What would be your ideal Custom Buck Knife?

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Uncle Buckmaster

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I've seen a lot of folks talking about how they miss how much customization Buck used to allow when it came to their Custom Knife Shop, often mentioning options they would like to see made available or what sort of custom knives they would order, which got me to thinking about what my Ultimate Buck Knife would be if I could request pretty much anything that I wanted from the existing catalog, with whatever extras I might like.

Ultimately, here's what I came up with...

The Buck Frontiermaster
Picture this: a Buck 124 Frontiersman with a 7-½" bead-blasted 420HC clip point blade, complete with the sawteeth and scallops featured on the old Buckmaster 184, 185 LT, and 639 Fieldmate.
Complete with a Brass handguard/pommel and green Micarta handle.
I thought about making it some fancy alphabet soup blade steel like CPM-S45VN, but ultimately decided that I'd rather just settle for the totally adequate, easy-to-sharpen 420HC stainless steel, especially because this knife would already be expensive enough without me adding some expensive blade steel.

What about you? What would your Ultimate Custom Buck Knife be? It could be anything in the current catalog with any custom modifications you can imagine, but you have to pay a premium for any custom machining or exotic materials.
 
While it wasn't customized my favorite is still my 119 from 1965
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Not really answering the OP's question but sometimes I like to be a negative Nancy... original Custom Shop knives were not cheap and I suspect adjusted for 40 years of inflation you might not opt for one today. If by chance you were willing to put out the big Bucks for a custom Buck any of the custom knife makers such as Remer or Stone would be more than willing to lighten your wallet and fulfill your dream.
 
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Uncle Buckmaster said:
What about you? What would your Ultimate Custom Buck Knife be? It could be anything in the current catalog with any custom modifications you can imagine, but you have to pay a premium for any custom machining or exotic materials.
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I've told this before...My first Buck knife was a 118 purchased in '69-70 and used a bunch in the years that followed. I have purchased custom knives and some high dollar Buck knives with the intent of using them and never could/did.
Having missed out on a special Joe Houser 118, Craig DOGPOUND77 DOGPOUND77 took pity on me and sent some parts for a 118, which I in turn sent to Leroy to have a 'custom' user made.
I have used it and will continue to.
It is my 'Ultimate Custom Buck Knife'...
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DeSotoSky said:
Not really answering the OP's question but sometimes I like to be a negative Nancy... original Custom Shop knives were not cheap and I suspect adjusted for 40 years of inflation you might not opt for one today. If by chance you were willing to put out the big Bucks for a custom Buck any of the custom knife makers such as Remer or Stone would be more than willing to lighten your wallet and fulfill your dream.
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As a big fan of Buck Knives, I can honestly say that I would sooner pay for a Custom Buck Knife than I would pay for any other.
Besides, I've seen how much custom knives cost, and somehow I doubt that an otherwise semi-custom Buck could come anywhere near the price of some of those knives.
 
192 in 5160 and in AEB-L. One with a rams' horn handle and the latter with stacked leather.

Maybe another run of the Marbles Woodcraft pattern with the same steel/handle configurations above.

Perhaps an Edwin Forrest pattern Bowie in 5160 with dark mesquite handle scales and a simple leather sheath with a frog stud.

But I'm not picky.
 
Well, as long as we're dreaming,

A Buck 914 with stacked birch bark handles, Nickel Silver hardware and 80CRv2 or Nitro V Steel
Housed in a very nice sheath with a ferro rod loop.
 
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