Trio Set

ItsTooEarly

ItsTooEarly

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Hello All, here's my Friday Buck Knives... I have a Empress Trio Set... That I got at a estate sale for 5$... I like the Micarta handles and the box they made for the set...

Thanks for looking... ITE

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Nice ITE. I've taken a few shots at trio sets on a notorious auction site, but it's just never worked out. Are you going to use them?
 
That set is da bomb!!!


I really like the looks of those. What are we looking at as far as a time frame of manufacture and steel? Also blade and overall lengths if you wouldn't mind. That large slicer looks wicked. Perfect for processing some rib eye primals.
 
You got them for $5????

ITE.....yer killin' me!

That's pretty close to a record score.

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2TONYB said:
Nice ITE. I've taken a few shots at trio sets on a notorious auction site, but it's just never worked out. Are you going to use them?
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Thanks Tony, I got lucky at a estate sale... I don't think I'm going to use them... I have another extra big Trio knife I got at a swap meet that I use and I'm trying to get two other trio knives from my son and his wife, that I will use...
 
Badhammer said:
That set is da bomb!!!


I really like the looks of those. What are we looking at as far as a time frame of manufacture and steel? Also blade and overall lengths if you wouldn't mind. That large slicer looks wicked. Perfect for processing some rib eye primals.
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Thanks Bad, i wish I could answer your questions... I just got done moving and all my knives and info are in boxes... I'm sure someone will be here soon to tell us more about them... ITE
 
Bad, The Empress Trio set officially came out in 1973 with black micarta and soon changed to those (pictured) maroon micarta handles. Some surface earlier with a Buck* stamp. The three knives are: paring = 4" ( same as the 107), boning = 6" (same as the 121)and the carver =9" with blades of 440C. Full tang construction and stamped on the left side in old English script the first stamped in this manner plus contained in a handsome walnut display case. This is one of the models that were discontinued in 1980 and brought back in 1990 and dropped again in 1993. It holds a somewhat mysterious history. Still, we've used these knives and they are a grand kitchen set. The 9" is a really fine large fruit knife for melons, pumpkins, ect. and excellant for quartering a large steer or slicing homemade bread. The 6" is an excellant boning knife as I've used it a lot on trimming whole brisket, elk legs and other large roasts. The 4" is great for paring, peeling potato's and cutting up whole chicken. Its just all you need for around the house cutting chores. Nice pictures of a fine set. For more info. refer to Joe Houser's article on this model in the March 2007 newsletter. DM
 
nice knives Armand, I was wondering if you'd post a Friday nife, I thought you may have been out of power there in SD.
 
Bad, Just glad to help out. Notice these pictured have handles with more radiused to them. I have others sets with black micarta which have handles that are more blocky like the 2 dot 110's and these are more like the 4 dots. I suspect they share similar dates. There were 3 styles micarta used on these knives the maroon being more common to find. DM
 
Thanks for the useful info David. It's interesting because it somewhat contradicts the "story" that accompanies a trio set that is currently for sale in cyberspace. It's a little more than $5 as well.
 
Tony, Perhaps those sellers should read our newsletters on this model's history. DM
 
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David Martin said:
Bad, The Empress Trio set officially came out in 1973 with black micarta and soon changed to those (pictured) maroon micarta handles. Some surface earlier with a Buck* stamp. The three knives are: paring = 4" ( same as the 107), boning = 6" (same as the 121)and the carver =9" with blades of 440C. Full tang construction and stamped on the left side in old English script the first stamped in this manner plus contained in a handsome walnut display case. This is one of the models that were discontinued in 1980 and brought back in 1990 and dropped again in 1993. It holds a somewhat mysterious history. Still, we've used these knives and they are a grand kitchen set. The 9" is a really fine large fruit knife for melons, pumpkins, ect. and excellant for quartering a large steer or slicing homemade bread. The 6" is an excellant boning knife as I've used it a lot on trimming whole brisket, elk legs and other large roasts. The 4" is great for paring, peeling potato's and cutting up whole chicken. Its just all you need for around the house cutting chores. Nice pictures of a fine set. For more info. refer to Joe Houser's article on this model in the March 2007 newsletter. DM
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Thanks David M, for the info...
 
imafritz said:
nice knives Armand, I was wondering if you'd post a Friday nife, I thought you may have been out of power there in SD.
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Thanks Fritz, I been moving for the last month and what a nightmare... I'm all done now... I sure wish I new where all my Buck knives were... I still have lots of Friday knives to come, maybe a month or two... ;) ... I sure hope you like all my Friday knives... ITE ... :thumbup:
 
2TONYB said:
Thanks for the useful info David. It's interesting because it somewhat contradicts the "story" that accompanies a trio set that is currently for sale in cyberspace. It's a little more than $5 as well.
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I ran across that too. Having a "story" seems to be a continuing theme with that seller.
 
LOL!

That seller is the same guy who had the ridiculous price on the broken-tipped 124!!

I remember him well. This time for "proof" he's got a letter from a guy.

Well......if there's a "letter from a guy" it must be true.

:)
 
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