What's in all those packages????

MWallace

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Seems a little silly for me to have start a new thread but I wanted to respond to jb4570's question: What's in all those packages????

Three 102's and a China crap "655". No picture of the 655, it's getting a kydex taco and I'm tossing it in the toolbox. :o

Why three 102's you ask, OK, you didn't ask, but if your still reading....I'm going to keep the nicest knife and the nicest sheath and mod out the other two. I'm thinking of takin' a file, cutting in some sawteeth on the spine and throwing 'em back in the swamp as: "Vintage Custom Buck Rare Pygmy Rambo Originals, only two made.";)

My "Grand Plan" is to get one of each from the page below (see pic), no date stamp, flap sheath, fair condition.....3 left to aquire. Then trade them out when I find older ones, or nicer ones, or NIB ones, or more funds. What do you think of my plan? Anyone else do this, or something similar? I'm the first to admit my present effort is rather helter skelter....need the "SCCL" list. Got my BCCI membership application filled out, now gotta find the check book.

Please excuse the quality of the photos....I'm practicing for when I need to list a knife on the bay.

Flash alert, UPS just rang my doorbell, it's a real clean, never used, inverted stamp 105 w/sheath!!:) Anyone care to enlighten me re the the "inverted stamp"?


Mike
 

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Theres nothing wrong with having several of the same knife ;)

I do that alot! As far as trading up??? Sometimes thats the only way!

The inverted stamp? Only used for a short time in 1972. Its one of the "harder" to find stamps.

Nice!!!! Good luck and be patient! ;) :thumbup:

When you put the 102's on the bay make sure you add only one of 24 in the USA and the rest were shipped to Australia. ;)
(just kidding - don't do that) always be honest ;)
 
my mail man sounds his horn if it is a box or padded envelope!
the ups and fedex regular drivers also sound the horn as they turn around in the drive..
i only get suprises if fill in drivers are used...
they use the empty lot across the street and not the drive..
dont hurt the wife gives out jars of home made jam at canning time either...
they all remember...
 
:cool:...My UPS "pitching" robot musta been made in the same factory Trax's was...With all the bushes and trees around my house I'm lucky to hear the "THUMP"...:mad:
 
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MWALLACE:

Seems like a good idea to collect the set. I did the same thing, going after the barrel nuts. Took quite a while but the set is beautiful. I must point out that although there are 6 knives and a twinset, 102 110(later 103), 105 118, 119, 120 and the 104 twinset, the 118 is a flat tang---still looking for the barrel nut. But as the set became more complete, my pleasure increased also. It is a long process, especially if you have, as do I, a limited amount to put into the collection.

I also note that the early Buck, Inc. knives have a higher polish to them than the later knives. They were, and are, quite a work of art.

Pic below------Happy collecting:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Telechronos

 
MWallace said:
Then trade them out when I find older ones, or nicer ones, or NIB ones, or more funds. What do you think of my plan? Anyone else do this, or something similar? I'm the first to admit my present effort is rather helter skelter....need the "SCCL" list. Got my BCCI membership application filled out, now gotta find the check book.

Mike
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Those 102's look sweet! Nice shape!

Once you get your BCCI membership taken care of you need to contact Larry about your "SCCL" list ;)
He will be able to help ALOT with the knives you "need" :D
 
Hi Wallace & All,

Very nice set of 102's you've got there. This is a cool thread topic that you started here Wallace;). Thanks for all of the photo's guys.

I only have one 102 in my accumulation.....it's got a stag handle and was a hell of a deal from Larry's list a few years ago. I'll post a photo of it and make a mental note to take a better photo of it.



jb4570
 
Telechronos said:
MWALLACE:

Seems like a good idea to collect the set. I did the same thing, going after the barrel nuts. Took quite a while but the set is beautiful. I must point out that although there are 6 knives and a twinset, 102 110(later 103), 105 118, 119, 120 and the 104 twinset, the 118 is a flat tang---still looking for the barrel nut. But as the set became more complete, my pleasure increased also. It is a long process, especially if you have, as do I, a limited amount to put into the collection.

I also note that the early Buck, Inc. knives have a higher polish to them than the later knives. They were, and are, quite a work of art.

Pic below------Happy collecting:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Telechronos
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Telechronos, Thanks for the photo, that' a nice bunch of blades.:thumbup::):thumbup: When you say "barrel nut" vs. flat tang what are you referring to? Does barrel nut refer to the pommel attachment, a nut rather than a pinned pommel?

I notice your knives all have the older sheaths, are these all from the '60's? I just enlarged your photo and see that BUCK is the only thing stamped on the blade, so these are all pre '68??
:thumbup:Nice Collection:thumbup:

jb4570...thats a nice looking 102, gotta get me that Larry's List.
Mike
 
MWALLACE:

Iam sure that the other more knowledgeable member of this group will correct me if I am wrong but here is my understanding of your questions.

I think that Buck Knives, Inc. was incorporated in about April of 1961. At that time, they issued the knives seen in my photograph. The earliest ones (to about 1962-3) had the pommel fixed to the blade with a nut that is found at the end of the pommel. Immediately thereafter the company began making the flat tang knives with the pommel being affixed to the blade with a pin through the side of the pommel affixing the blade and the pommel together. I believe that the old version sheaths changed to the Flap over Sheath in about 1965. The One line stamp "Buck" lasted until about 1967-8 when the company began exporting to Canada and the second line, "USA" was added.

Others may chime in a correct the above, but this is my best understanding of those facts.

Be well, Take Care.:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Telechronos
 
Telechronos,
Thanks for the great info. The nut isn't obvious from your photo, it must be recessed into the pommel, yes? Is it visible when you view the end of the knives?
Again, great collection, beautiful knives. :thumbup::thumbup:
 
MWallace said:
The nut isn't obvious from your photo, it must be recessed into the pommel, yes? Is it visible when you view the end of the knives?
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I'm not Telechronos, but...

Yes to the recess...

And IIRC, it's the same procedure for viewing the pin...As Joe described...Rub the pommel briskly against your jeans...(you do wear jeans?)...then breathe on it...after a couple seconds, the plug/pin will appear...

Even Goose was amazed at this simple procedure... :D
 
MWALLACE:

The pics are poor (having been done in haste) but you should get the idea. It is definitely true that the flat tang pin is hard to see. Hard to photograph too!!




Telechronos
 
Telechronos,
Yes I see it......my knives have the pin through the pommel, like your bottom pic. And in your top pic the pommel is plugged on the end. The plug must be hiding a nut, or perhaps the pommel is itself threaded on the tang and then plugged.
Great info, thanks again,
Mike
 
Telechronos said:
It is definitely true that the flat tang pin is hard to see. Hard to photograph too!!
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Both the plug and pin show up good in your pics! ;)

Are those both brass??? I neglected to write that Joe's instructions were for the aluminum pommels... :foot:
 
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