BUCK 184 BUCKMASTER SURVIVAL KNIFE

PRODUCTION VARIATION LIST

(KNIVES SOLD OVER THE COUNTER IN BOXES,DOES NOT INCLUDE CUSTOM SHOP ISSUES)

THIS LIST IS BASED ON MY OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION OF KNIVES FOUND IN ORIGINAL BOXES AND MAY NOT BE

COMPLETE. IF YOU HAVE A VARIATION OF BLADE MARK NOT LISTED PLEASE LET ME KNOW

THIS SITE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION MUCH MORE TO COME.

BUCK 184 FIRST TYPE BLADE DESIGN 1984-87

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PRODUCTION KNIFE & BLADE VARIATION DIFFERENCES

BLADE

MARKS

OTHER

DETAILS

0A
BUCK.184.USA  ( 1984 die struck blade.) NOT SOLD TO PUBLIC
 
0B
BUCK.184.USA  (1984 machined sheet  blade)NOT SOLD TO PUBLIC
 
OPEN 1
BUCK.184.USA  (1984 Conventional stamped blade.Blade stamp #1. Dark grey sandblast finish,Compass in handle, Round front teeth,1ST TYPE HANDLE.) blade idendification STAMPED BLADE A total of 12000 Early 3 line knives made between 1st November 1984 and July 1985, 7000 with the butt cap compass
#1A

1ST TYPE HANDLE INFO

OPEN 2

BUCK.184.USA  (1984-5 Conventional stamped blade.Blade stamp #1. Dark grey sandblast finish,COMPASS IN HANDLE, Round front teeth,2nd type handle.)A total of 12000 Early 3 line knives made between 1st November 1984 and July 1985, 7000 with the butt cap compass
#1A
COMPASS DETAIL
OPEN 3
BUCK.184.USA  (1984-5 Conventional stamped blade.Blade stamp #1. Dark grey sandblast finish,Compass in handle, front teeth variations,2nd type handle.)A total of 12000 Early 3 line knives made between 1st November 1984 and July 1985, 7000 with the butt cap compass
#1A

RIGHT FRONT TEETH VARIATIONS

OPEN 4
BUCK.184.USA  (1984-5 Conventional stamped blade.Blade stamp #1.Silver beedblast finish,Compass in handle,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle.)A total of 12000 Early 3 line knives made between 1st November 1984 and July 1985, 7000 with the butt cap compass
#1A
STAMPED BLADE INFO
OPEN 5
BUCK.184.USA  (1985 Conventional stamped blade.Blade stamp #1.Silver beedblast finish,COMPASS IN POUCH,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle.)A total of 12000 Early 3 line knives made between 1st November 1984 and July 1985,
#1A
COMPASS DETAIL
OPEN 6
BUCK.184.USA with PAT PEND on reverse of blade (1985 Conventional stamped blade.Blade stamp #1a + #1b. Silver beedblast finish,Compass in pouch,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle.) Only 1000 of these double sided PAT PEND knives made the first 2 weeks of July 1985. VERY SCARCE
#1A+1B

 

OPEN 7
BUCK.184.USA.PAT PEND. (1985 Conventional stamped blade.Blade stamp #2. Silver beedblast finish,Compass in pouch,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle.) A total of 13008 of the early PAT PENDING knive made between middle of July 1985 and September 1985.
#2
 
OPEN 8
BUCK.184<. USA.PAT PEND .WIDE LETTERS (1986 Forged blade. Blade stamp #3A. Silver beedblast finish,Compass in pouch,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle.) FIRST FORGED BLADE A total of 45452 SILVER 1986 knives (184<) made between October 1985 and December 1986
#3A
FORGED BLADE INFO
OPEN 9
BUCK.184<. USA.PAT PEND .WIDE LETTERS (1986 Forged blade.Blade stamp #3B. Silver beedblast finish,Compass in pouch,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle. FIRST FORGED BLADE A total of 45452 SILVER 1986 knives (184<) made between October 1985 and December 1986
#3B
 
OPEN 10
BUCK.184<. USA.PAT PEND .NARROW LETTERS (1986 Forged blade.Blade stamp #3C. Silver beedblast finish,Compass in pouch,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle. FIRST FORGED BLADE A total of 45452 SILVER 1986 knives (184<) made between October 1985 and December 1986
#3C
 
OPEN 11

BUCK.184<. USA.PAT PEND .WIDE LETTERS BLACK OXIDE (1986 Forged blade.Blade stamp #3A,Compass in pouch,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle. A total of 1102 BLACK OXIDE 1986 knives (184<) made between August 1986 and December 1986

#3A
 
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BUCK.184<. USA.PAT PEND .WIDE LETTERS BLACK OXIDE (1986 Forged blade.Blade stamp #3B.Compass in pouch,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle. FIRST FORGED BLADE A total of 1102 BLACK OXIDE 1986 knives (184<) made between August 1986 and December 1986
#3B
 
OPEN 13
BUCK.184<. USA.PAT PEND .NARROW LETTER.BLACK OXIDE (1986 Forged blade.Blade stamp #3C.Compass in pouch,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle. FIRST FORGED BLADE A total of 1102 BLACK OXIDE 1986 knives (184<) made between August 1986 and December 1986
#3C
 
OPEN 14
BUCK.184>. USA.PAT PEND .WIDE LETTERS.(1987 Forged blade.Blade stamp #4A. Silver beedblast finish,Compass in pouch,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle. A total of 936 SILVER 1987 knives (184>) made between January 1987 and December 1987
#4A
 
OPEN 15
BUCK.184>. USA.PAT PEND .WIDE LETTERS.(1987 Forged blade.Blade stamp #4B. Silver beedblast finish,Compass in pouch,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle.A total of 936 SILVER 1987 knives (184>) made between January 1987 and December 1987
#4B
 
OPEN 18
BUCK.184>. USA.PAT PEND .WIDE LETTERS.BLACK OXIDE (1987 Forged blade.Blade stamp #4A. Compass in pouch,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle. A total of 199 BLACK OXIDE 1987 knives (184>) made between January 1987 and December 1987 THE RAREST OF ALL PRODUCTION BUCK 184
#4A
 
OPEN 19
BUCK.184>. USA.PAT PEND .WIDE LETTERS.BLACK OXIDE (1987 Forged blade.Blade stamp #4B. Compass in pouch,Round front teeth, 2nd type handle. A total of 199 BLACK OXIDE 1987 knives (184>) made between January 1987 and December 1987 THE RAREST OF ALL PRODUCTION BUCK 184
#4B
 

 

BUCKMASTER 2ND BLADE DESIGN 1987-99

(KNIVES SOLD OVER THE COUNTER IN BOXES,DOES NOT INCLUDE CUSTOM SHOP ISSUES)

THIS LIST IS BASED ON MY OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION OF KNIVES FOUND IN ORIGINAL BOXES AND MAY NOT BE

COMPLETE. IF YOU HAVE A VARIATION NOT LISTED PLEASE LET ME KNOW

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PRODUCTION KNIFE & BLADE VARIATION DIFFERENCES
BLADE

MARKS

OTHER

DETAILS

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BUCKMASTER. PAT NUMBER ON BLADE (1987-91 silver beedblast finish.thick buttcap long pins,seperate compass in pouch. Round front teeth.Right front teeth grind) FORGED BLADE A total of 31517 silver BUCKMASTER blade knivers were made between 1987 and 1999
5A+B
FORGED BLADE INFO
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BUCKMASTER. PAT NUMBER ON BLADE (1987-91BLACK OXIDE finish.thick buttcap long pins,seperate compass in pouch. Round front teeth.Right front teeth grind) FORGED BLADE A total of 16474 BLACK OXIDE BUCKMASTER blade knivers were made between 1987 and 1999
5A+B
 
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BUCKMASTER. PAT NUMBER ON BLADE (1987-91 silver beedblast finish.thick buttcap long pins,seperate compass in pouch with NEW SILVA TYPE 9 COMPASS. Round front teeth.Right front teeth grind) FORGED BLADE A total of 31517 silver BUCKMASTER blade knivers were made between 1987 and 1999
5A+B
NEW SILVA TYPE 9 COMPASS DETAIL
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BUCKMASTER. PAT NUMBER ON BLADE (1987-91 silver beedblast finish.thick buttcap long pins,no compass. Round front teeth.Right front teeth grind) FORGED BLADE A total of 31517 silver BUCKMASTER blade knivers were made between 1987 and 1999
5A+B
 
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BUCKMASTER. PAT NUMBER ON BLADE (1987-91BLACK OXIDE finish.thick buttcap long pins,no compass. Round front teeth.Right front teeth grind) FORGED BLADE A total of 16474 BLACK OXIDE BUCKMASTER blade knivers were made between 1987 and 1999
5A+B
 
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BUCKMASTER. PAT NUMBER ON BLADE (1991-93 silver beedblast finish.thin buttcap long pins,no compass. Round front teeth.Right front teeth grind) FORGED BLADE A total of 31517 silver BUCKMASTER blade knivers were made between 1987 and 1999
5A+B
SPIKES & POMMEL COMPARISON EARLY TO LATE.
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BUCKMASTER. PAT NUMBER ON BLADE (1991-93 BLACK OXIDE finish.thin buttcap long pins,no compass. Round front teeth.Right front teeth grind) FORGED BLADE A total of 16474 BLACK OXIDE BUCKMASTER blade knivers were made between 1987 and 1999
5A+B
 
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BUCKMASTER. PAT NUMBER ON BLADE (1993-94 silver beedblast finish.thin butcap short pins,no compass. Round front teeth.Right front teeth grind) FORGED BLADE A total of 31517 silver BUCKMASTER blade knivers were made between 1987 and 1999
5A+B
 
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BUCKMASTER. PAT NUMBER ON BLADE (1993-94 BLACK OXIDE finish.thin butcap short pins,no compass. Round front teeth.Right front teeth grind) FORGED BLADE A total of 16474 BLACK OXIDE BUCKMASTER blade knivers were made between 1987 and 1999
5A+B
 
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BUCKMASTER. PAT NUMBER ON BLADE (1994-95 silver beadblast finish.thin butcap short pins,no compass. Round front teeth. LEFT SIDE FRONT TEETH GRIND WITH 10 TEETH .) FORGED BLADE A total of 31517 silver BUCKMASTER blade knivers were made between 1987 and 1999. The total number with Left side front teeth is unknown but it is considered the rarest of the later issue knives with production only in the hundreds and the black oxide exceptionaly rare.
5A+B

LEFT SIDE FRONT TEETH GRIND 10 TEETH

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BUCKMASTER. PAT NUMBER ON BLADE (1994-95 BLACK OXIDE finish.thin butcap short pins,no compass. Round front teeth.LEFT SIDE FRONT TEETH GRIND WITH 10 TEETH.) FORGED BLADE A total of 16474 BLACK OXIDE BUCKMASTER blade knivers were made between 1987 and 1999. The total number with Left side front teeth is unknown but it is considered the rarest of the later issue knives with production only in the hundreds and the black oxide exceptionaly rare.
5A+B
LEFT SIDE FRONT TEETH GRIND 10 TEETH
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BUCKMASTER. PAT NUMBER ON BLADE (1995+ FINAL ISSUE silver beadblast finish.thin butcap short pins,no compass. Round front teeth. LEFT SIDE FRONT TEETH GRIND WITH 9 TEETH.) FORGED BLADE A total of 31517Silver BUCKMASTER blade knivers were made between 1987 and 1999. The total number with Left side front teeth is unknown but it is considered the rarest of the later issue knives with production only in the hundreds and the black oxide exceptionaly rare.
5A+B
LEFT SIDE FRONT TEETH GRIND 9 TEETH
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BUCKMASTER. PAT NUMBER ON BLADE (1995+ FINAL ISSUE BLACK OXIDE finish.thin butcap short pins,no compass. Round front teeth. LEFT SIDE FRONT TEETH GRIND WITH 9 TEETH.) FORGED BLADE A total of 16474 BLACK OXIDE BUCKMASTER blade knivers were made between 1987 and 1999. The total number with Left side front teeth is unknown but it is considered the rarest of the later issue knives with production only in the hundreds and the black oxide exceptionaly rare.
5A+B
LEFT SIDE FRONT TEETH GRIND 9 TEETH

 

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