Which models are still made in the USA?

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GreyMethod

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Was at Bass Pro the other day and noticed that every model other than the 110 they had was made in places other than the USA. Anyone have input?
 
GreyMethod said:
Was at Bass Pro the other day and noticed that every model other than the 110 they had was made in places other than the USA. Anyone have input?
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All of the 100 series knives are U.S. made, and Bass Pro carries those.
 
Alot of the old timers around my area are put off by buck knives,they even think the 110 is made in china now,as they see those cheap nylon sheaths they all come with now,and they see the made in china tag on the sheath and presume the knife is also made in china,makes sense kinda i guess..Buck should have stuck with the traditional leather sheaths on the 110 and 119 knives,and had the nylon as a option you can buy.
 
I think the vast majority of the knives are now made in the USA. The 300 series is from overseas and some others but it is not even close to the majority. Buck has done a great job with bringing home production.
 
Grey,

If you were at BP about three years ago Buck Knives filled about 1/3 of the behind the counter display case's there. BP has reduced the amount of BK knives in the behind the counter store display case by about 70% in my area. They also started putting cheap Buck knives in blister packages in the store isle's. Is this a sign of the current economy or is BK not marketing to BP as aggressively as they had in the past? Your guess would be as good as mine on this issue.

Most Buck knives are made in the USA today. If all BP wants to order and sell in their store are the cheaper oversea's made model's that is their call. I have not been to BP in over a year because I can get everything they sell for a better price in other store's. It's a 1.5 hour drive one way for me, besides the cool factor of the BP store the main draw for me was the knife counter....not any more. If you go to the Buck Knife web site you can see what models are made in the USA and the few that are made oversea's.
jb4570
 
The Buck catalog also has a flag next to made in USA Buck knives. The Buck website also says if made in USA. It is the first thing I look at when I find another Buck Knife to purchase. I only have a modest Buck collection of about 40 Buck knives. On this board I am a newbie:D
 
Flatlander1963 said:
I think the vast majority of the knives are now made in the USA. The 300 series is from overseas and some others but it is not even close to the majority. Buck has done a great job with bringing home production.
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I have to make a correction to this statement. All 300 series that once were made in the USA still are. The 301, 303, 305, 309, and the 307 never left the banks of out wonderful country. Models like 370s, 380s, and 390s are made off shore. All Hunting and now fishing knives are made in the USA. Buck is bringing back fishing fillet knives that once were made over seas. This is the greatest thing Buck could ever do. Look Buck did what Buck had to do to get them threw the hard economical times. But Buck is also doing the right thing and bringing it back one line at a time. Maybe they will bring back the sheath production as well. The majority of the sheaths are made in Mexico, which is the lesser of the two evils. I congratulate Buck and because of these things is why I am a Buck knife Collector.

A better question to ask is which models are not made in the USA, because there are drastically fewer than the number of knives made in the USA.
 
mbjannusch said:
I have to make a correction to this statement. All 300 series that once were made in the USA still are. The 301, 303, 305, 309, and the 307 never left the banks of out wonderful country. Models like 370s, 380s, and 390s are made off shore. All Hunting and now fishing knives are made in the USA. Buck is bringing back fishing fillet knives that once were made over seas. This is the greatest thing Buck could ever do. Look Buck did what Buck had to do to get them threw the hard economical times. But Buck is also doing the right thing and bringing it back one line at a time. Maybe they will bring back the sheath production as well. The majority of the sheaths are made in Mexico, which is the lesser of the two evils. I congratulate Buck and because of these things is why I am a Buck knife Collector.

A better question to ask is which models are not made in the USA, because there are drastically fewer than the number of knives made in the USA.
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Thanks for the correction Matt. I was thinking of the brown wood handle versions as you noted. Sorry for the oversite.
 
EVERY 110 EVER MADE IS MADE IN AMERICA.. SHEATHS ARE A VERY DIFFERENT STORY. LEATHER = MEXICO. NYLON=CHINA. That is a fact.
 
I'm no leather connoisseur, but I've noticed a lot of leather goods, (sheath's, boots, holsters) are made in Mexico. Leather's a pretty big export for Mexico I suppose. I dunno if I'd hold it against Buck or not.
 
I can't complain with the Mexican made leather sheaths. I'd prefer a US made sheath and I would pay for the difference. All in all though, the Mexican leather is pretty decent. 20 years ago I was given a Mexican leather holster for a favorite Smith and Wesson hand gun. It was an inside the waist band holster. I carried it for a week and the gun was welded to the holster. When I returned to the gun shop, I showed them the holster, thanked them for the freebie and traded the ruined finish gun. My friend told me they cured the leather in urine and that must be why it glued itself to the gun. Apparently it is or was a common practice in Mexico.

I haven't had that result with any Bucks yet, so I'm happy.
 
I was just stating that, because even though these guys are in the Buck forum section, they really don't know much about a Buck knife.. But as stated before by a previous user, I would pay for a USA Sheath from BUCK themselves, but for now I couldn't give a hoot about where the sheaths are made. I don't buy the knife to get the sheath, I buy the knife for the knife like the common-man.
 
TheKallumS said:
I was just stating that, because even though these guys are in the Buck forum section, they really don't know much about a Buck knife.. But as stated before by a previous user, I would pay for a USA Sheath from BUCK themselves, but for now I couldn't give a hoot about where the sheaths are made. I don't buy the knife to get the sheath, I buy the knife for the knife like the common-man.
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Excuse me? Would you mind clarifying that statement? Just who are "these guys" that you are refering to in your post that don't know much about a Buck knife?
 
EVERY 110 EVER MADE IS MADE IN AMERICA..
I think this statement is incorrect. In 2005 Buck made 110's with the Idaho stamp in USA. The one's with a sideways T, with the top of the T facing the 110 were made offshore. If this is incorredt someone with more knowledge than me will correct.
Harold
 
I also think that most all of the regulars on this Forums are pretty knowledgeable about the Buck line of knives,
Harold
 
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bucksforus said:
EVERY 110 EVER MADE IS MADE IN AMERICA..
I think this statement is incorrect. In 2005 Buck made 110's with the Idaho stamp in USA. The one's with a sideways T, with the top of the T facing the 110 were made offshore. If this is incorredt someone with more knowledge than me will correct.
Harold
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There has never been even one 110 ever made anywhere but in the USA. There has never been a 110 stamped with the sideways T, that was reserved for the 2005 imports, all 110's have the Idaho stamp.
 
bucksforus said:
EVERY 110 EVER MADE IS MADE IN AMERICA..
I think this statement is incorrect. In 2005 Buck made 110's with the Idaho stamp in USA. The one's with a sideways T, with the top of the T facing the 110 were made offshore. If this is incorredt someone with more knowledge than me will correct.
Harold
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110s have always been made in the USA and always will. As for the completely ignorant statement above about "these guys in the Buck forum section not knowing about Buck knives", First of all who are you? I've been here for a few years, and never seen your name come around. I've collected for almost 20 years and have more Buck info in my little finger than you, I'd Bet...

I would watch what you say, because i'm sure thats not what you meant, maybe what you wanted to say was lost in translation from your head to your fingers. With a total of 59 posts and less than a month on the forums your starting out on a bad foot.
 
st of all I did not make the statement you are refering to about members here not knowing their Bucks. 2nd I said that I thought I was right--I stand corrected. I also said if I was incorrect that some one on here would correct me. And last I am probable twice your age and have been collecting Buck knives since 1968. I even bought 3 knives from you. You have no right to get so hateful over a remark you did not read correctly.
Harold
 
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