What's your newest Buck knife

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I picked up this used 303 from the auction site for $20. it has an anvil tang stamp, which I believe is from 2002. Pivot pins are flush and there were some stains on the blades that cleaned up nicely. I don't think this Cadet was carried very much. The blades just needed a little honing to get sharp. Walk and talk is a bit spongy, but I just got used to using a friction folder, so it's fine with me. All things considered, I scored a great deal. I love the look and feel of the 300 series in black valox, and this 303 is a perfect size for the pocket.
 
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Found this in a small town General store on my back woods mountain drive back from my Asheville VA appointment. My desire to explore has taken me far afield many times. This time while searching for my next Alpha Hunter this one that i missed out on is now in my inventory.
And the price was amazing. $99 for a $170 msrp Buck was too good to pass up.
Any idea what size torx the blade adjustment bolt uses? Apparently mine are all too big or too small?
The one i need is most likely in my sons tool box at his house 😂🥴
*update: MSRP was BladeHQ? Buck price is much lower but still higher than what i pay as a BCCI member and the $99 i paid at the General Store for this knife.
 
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I guess 'almost' doesn't count..I was bidding on one of the "Supreme" 112's that have been offered for well over $300.00 on the bay for years now. My high bid was $62.00 with shipping and it went slightly over that. I wanted it because of the ridiculous asking price that has been asked over the years. I always laughed when I seen one lol!
 
David Nowlin I was referring to the "Supreme" 112..not the new LE. I think the price Buck asked for the new LE was high but not stupid. I still plan to add one to my collection and have it made into a old fashioned automatic sometime in the future. Bucks retail pricing is a big mystery to me lolol! Some I value about what the 'street price' is some are a bargain and some are high to me. I tend to value older LE's and Customs by what it would take to replicate now but you have to account for inflation. For example to order a new Nickel silver frame Elk 112 in plain old 420 is close to $200.00 so if you find one, especially NIB, with a drop point blade in S30V that is a bargain NOW for less than $200.00. New collectors who chase the old nice Customs and LE's are not scared of higher prices because that is what they are worth NOW. The trouble for us oldtimers is we found them 5 10 20 years ago and tend to judge 'value' by what we paid back then. Armand is shocked by what 422's go for now because he only paid 20 to thirty bucks for many rare and hard to find LE's many NIB back then. The collector base for Bucks is growing and when that happens along with inflation prices absolutely go up..In 5 years the price of the new LE 112 at the MSRP of $365.00 might be considered a bargain.
 
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