Trying to pin this one down (110)

I would say V5V4. The two knives on the left are V5V4

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Yes the two on the left have different hilt shapes and that was what was throwing me off. What reasons for all the differences? Was it due to the handmade process and different blade makers at Buck had their own shape they preferred?
Again thanks for the V5V4 verification.
Also is mine Ebony wood as mine doesnā€™t have any of that nice wavy grain look of the ebony handles shown?This knife saw the elements of the Alaskan Pipeline construction project but almost looks like it never cut much of anything.
 
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Pipeline knives i purchased from an Alaskan seller.
The middle one has the name on the blade that when i researched the company it was associated with building the pipeline. Makes sense.
2nd from bottom was my 1st attempt to do a DIY spa treatment. The scratches on the blade polished out 99% when i was done. Not bad $150 for 5 knives. Think it was free shipping. Was fun tracking it from Alaska. Location showed a very remote what looked like a fishing village in a river that looked like a snake.
 
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David Nowlin said:
Yes the two on the left have different hilt shapes and that was what was throwing me off. What reasons for all the differences? Was it due to the handmade process and different blade makers at Buck had their own shape they preferred?
Again thanks for the V5V4 verification.
Also is mine Ebony wood as mine doesnā€™t have any of that nice wavy grain look of the ebony handles shown?This knife saw the elements of the Alaskan Pipeline construction project but almost looks like it never cut much of anything.
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When you say the hilt Iā€™m assuming you are referring to the tang area that is just back of the cutting edge. Thatā€™s the kick, it is for resting on the back spring when the blade is closed to prevent blade rap.

There were many changes that didnā€™t always have explanation to the general public but the cutlers making them knew at that time.
 
David Nowlin said:
Yes the two on the left have different hilt shapes and that was what was throwing me off. What reasons for all the differences? Was it due to the handmade process and different blade makers at Buck had their own shape they preferred?
Again thanks for the V5V4 verification.
Also is mine Ebony wood as mine doesnā€™t have any of that nice wavy grain look of the ebony handles shown?This knife saw the elements of the Alaskan Pipeline construction project but almost looks like it never cut much of anything.
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There is no real definite written history on these knives. Joe Houser spreadsheet is what I use to date and catalog my knives. Bert Lindsey and George Stinzel pointed out small differences in the V5V4 and the V5V7 (two far right knives). They were small changes during the year. The 2 dots are one of my favorite vintage Buck 110s.
 
Chilebrown verrry niiice vintage hardware. Were they through the spa? The top curve of those blades are what makes them, new ones not much. I never noticed that the kicks were all over the map. Having them all together like that shows all the differences. Tells me they may be hand made knives.
 
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David if you are handy try replacing a set of scales, they now glue on with Hextal adhesive, no need for pins but if you like them brass a little more work is involved.
 
Itā€™s not just the tangs but the blade width as well. I have widely varying blades in Two-Dot (and pre) era Buck Knives, always viewed them as individual hafting/fitting differences (see the same thing on 60ā€™s/70ā€˜s 100 series fixed blades. OH
 
David Nowlin said:
Is there any way to bring back some shine to the scales without of course ruining the originality?
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David, try some Lemon Pledge furniture polish. It will gently clean and give some shine but it wonā€™t remove the scratches or character.
 
Thanks for all the comments. I used to get email notifications when you all answered my threads. I just happened to actually go through my junk mail and i guess thatā€™s where itā€™s been getting sent all these months.
The conversation in this thread is exactly what i was after. My eyes never saw the big differences in the kicks of the ā€œclip pointā€ of the blade? Still varies very little but a testament to the hand craftsmanship of the early knives which I adore.
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Iā€™ll try the pledge as I wonā€™t ever unoriginal a Buck. Thatā€™s just me to each his own.
 
Lesknife said:
When you say the hilt Iā€™m assuming you are referring to the tang area that is just back of the cutting edge. Thatā€™s the kick, it is for resting on the back spring when the blade is closed to prevent blade rap.

There were many changes that didnā€™t always have explanation to the general public but the cutlers making them knew at that time.
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Ok went back and reread this. Kick is not referring to the clip point portion of the blade my bad.
 
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