Why do you like/collect Buck Knives?

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I did a search on this subforum, didn't find any history of such a thread. There are many dedicated Buck collectors here, so there should be some good stories to share.

I am but a person who dabbles in Buck, so I won't say much other than I like that they manufacture in the USA and are still reasonably priced for almost anyone. I think my first Buck was a 309 purchased 11 years ago. It is a little gem of a knife.
 
I started collecting because of my brother David who was active for a few years (2007) and asked me to go to the Blade Show with him. The club members, the BCCI, were really nice and welcoming and I joined the club for a year. The next year I decided to collect 112's and became a Life member. I was really impressed by CJ Chuck Buck himself and Joe Houser. That was the reason I started.
Buck is a Faith based organization and company and truly makes a quality group of knives! If you need a tool to cut anything Buck has made it over the years with the possible exception of medical tools and in 2014 I made a point of telling CJ and Chuck they should look at that market because of the incredible prices companies get for such items. In the end I stayed with Buck because of the value you get and because of the fellowship of all the collectors I have met and networked with over the years..
Many of the other American manufacturers have such WEIRD names for the knives they make I would be embarrassed collecting many of them.
 
I like Buck Knives because they perform very well and like bucksway I like that they are a faith based company with generations that have kept to the principles of good business practices.

Going back to 1989 I got my first Buck knife as a gift from a Tifco vendor. It is a 301 stockman with 425m blades and I had never had a knife keep an edge as long as it did. It was tough and served me well for about 18 years when I upgraded to a newer 301 with hollow ground 420hc blades.
I also got a 110 Damascus stag in 1989 and it has field dressed many deer over the decades and other critters as well. I’ve retired it mostly because of sentimental reasons and they don’t make them like that anymore. I’d hate to lose it out in the field so it stays close to home.
 
I can remember as a youngster always wanting to hunt and fish. In the late forties, early fifties(yea, I'm old) I would look through the pages of Outdoor Life and Field and Stream...seeing those early ads for the Buck knife and it cutting through a bolt. I wanted that knife for my adventures.

After I acquired my first Buck knife, it was followed by many others. The more I learned about the history of the company and how it operated, the more I became attached to the knives. This attachment was increased by the quality of the knives, the warranty, the price/value of the knives and that the fact it was a family run business.
 
Lee D said:
That’s awesome that you still have the first knife you bought.

Buck was the brand to have when I was a kid growing up, for hunting and daily carry, so of course I’m still fond of them.
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Thanks. Carried until I was about 20yrs old I think. Has a whole lot of history. Some good and some not so!! 😂
John 🍻
 
I live in the city where Belknap Hardware was headquarted and alway loved the John Primble knives with Slant bolsters on them so it was only natural that I would love the Buck 300 series of knives. Also like that this is a Faith based company also. Really wish they would expand the USA 300 series but I beleive I am just living in the past,
 
As a kid the first good knife that I actually carried everyday was a Buck 425, and the one specific knife I wanted more than anything was a Buck 110.
I got the 110 for my high school graduation but it was probably a year or two till I quit being afraid to use it.
In that time I carried the first good knife I ever bought myself, a 482 Bucklite max that I carried every day for over 2 years.

I love and acquire Buck knives because they make a great knife at a great price, they have good family values, they really care about their customers and the family tradition their knives have become, and they are committed to making as many of their knives here as they can ( I do wish they'd drop the Walmart imports though ).

They understand the legacy of their knives, the significance of their knives to this country, and aren't just resting on that. They are committed to living up to their reputation.

Most of all I love gifting Buck knives more than I do buying them for myself ( and I do love buying 305's ) , every Buck knife I've ever gifted has truly been appreciated.
They basically have something for everybody, and everyone can appreciate their knives. Even if they're not a knife person you can find one they will use and love using when they do.
 
Blast from the past:

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I occasionally see these original Bucks on ebay, and they bring a pretty penny. It would be interesting to know when the volume of knives became such, that Mr Buck had to stop making them himself, and built a knife factory.

Don't try to cut bolts with any knife. I heard the trick was to tap the knife through the stove bolt with lots of taps. A big whack would snap the edge.

The only Bucks' I collect are the large stockmans that I remember back in College. Camillus made them, but I did not know that at the time.

This might be a collectable some day

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helobite said:
It would be interesting to know when the volume of knives became such, that Mr Buck had to stop making them himself, and built a knife factory.
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This might help...

The History of the Buck Knives Company

It all started with a young Kansas blacksmith apprentice named Hoyt Buck was looking for a better way to temper steel so it would hold an edge longer.
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Received my first Buck Knife as a Christmas gift from my Grandma in 1972 (I was a senior in high school), besides my Official BSA, it was my first high quality pocketknife. She let me pick my gift from the hardware store, anything I wanted for $15. Having seen all the Buck displays and ads for years growing up this 301 was my immediate choice. I took it to her at the jewelry shop she worked at and she engraved my initials on the bolster. I carried it for 18 years, but cleaned it and put it away when she passed. In 1976 I was in the army and needed a field knife - a Buck 105 from the PX and I was in business. Been adding Buck Knives to my pile ever since (whether I needed it or not!). OH
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Yep Buck gives ya a lot of bang for the "buck" indeed. When I finally got back into them I bought the Alpha folder for skinning. Came razor sharp and for around $50 a good choice. Knives and dive watches are a serious addiction of mine. that Alaskan Guide sure looks like a winner and keeper!
 
The year was 2005. I went to a Buck Knife sale at Greyhound Park in Post Falls Idaho. That was the first I had heard of Buck Knives. Buck was selling old knife inventory.
I bought my first Buck 110, and I was hooked. This got me started collecting Buck 110s. I soon realized that there is so many variations that I could not collect all of them. As I was looking for 110s on ebay one day and saw a BuckTool. As I had no idea what a BuckTool was, I took a chance and bought one. I the did some research on the BuckTool, and decided to start a collection as it was only produced for 4 years. After collecting most BuckTool models I went looking for something else. Again I was on ebay and saw a SwissBuck, so collection 2.0 was started. I do still collect Buck 110s, but it is mainly 110 Build Outs.
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