TL-29, with BUCK 301 blade

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Plowed up a snake in a lineup of the usual suspects. Pic from 2011 OKCA. What the hay?

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Who could post a pic of a Buck TL-29 open?

BTW: What do you call that type of lock? Channel, liner or ...... I had that lock on a fishing knife as a kid. Yellow plastic scales, fish-hook puller and blade with bottle opener. The brass lock had the word "PRESS" stamped into it. Rusted to bits a great many years ago.
 
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Very cool...I too would like to see pics of a Buck TL-29 open...I like that pattern in general, and am intrigued that Buck made it at one point. Maybe I'll get lucky and find one someday :)

Oregon, yes, that is a liner lock...
 
I am fairly sure Buck never made the TL-29. The main maker was Camillus. I found a list of over 30 tang stamps (no Buck). Of course if it said Sears someone else made them.
 
The TL-29 as we usually call it an electricians knife but it was normally issued to radio operators. DM
 
Buck never made an electricians knife. Like edbeau said Camillus made these for the most part. Other companies have the same general pattern but Camillus made more than everybody else. That is my opinion and I have no information proving it but the Cami is the only one I ever see.
 
I agree with what everyone else said. I have never seen a TL-29 made by Buck and as a sideline I have a small collection of Schrade and Camillus TL-29s. This appears on the outside to be a Cami 29.

The blade appears to be a clip long pull cami blade. Know doubt a cami made Buck, maybe a 307 or 301 for the correct length..... """"IF''''' there is a Buck blade installed in the knife it is a aftermarket replacement by a knife salvager. (That sounds better than mangler..). Better photo evidence please. If all the above speculation is true it is considered to be a low value odd-ball, I have several where "salvagers" used Buck blades in other compainies knives. Worth $ 20 instead of 45.
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Very plausible explanation 300...and I like the term knife salvager...I think at times that is a more apropriate term...:)
 
I don't know if this is considered an electrician's knife or not, but it has a screwdriver blade (shown closed), a bail and was made by Buck in the eighties.

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Thank you kindly for the info guys. Beautiful photos Dave (electrically insulated handles I believe).

I'll endeavor to obtain pics of the guts &/or see what an offer of $20 gets me in a few weeks in Eugene when I re-visit this Buck TL-29.

A victim of Dr. Frankensalvager you say. Hmmmmmmm... Get the pitchforks and torches I say! :)

Sidebar: The war stories of the TL-29: Enemy cuts telecom wire and waits for fixer to arrive then captures repairman to interrogate. This knife would be cursed I think.
 
Dave, I am counting on you to keep the model talk straight and narrow.......let me restate " there is no Buck TL-29 'style' electricans folding knife with a "METAL BOLSTER" and long nail nic or clip style blade. There that covers me.....

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The rest of the story:

I'm freshly back from OKCA and I got the TL-29 with the BUCK, 301, blade. It is in terrific condition. The Buck blade is unsharpened and has some wobble open. The screwdriver blade locks solidly open. No rust. Brass liners.

It was located in the show hall a few feet from Joe Houser. When shown the knife Joe said that Schrade made knives for Buck. Probably when they went to make one of their own they used a Buck blade. Buck didn't have this knife made. The display case from which this knife came was full of contract knives made for Buck.

The folder:
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The vendor's display case where the knife was located for many years:
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Thank you.

I had help, young son and lovely wife, locating this vendor and the TL-29. They found many TL-29s but this was the same one I photographed last year (kind of like looking for a needle in a stack of needles). $40 from the kind and generous vendor (who gave Joe's wife, Maralee, a vintage Hoyt Buck fixed blade while I pestered Joe about the TL-29).

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Oregon, Thanks for unraveling this mystery for us. A non-Buck odd ball that someone did at Schrade during the era when they held the Buck contract. Then you go back a year later and purchase it. I really like these stories. DM
 
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