Buck Knife Dating System
Buck Knife production started in 1961. Production knives from 1973 to 1985 bear a model number as well as the BUCK and the U.S.A.
Starting in 1986, a year mark was added. So, knives with no date symbol are pre-1986. To find out the year of manufacture of your Buck knife, compare the symbol on your blade to the chart below.
| YEAR | SYMBOL |
| 1968 - | BUCK over USA |
| 1973 - | Added model # to above |
| 1986 | < |
| 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 | < |
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Additional date information for the Buck 110 Folding Hunter and the 112 Ranger:
1974 to 1980: one dot on either side of the model # (example: .110.)
1980: two dots on the right side of the model # (example: .110..)
1981 to 1986: two dots on either side of the model # (example: ..110..)
* This page is by no means the "definative" Buck Knife Dating system, just a place to start dating your knife, and should not be used as such, nor do we claim to be an expert in dating Buck Knives.
� Sarasota Florida Knife Collectors Club. Updated 2007.
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