Wilde Bill Cody Single Blade Buck 303 Folding Knife

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spilogale

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Hello Folks. I recently purchased a small folding knife crafted by Wilde Bill Cody. I'm aware that Cody designed and created custom knives for Buck for nearly 40 years. However, I can't find any information about this particular knife. It's a single blade folder with a Buck 303 Cadet clip point blade. The handle is made of wood, possibly cocobolo, with nickel silver bolsters and a nickel silver spacer. It's a small knife that measures about 3 1/4" closed. The blade is 2 1/2" long. One side of the ricasso is marked "BUCK 303 U.S.A." with the date code symbol for 2004. The opposite side is marked with the WBC buffalo skull logo. I was curious to know if this is a one-of-a-kind creation, or if this was something Cody created for sale by Buck. Any ideas? I can't find another example of this knife pictured online.

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These are terrific examples. I've never seen them or even heard of the gentleman maker so I look forward to learning more.

Zieg
 
Thanks Bert. I greatly appreciate your replies and willingness to reach out to WBC. Take care!

Mike
 
Great find!

It's a version I've not seen.

My guess is that it's a 1-off. I'll further speculate that since he stamped the blade with his mark that it was done after he left Buck's payroll.

I was going to reach out to him but bertl bertl is on it.

I have both the single and 3 blade version with black jet, MOP and brass nickel lines in my collection.

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Thanks Bert. I apologize for the delayed response. For some reason, I didn't get notification of your reply and I'm just seeing it now. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to contact WBC for more info. Happy holidays! Mike
 
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