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A rather massive 'coke bottle' folding hunter from Western States of Boulder Co. The tang stamp places this knife somewhere between 1911 and 1950. I'm guessing it leans to the earlier side. Yes, "Harvard" is for the university. I'm not sure why students needed such huge knives, but these can...

I take back what I said before. Fällkniven does make a knife in house. This LTC model (legal to carry) is a bit controversial. The idea was to create a knife that would be legal to carry just about anywhere (emphasis on Europe), but still be a stout working knife with a high quality blade...

I lost a small, unique graphic, lefty Sebenza in the snow. It still kills me. :cry:

Yes, per @Aleforme the stainless bolster and the CoS blade in the pro vs. the laminated VG7 in the standard F1. Also, the blade on the pro is slightly longer, slightly thicker and quite a bit heavier (probably because of the bolster).

This is awesome! Nicely done!

Fällkniven F1-Pro with Laminated CoS blade. I owned an early, standard F1 with a VG-10 blade years ago, but sold it. At some point I realized that I didn't have a real 'tough' fixed blade knife for camp and bush work. I did some research and found my way back to the F1, but opted for the pro...

The Bucks stop here ;). I've had others, including a 119, 103, 500, 501 and some more 300 series, but in spite of what it looks like, I purge every now and then. In fact, I sell more knives than I buy these days. This is the biggest fixed blade in Buck's line up, just edging out the 124...

The venerable Buck 110 - Beloved by bikers, hippies, ranchers, soldiers, sailors, serial killers and even hunters. Beefy, solid and locks up like a vault. Heavy, so heavy, the 110 came out in 1964 and put Buck on the map. Often referred to as a "Buck knife", a term like Kleenex and Band-Aid...

Some Buck oddities. The top knife, a 425 Bucklite from the 90s is most likely Buck's answer to the Gerber LST (more on that later), and the bottom is the "Swiss Buck", made during the 90s. They had Wenger (now absorbed by Victorinox :() make many different models including this "Globetrotter".

Who'z yer DADDY? The biggest in the 300 series, this 307 Wrangler from the Camillus era is a monster. For some reason, someone at Buck Knives thought the world needed a huge stockman. I don't think we did, but i'm not complaining. Shown next to a previously posted 112. Documents show that...

A Buck 319 - Similar to the standard 301, but the sheepsfoot blade is replaced with a punch. Tools of a bygone era. The spey is self explanatory, but apparently the old time ranchers used the punch to deflate the bellies of livestock that were suffering bloat. :(

Buck 321 Bird knife. This is a Camillus era knife from around 1978 - 1985. The same standard size as the 301. Yes, I sometimes use my knives. :cool:

Baby Buck's - A pair of 305 'Lancer's', these were the smallest in the series. Both of these knives were made by Camillus from around 74-85. No, I don't know why I have two.

Going down in size again is this two blade model 309. This one is of the Camillus era. Because it has no extra scale rivets and the model number on the reverse tang, this knife is from 71 to 74.

Here are a few Buck 303's. This is the next size down from the 301. The bottom one is a 67-70 Schrade. While the Schrade made knives may not have had the durability, the fit and finish was second to none. The middle one is from 1987, which is an earlier, in-house Buck. It's a little clunky...

I occasionally find shed's when I'm bird hunting, but I just don't have the heart to cut them up. :rolleyes:

That Western 'Black Beauty'. :love:🤤

I have a sister who once referred to me as a garbage pail of useless knowledge.

Buck knives didn't renew their contract with Schrade after 1970. They had a pretty ironclad warranty and found that Schrade was not meeting their standards, which caused a backlog of repair and replacement work. Keep in mind that a Buck branded stockman (made by Schrade) went for a lot more...