102 CLUB

[Old Hunter]

F FLINT77 nice Buck 102 and really nice Savage 99 levergun. What cartridge is it chambered for and is that a vintage-to-the-gun Weaver scope on it? OH

 

[Hickory n steel]

Lately I've been thinking of finding another 102 on Ebay and rehandling it in stacked leather, I may have to start looking.

 

[FLINT77]

F FLINT77 nice Buck 102 and really nice Savage 99 levergun. What cartridge is it chambered for and is that a vintage-to-the-gun Weaver scope on it? OH

Thanks! The 99 is a 300sav. with the original Weaver K2.5 post crosshair scope and weaver pivot mount base/rings.

 

[FLINT77]

Lately I've been thinking of finding another 102 on Ebay and rehandling it in stacked leather, I may have to start looking.

I think that could look really good. I love stacked leather handle knives. Be sure to post pictures if you do it.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Alright well I just bought another 102.

If I do a stacked leather handle I'm not sure if I'll be on this one or my current 102.

 

[Old Hunter]

Thanks! The 99 is a 300sav. with the original Weaver K2.5 post crosshair scope and weaver pivot mount base/rings.

Nice! Absolute classic setup (just like a Buck 100 series). OH

 

[J Buck]

Lovely 102's gents. My mother re-gifted to me before her passing the 102 I gave her for Christmas around 1975-76ish when I was 11 or 12. Practically brand new with the box (which I tossed, not knowing). Handy little knife so I bought another in the Cocobola version. Almost too nice to use. Almost. Probably my favorite of all the fixed blade knives is the 102 model. I keep it in my truck bag for a just-in-case situation. Keep'em coming guy's.

 

[eveled]

Only a very thoughtful and dedicated son would give his mother a hunting knife.

 

[bertl]

Lovely 102's gents. My mother re-gifted to me before her passing the 102 I gave her for Christmas around 1975-76ish when I was 11 or 12. Practically brand new with the box (which I tossed, not knowing). Handy little knife so I bought another in the Cocobola version. Almost too nice to use. Almost. Probably my favorite of all the fixed blade knives is the 102 model. I keep it in my truck bag for a just-in-case situation. Keep'em coming guy's.

Did your mother use it, either hunting, fishing, or in the kitchen? A photo would be great.

Bert

 

[bertl]

Alright well I just bought another 102.

If I do a stacked leather handle I'm not sure if I'll be on this one or my current 102.

Here's an idea. I like the micarta inserted in the stacked leather.

Bert

 

[Hickory n steel]

Here's an idea. I like the micarta inserted in the stacked leather.

Bert

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Looks good, and the handle shape is much more my style.

Honestly the 102 is the only of the classic Buck handle pattern that really works for me because the others just feel too fat and square.
They look good though.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Only a very thoughtful and dedicated son would give his mother a hunting knife.

I've given my mom pocket knives and made her a fillet knife from an old saw blade, but a hunting knife just wasn't a fitting gift for her.

 

[eveled]

Lol. You’re a good son too. The only things I’ve given my mom is stress, grey hairs and some slippers.

Lucky for me she wasn’t expecting much from me. Just keeping myself out of prison seemed to keep her happy.

 

[TAH]

Lol. You’re a good son too. The only things I’ve given my mom is stress, grey hairs and some slippers.

Lucky for me she wasn’t expecting much from me. Just keeping myself out of prison seemed to keep her happy.

 

[FLINT77]

Here's an idea. I like the micarta inserted in the stacked leather.

Bert

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WOAH!!!

 

[bertl]

Idhorace, FLINT77, and Hickory n steel posted 102 photos, so we now have 20 members of the 102 Club. If you haven't posted a photo of your 102, do it and become a member.

Ace Rimmer

AntDog

bertl

DeSotoSky

etexas

eveled

FLINT77

gedlicks

Gpyro

Haebbie

Hickory n steel

IDhorace

jb4570

jbmonkey

Jeff of the North

LostViking

Old Hunter

pjsjr

stevekolt

Tecate

 

[Lesknife]

Well here’s a picture of my new 102 pro along with its bigger brother 105 pro. It’s a nice little fixed blade and not as small as some I’ve held before but it’s still kinda small. I guess in time I’ll get used to it.

 

[J Buck]

Did your mother use it, either hunting, fishing, or in the kitchen? A photo would be great.

Bert

We camped a lot when I was growing up. Traveled all over the country on summer break. I thought she needed a "camping" knife.....lol.. I mean, I had a big bowie knife that I carried out in the woods...
I'll have to see about posting a photo. Not very good with technology.

 

[J Buck]

I was born 20 years after my brothers, when my mother was 41 yo. So I was a "surprise"..... Apparently I was a handful....

 

[LostViking]

In a world of sharpened pry bars, the 102 Woodsman is an anomaly.

Yes, it is on the small side, but I see that as a strength not a weakness.
It easily fits a lot of places larger knives struggle with. Plus, it disappears on your belt.

Its blade geometry and size allow it to punch way above its weight.


I am old enough to remember the first Honda Civic to hit our shores, as well as the first Datsun and Toyota pickups. It's astonishing to see how tiny these vehicles were compared to today's Civics, Nissans, Toyotas.

No matter what it is, we in America seem to like it bigger. I can barely see over the side of a Ford F-350 these days. Some trucks are so big, manufactures are putting steps into the tail gates so folks can climb into the bed.

When I was a young lad, whenever I could pry it out of his hands or off his belt, I used my dad's Schrade Bear's Head.


He purchased that knife in 1955 I believe. So I was already preconditioned to a knife that size when my Woodsman came along.

Something else that influenced and reinforced my thinking on the 102 was the first Air Force Survival Knife. Not the one commonly associated with the Air Force, but rather the Boker 155. Here is some info on that for anyone interested.

The 155 was paired with other tools in the E1 Kit. Like a saw. I figured if a knife that size was good enough for a bomber crew bailing out over hostile territory, i could probably get by with one for my woods roaming, rabbit skinning and spud slicing.

I think we have been conditioned that bigger is better, and in some cases I may very well be. I do at times chuckle, when I see folks in campgrounds carrying large survival style knives. When many never get more than fifty feet from their vehicle. To be fair, I have been up and down the knife spectrum myself, several times.

Then in 1982 everything changed. That was the year Mr. John Rambo hit the theaters.
The knife industry has never been the same.

Knives the size of the Woodsman are almost mocked these days. But having spent more time in the woods than in front of a television set. I have managed to carry on.