Just picked this up. Being shipped to me. Buck vanguard gut hook. 1968 date stamp. Can't find any more info on it as far as value or how rare a 68 might be. Any ideas?

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on January 8, 2012 at 19:39

Well we know for sure it is prior to 86

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Permalink Reply by Glenn "Oz" Osborne on January 9, 2012 at 18:11

Found some more date cides for Bucks. looks like it is a 68'

 

YEAR SYMBOL
1968 - BUCK over USA
1973 - Added model # to above
1986 br/>1987 >
1988 ^
1989 V
1990 X
1991 +
1992 -
1993 /
1994 \
1995 C
1996 Backwards "C"
1997 Upside down "U"
1998 U
1999 A squared "C"
2000 Backwards squared "C"
2001 Upside down squared "U"
2002 anvil
2003 A "T" symbol
2004 Upside down "T"
2005 Idaho
2006 -|
2007 V
2008 ^
2009 >
2010 /p>

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on January 9, 2012 at 19:37

ok so now we know it is a 1969 Buck gut hook.  Lets see if we can find a model number

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Permalink Reply by Glenn "Oz" Osborne on January 9, 2012 at 21:38

Date Codes

Glenn "Oz" Osborne said:

Found some more date cides for Bucks. looks like it is a 68'

 

YEAR SYMBOL
1968 - BUCK over USA
1973 - Added model # to above
1986 br/>1987 >
1988 ^
1989 V
1990 X
1991 +
1992 -
1993 /
1994 \
1995 C
1996 Backwards "C"
1997 Upside down "U"
1998 U
1999 A squared "C"
2000 Backwards squared "C"
2001 Upside down squared "U"
2002 anvil
2003 A "T" symbol
2004 Upside down "T"
2005 Idaho
2006 -|
2007 V
2008 ^
2009 >
2010 /p>

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Permalink Reply by Steve"Hog"Hanner on January 9, 2012 at 21:42

Excellent research I did not know Buck over USA =1968. I think I will be tagging this discussion for reference. we always get Buck date and value questions. Good stuff!

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on January 10, 2012 at 18:32

Oz,

I sent an email with a pic of your knife to the PF store/buckknives; This was thier reply

 

Jan

This is a model 191 Buck Zipper.

Thank you
PF Store 

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