold were violent and met with resistance, unable to find his ships only a few members of the expedition of 600 survived. The Navarez Expedition was a total cluster F***, Wiki link below. It is not related to St Augustine but is an intriguing read. Next up, De Soto landed in Florida in 1539 and embarked on a multi year journey thru the southeast US searching for gold, found none and died in the attempt. Arellano established a settlement at present day Pensacola in 1559 but was wiped out by a hurricane and abandoned in 1561. Getting closer, in 1564 Ft Caroline was established at present day Jacksonville by protestants fleeing religious persecution in France. Finally we get back to 1565 when Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded San Agustín (St. Augustine). He attacked and killed most of the French settlers at nearby Ft Caroline leaving St Augustine as the last man (or first man) standing as a permanent continuously occupied settlement. King Phillip II had considered the presence of a French colony on lands claimed by Spain to be a threat and ordered the action. Sorry, no cute pictures and I know this was a bit of rambling as my interest led me more to about attempts to colonize Florida than about St Augustine itself but here is a good link to the history of St. Augustine.

Our History | St. Augustine, FL

Explore St. Augustine's rich history, from its founding in 1565 as the oldest continuously occupied European and African-American settlement in the U.S., to its architectural heritage, military past, and pivotal role in the Civil Rights movement. Discover how this unique city evolved through...

www.citystaug.com

Narváez expedition - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Buck has given the name Caping Knife to 7 different models over the years. This picture below shows 3 of them.
Three very differently shaped knives purposed to the same task.
***Top knife is the familiar 116, a nice 1-liner. It has been said that the first 116's were made from 118 blades(or was it 102's). I wonder if this could be one the early reshaped 118's by looking at the upsweep of the spine.
***The middle knife is the Model 294 done for Bass Pro c.1996 and is the rarest as only 101 were made. Big handle combined with a compact blade makes it my favorite.
***The bottom is the Alaskan Guide Caper model 474. The Special Projects list says 1,000 of these were made for Cabela's in 2008. I find it hard to believe there are that many out there as I have only ever seen 2 of them. Mine, and saw one in a local pawn shop.

Here is the full list of knives Buck referred to as Capers. Did I miss any?
116 Caper
135 Caper
294 Caper, LE for Bass Pro in 1996
474 Alaskan Guide Caper For Cabelas, 2008
477 Caper
670/671 Ergo Hunter Caping Knife
494 Harvest Series and Platinum Series (Dick's) Caping Knives

ponce de Leon is about worshiped up in St. Augustine, but they've realized he never even stepped foot there himself. he landed much closer to Cape Canaveral shores area and left rather quickly. the truth is like all history, the victor writes the history......Spain owned most of Florida for a very long time. they created the history they wanted believed and it's held up, until maps and actual writings with detailed information has been discovered and that has killed off the myths.

the newest information leans towards florida being found by two Portuguese brothers who mapped the coatlines...decades before Spain claims were made. their map is very accurate and it leans towards them finding florida first, far as European imperialism is concerned.......course there is other theories and some evidence of other explorers finding it first......and in the end doesn't really matter. what we know for sure today is it wasnt Ponce de Leon. although he named it Bimini first and later changed it to florida, so he gets credit for naming it as we know it today.....

Evidence debunks myth that Ponce de Leon discovered Florida

MIAMI — Of all the outlandish myths about Florida's outlandish history, one of the most stubborn holds that Ponce de Leon discovered it in 1513 when he was searching for the Fountain of Youth. But…

www.heraldtribune.com

the real tradegy is the natives who were wiped almost completely out from florida by the Spanish from disease, killing, and slavery shipped to Cuba and such. they are considered mostly extinct for the most part. what was left got absorbed into the creeks. the natives we know of today were mostly from Georgia and Alabama, muscogee creeks, who came down later due to the British nastiness.


those original tribes have about been mostly forgotten about other than some names pulled into the Seminole tribe......

interesting topic that is close to home for me literally, Roger, thanks......

 

[TheFishman]

Here is my 491 ErgoHunter Small Game Knife with a Sandvik 12C27MOD blade and rosewood dymondwood handles that is the closest knife I have to a caper. Anyone know why the 491 had its description changed from a small game knife to waterfowler over the course of its production run?

 

[RLB0414]

Green Bay, WI established in 1634 is the oldest French established continuously occupied city in the US ( or so I was told growing up)

Very nice. Are you located near Green Bay, now?