Would like information on Bucklite model 422

[palmfan]

Hi

Can someone give me some background information on Bucklite model 422?

I was told that the model 422 was the first bucklite model produced.

Does anyone know what year this was made? Also would be interested in any other information about the knife including possible value.

Any information would be sincerely appreciated!

Thanks in advance

 

[Gus Kalanzis]

I am going to move this to the Buck Knives Forum. I am sure there will be some good info that comes up there.

 

[Joe Houser]

Hello,
The 422 was first introduced in 1983. It has the same blade as the model 112 Ranger. Buck made quite a few of them over the years and it was redesigned a few years back. I have seen them sell on Ebay for about $15.00.
Hope this helps,

 

[CJ Buck]

In 1982 we were experimenting with aluminum handled knives for the light weight application. We were terrified that people would think Buck was being cheap building a plastic knife. When we first introduced it, it gave us the opportunity to hit a much lower price point while still offering the same "guts" of the 110/112's.

We chose the 112 size first because we did not want to canabalize the 110. We quickly followed up with a 110 size. The 426 was first introduced with a drop point blade. Sales of the 422 were 2-3 to 1 over the 426 so we changed the 110 sized 426 to a clip blade.

The aluminum sides got engraved and became our Classic Series in a western motif. (country and urban cowboys were hot then)

Budlight beer had just been introduced and so the play on the name generated Bucklite as the model name.

It was quite the novel concept in its day. Bill Keys, a manufacturing engineer, made the first sample out of micarta. Bill is our manager of engineering now.