Buck 101 Dates - please correct me if anything is wrong and I will update.
2016
First year 2016 - release around August by Copper and Clad. C&C was the first retailer to sale the 101.
First production runs were numbered; the first 100 knives were individually numbered (see post # 115 for an example).
2017
First year listed in the Buck Catalog 2017. First year Buck sold the 101 to the public.
2019
The last year of production of the regular issued Buck 101 is 2019.
2020
Discontinued
Special Factory Orders (SFO) / Limited Editions / One of a Kind
I have seen SFO / LE released in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Examples:
2016 - Copper and Clad. Various configurations.
2017 - BCCI knives - Post # 14
2017 - 1 of 100 David Yellowhorse "Let Freedom Ring". Handle is turquoise, brass, bloody jasper, aluminum and black jet. Includes glass top wood display case.
2018 - 1 of 13 Buffalo knife made by Joe Houser (?) - Post # 15
2018 - 1 of 18 Charcoal wood handle, G10 & red spacers made by Joe Houser - Post # 107
2018 - 1 of 1 ? [Smooth] Buffalo handle, brown micarta spacer (looks light brown with a yellowish tint) over red vulcanized paper made by Joe Houser - Post # 127
2019 - 1 of 1 Jigged Buffalo handle, bocote & turquoise spacers made by Joe Houser. " . . . made specifically for Buck's annual Factory sale . . ."
2020 - 1 of 24 Maple burl handle, ironwood & bloody jasper spacers made by Joe Houser.
Customs - not made by Buck / Joe Houser
2017 - 1 of 1 ? Customized by PP. "Yellow tree ring mammoth ivory" handles, file worked spin, etc. A 2017 knife. Customized in 2021 ?
2018 - 1 of 1. The above mentioned "1 of 13 Buffalo knife made by Joe Houser (?) - Post # 15", customized by JK. Bolster engraved, etc.