Vintage Buck Question

MJensen

MJensen

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My grandfather had what looked like a 105 but with subtle serrations on the spine near the tip. It was probably a late 60's, early 70's knife with the flap sheath. I don't know who in the family ended up with the knife (I got the stag handled Sheffield sharpening steel that was on a Greenland expedition with my great-grandfather). He found the knife on a hunting trip.

Anything?
 
Plumberdv said:
This is the best I could come up with.
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That's the one. I was just telling my brother that I thought the serrations were scalers. My grandfather found it in the sheath near a popular fishing area. My grandfather took apart more moose and caribou with it than fish probably.... Well, maybe an equal number of fish and game.
 
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Yet another ringing endorsement of the 121 as the ultimate all-around knife.

Moose, caribou, fish.......it does it all.

Just like I always said!

:D
 
I found it in the '65 catalog (the first one I have ready access to). It came with the flap over sheath and sold for $14.
 
Now where the heck can I get one? I must have the serrations.

I should have grabbed it before the funeral. I felt bad enough grabbing the steel.
 
Aw, you can come up with one if you are willing to search and pay. But a stag Sheffield steel thats been on a Greenland expedition......a whole nother ball of wax.......... I would have that in a frame with a map of Greenland behind it and a old b/w photo of GGD.
I would be impressed anyway....ch
 
300Bucks said:
Aw, you can come up with one if you are willing to search and pay. But a stag Sheffield steel thats been on a Greenland expedition......a whole nother ball of wax.......... I would have that in a frame with a map of Greenland behind it and a old b/w photo of GGD.
I would be impressed anyway....ch
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I have the pics from the expedition. It was for the Danish version of the USGS. He was a forester/naturalist. One of the things that made me get a degree in forestry. The steel gets used almost everyday. I used to touch up my knife with it every time I visited my grandfather.

There's also a set of walrus ivory mounted on a leather covered head mount. My uncle got those.... And his Mannlicher....

I got one of the JP Sauer SxS 12 gauges though!
 
See I knew smelled a really cool story.......Wildlife Ecology, Management OSU, then FWS. Retarded 300Bucks
 
Got any leads on jobs? The company I worked for laid off all of their field foresters and sold 80% of the land they managed....

Edit: Sorry, when I read your post before it was edited I thought you were implying you worked in the same industry.
 
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Darn, You guys, good job ! HK, I've not seen a Buck double keeper strap sheath . Great find ! That model was only made for a short time 1-2yrs. at the 6588 Federal Blvd. location in East San Diego 64-65 or 65-66 . It was the first of the 121's even the later model as we know it (w/o the scaler) has long since been discontinued . I'd do some checking in the family and find out who ended up w/ the knife and take them out to dinner and afterwards make them a offer plea . Good story and welcome MJ . DM
 
Heres my sage advice for all the you young guys and any other folks that want a outdoor career.
It won't be easy at first , some away time from home, tough physical work....but forest fire fighting is a growth industry so to speak. It is only going to get bigger. It also is a global warming encouraged career. Anyone wanting to go into outdoor career should study that field in school and take on some seasonal jobs. It is tough for a married man with family. Single guy that can go light and travel far will have the advantage.... you have to like MREs also......ha..

Dang David, We need to encourage someone to write a history on the 121, between you guys in TX and NM you should have every example........not suggesting you, that is till the stone work is done., or maybe Jerry...... I can do photos on only one version but have two different sheaths in hand..........~(; - )

Someone out in forum land volunteer maybe BG42 ?......... 300
 
300Bucks said:
Heres my sage advice for all the you young guys and any other folks that want a outdoor career.
It won't be easy at first , some away time from home, tough physical work....but forest fire fighting is a growth industry so to speak. It is only going to get bigger. It also is a global warming encouraged career. Anyone wanting to go into outdoor career should study that field in school and take on some seasonal jobs. It is tough for a married man with family. Single guy that can go light and travel far will have the advantage.... you have to like MREs also......ha..
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Actually, I'm going to be 40 in a few months. I've owned 3 skidders, earned a degree in forestry, worked seasonal, part-time, full-time, salary, hourly, piecework, timber faller for hire, log truck driver, tree climber, land manager, management plan writer, etc, etc. Never did the wildland firefighter thing but was a volunteer firefighter for a few years.

Currently drawing a check and watching my 2 1/2 year old son grow up. Thank God I had a good forester job while my wife was finishing her nursing degree or we'd be in serious trouble.

I know all about the natural resource management world. Feast or famine.
 
Ok, 300 I'm doing the stones article and for now thats enough on my plate . I can smell the bait coming . But someone should do a article on the 121 Fisherman as it has such a colorful history . DM
 
I can only add the third of the scalers to HKs set. It is the BUCK*. I include a Spine stamp 121 and a BUCK 121. By the time that they got to BUCK USA, the scaler was gone but the very thin blade continued.




Here is the reason that the 121 scaler was discontinued.



Naturally, my spine stamp 121 is not as pristine as HKs but it is still a fairly rare knife.

Telechronos:):):)
 
Like David M. said, I smell a potential 121 History writer here........its coming to me, Tel, Tel somebody maybe there name begins Tele..............~(:-) 300
 
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