What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

scrteened porch said:
I have a Camillus Buck 303 and a Buck Buck 303 that are quite different. Schrade made them a little differently too. Might be the case with 30xs in general.
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Interesting, thanks for the info. My Bucks are all stamped Buck so I assume they're not contract ones? My 309 sawn delrin has stainless pins not brass.

Regards, W
 
Today an Old Lag is coming for a walk with me. This one I've had more than a quarter of a century, a bit crude 'approxomatif' in finish but the horn has aged well and it cuts like nobody's business. Fearsome snap too :eek: It's a small one 9cm/3.5cm but that's my preference in Lags.

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Not sure how I ended up four pages behind on this thread, but you folks have been posting some great pics :thumbup:

I'd also be interested to read more about that Soviet Airforce knife :thumbup:

Carrying these two today :)



 
Nice Case/Bose Jack Black!

Carrying a 1990 Buck built 303 this weekend - flat grinds, three springs, and brass liners. OH

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willgoy said:
Interesting, thanks for the info. My Bucks are all stamped Buck so I assume they're not contract ones? My 309 sawn delrin has stainless pins not brass.

Regards, W
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Buck 300 series knives; some built by Schrade (early), then by Camillus, then by Buck in CA, now by Buck in ID (even some variations built off-shore). Can't cover it all here, but it is in the Buck sub-forum contained piece by piece in various threads. Camillus built the greatest variety of patterns, followed by Buck over the years - never were all of them in production at the same time. OH
 
Old Hunter said:
Nice Case/Bose Jack Black!

Carrying a 1990 Buck built 303 this weekend - flat grinds, three springs, and brass liners. OH

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I have been struggling to buy a buck 303 for ages. One day, if I have enough time, I might document my online struggle which is embarrassingly akin to a Tolkien saga. I had hoped one would arrive this week, but today I received yet another rather frustrating email from a customer service department. Ce la vie.

Edit: I forgot to mention; that's a fantastic example. I love the full flat grind!
 
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Old Hunter said:
Nice Case/Bose Jack Black!
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Thank you very much OH, it was a thoughtful gift from Stephen ('Old & In The Way) :)

pmew said:
I have been struggling to buy a buck 303 for ages. One day, if I have enough time, I might document my online struggle which is embarrassingly akin to a Tolkien saga. I had hoped one would arrive this week, but today I received yet another rather frustrating email from a customer service department. Ce la vie.
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Look forward to reading your Quest tales Paul ;) Hope one turns up soon, classic knife :thumbup:
 
I forgot to post this too! I'm evidently having a one of them days.



Today's carry.
 
By Rsmith_77
<Not gonna lie. This intrigues me. Might you be able to give more info? And more pics about this guy?>


By weight similar to Buck 110. Back lock. Cutters, canned opener, sleeves extractor. Comparative photos later ...
 
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toto07 said:
By Rsmith_77
<Not gonna lie. This intrigues me. Might you be able to give more info? And more pics about this guy?>


By weight similar to Buck 110. Back lock. Cutters, canned opener, sleeves extractor. Comparative photos later ...
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thanks! looking forward to more pics :)
 
I've been bitten by the alox bug...picked up a Cadet on Saturday afternoon, picked up a second one that evening because I liked it so much. Ordered a Pioneer on Monday, and now have two more of those on the way as well...yikes! Thankfully all of that is still just about the same price as a fancy covered GEC so I don't have to feel too bad. These things are just crazy good knives for under $30 each.

Carrying the black Pioneer today, can't decide if I like it better than the Cadet yet, time will tell.

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Yeah, they are my favorite Vic with the Electrician a distant 2nd. I have never seen the fit an finish consistency that Victorinox are able to hold on even knives priced 3x what the Cadet is. There is never a question if you are going to get a good or bad one. I may or may not have lost track of exactly how many Cadets I have floating around the accumulation.
 
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