Buck Pocket Knives

[lowell holmes]

Are said to be made in USA, but my knife has .china on one of the blades.
How can this be?

[Mike Brady]

Buck makes certain knives in the U.S., but many models are now from China. The Folding Hunter is still U.S. made. I wager their knives are all still decent, but any domestic knife is going to be more valuable to the collector.

[lowell holmes]

I am happy with my knife. It is sharp and holds a good edge.

[Tony Zaffuto]

Buck are made in both the US and China. I have several from each, with little difference in edge holding abilities. Many of the old pocket knife brands are owned by Smokey Mountain Knife Works, with the same company also selling brands they do not own(Case, Benchmade, to name two). They do an excellent job of identifying country of origin.

With that said, I have ordered numerous times from this company, and have been pleased.

[Dan Jansen]

It seems from my experience that the larger knives, 110, 112, 119, etc are still made in America whereas all the small folding pocket knives are made in China. I’m guessing it takes more work for less money on the small knives and more profit, less time on a bigger knife. Buck is very good about advertising USA knives. Look for the giant flag on the package. Case is my favorite for multiple blade folding pocket knives.

[Günter VögelBerg]

My Buck knife says "USA" on the blade. I don't like it much, though. It just does not seem to take a good edge. My Kershaw knife, on the other hand, is a treat.

[mark kosse]

Most are still made in the USA. Here are some I modified from wood from my farm.
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[Andrew Pitonyak]

You can buy them made in the USA and made in China, often the same type, but it will have a different model. Consider a stockman, which I expect to have a Sheepsfoot, a Spey, and a Clip blade.

The following four stockman style knives all have wood handles so they are essentially the same:

The 303 is a 3 1/4" made in the USA knife. (Medium)
https://www.amazon.com/Buck-Knives-Cadet-Folding-Pocket/dp/B00AU6AZ6I/ $43.


The 301 is a 3 7/8" made in the USA knife. (Large)
https://www.amazon.com/Buck-Knives-Stockman-Three-Folding/dp/B00AU6AZUO/ $45

Now, how about from China?

Don't get a 301, get a 371BRS for $27.21
https://www.amazon.com/Buck-Knives-0371BRS-Stockman-Woodgrain/dp/B000EHYZNC/

Don't get the 303, get the 373BRS for $19.99
https://www.amazon.com/Buck-Knives-0373BRS-Folding-Pocket/dp/B000EHV1AM/

My Chinese made Buck knives are all excellent. I have all four versions above, but the handles may differ. On eBay, I found some 371 versions with G10 handles (rubberized handles) for $15 delivered. They are actually very nice.

[mark kosse]

G10 is fiberglass and resin. Definitely not rubberized.

[Phil Mueller]

This is my old made in the USA 110 bought in 1973. A friend has one of the Wicked Edge knife sharpening systems and honed it for me. Hasn’t seen much use since.

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[Andrew Pitonyak]

Just buy a model made in the USA. I think this is the correct list:

Made in USA




Buck Quickfire 288
Buck 55, 055
Buck Folding Hunter 110
Buck Squire 501
Buck Knight 505
Buck Vantage 340
Buck Vantage 345
Buck Vantage 346
Buck Vantage 347
Buck SpitFire
Buck Omni Hunter 10pt 390
Buck Folding Omni Hunter 10pt 395
Buck Omni Hunter 12pt 392, 393
Buck Folding Omni Hunter 12pt 397, 398
Buck Alpha Hunter 194, 193, 694, 693
Buck Folding Alpha Hunter 279, 278
Buck Folding Alpha Hunter Rosewood 277, 276
Buck Mini Alpha Hunter, 195, 196
Buck Mini Alpha Hunter Camo
Buck Alpha Dorado, 271, 270
Buck Bantam Nano 283
Buck Bantam BBW 284 – black, camo
Buck Bantam BLW 285 – black, camo
Buck Bantam BHW 286 – black, camo
Buck Prince 503
Buck Ranger 112
Buck X-Tract 730
The Lux line 014, 015, 016, 816, 816T
The Paklite Field Master and other Paklites 141
TOPS CSAR-T line
Vantage Force 845, 846, 847
Solitaire, 302
Duet, 306
Folding ErgoHunter, 598, 597, 595
ErgoHutner, 498, 497, 495
ErgoHunter WaterFowler, 492, 491, 490
ErgoHunter Caping Knife 571, 570
Ergo Hunter Boning Knife 581, 580
BuckLite MAX line
Buck Zipper 191, 691
Buck Vanguard 192, 692
Pathfinder, 105
Skinner, 103
Woodsman, 102
Smidgen, 160
Buck Hartsook Ultralite
Rush, 290
Impulse, 292
Paradigm Line
MiniBuck, 425
Stockman, 301
Lancer, 305
Companion, 309
Cadet 303
Buck Bantam Nano Orange Camo 283
Bantam BBW Orange Camo 284
Buck Bantam BLW Orange Camo 285
Buck Bantam BHW Orange Camo 286
Buck Compadre Axe 106
Buck Black Camp Axe 757
Buck SpitFire 722
Buck Mini SpitFire 726
Buck Ranger Skinner 113
Buck General 120
Buck Sprint Ops Pro 842
Buck Compadre Camp Knife 104
Buck Sprint Pro 841
Buck Nighthawk 650
Buck 113 Ranger Skinner
Momentum, 294
Open Season 556, 557



Not made in USA




Buck Revel 766
Buck Redpoint 750
Buck X-Tract LED 731
Buck Nobleman, 327
Buck Colleague 325
Bones, 870, 869
Silver Creek Versa, 222 and the entire Silver Creek line
Parallex, 318, 316
Camp Axe, 757
Folding Saw, 755
Stockman 371
Trio 373
Deuce 375
Solo 379
Large Trapper 384
Canoe 389
Buck Redpoint Rescue Knife
Buck Nobleman Carbon Fiber Handle, Titanium Blade 327
Buck Apex Knife 818

[Jerry Olexa]

They are GREAT knives..