wondering how old this 118 is...

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the_Sean712

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so, I did a bit of searching on various sites online, and finally found my way to this forum where I read up about 118s and how you can look at certain things to find out a rough estimate of what years certain BUCK knives were made. I found one entry that talked about inverted/upside down BUCK stamps on 118s, which I believe is what the case is with this particular 118...which, according to that post would mean that it was made around 1972...but then I got some other information from other sources that was different...so I became confused. So...I thought I would hop on here and pick your brains since you guys are far more experienced than I am on this subject :) I know absolutely nothing about knives, so forgive my ignorance about this lol.

I know that the knife had to be made sometime before 1977 because my Great Uncle died that year, and the knife was his.

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Looks like the knife is in pretty rough shape to me, but I guess if it's close to 40 years old, it could be worse lol. Anyhow! Any input from you guys would be greatly appreciated :)
 
Nice old 1972 118 in honorably used condition.

Something to cherish, for sure.

:)

Some say (and with good reason) that this is the best all-around fixed blade that Buck ever made.

Hard to beat it.
 
Can't add anything about your knife that hasn't been posted already other than it's a nice one. Hope you enjoy it for many years to come and welcome to the forum.
 
Thank you for the replies :) I guess the other sources definitely weren't as reliable as the posts on here! :) :) and yes, it definitely will be cherished. It's the only thing I have to remember him by...no way this thing is going anywhere :)

And thank you for the welcome, Badhammer. I think I'll stick around and keep myself busy with some reading on here...looks like I could learn a lot from you guys :)
 
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