The Pathfinder Club - Members Only!
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Ha!Ha!Ha! You're the club President you don't know when the 105 was introduced??? Ha!Ha!Ha!
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It's in the 1949 Dealer Catalog. So it's before then....
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LOL!
Hey, I only do this part time. I knew its heritage went back before Buck incorporated in 1961, but was it called the Pathfinder or just 105?
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Both, I think. The old catalogs are hard to read. I was just looking for the model# mainly... If you're a BCCI member look it up and see...
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The hats should be camo possibly camo shirt to.
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I'm not a BCCI member. Guess I'll need to rely on someone who is a member to look it up.
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It looks like 1948 and it was $7.00 with lucite handle
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Great detective work, sass and roddy! Now, when did they change the name to "Pathfinder" and start using Phenolic for the handle? Was it 1961 when Buck incorporated?
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Not sure when the phenolic handle came out . Looks like they were calling it a pathfinder in 56 with ebony wood handle .
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The 105 pathfinder cutting paths and everything in its way since 1948 . ??
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Okay, so this leads to our first club vote. If we were create a slogan for the Pathfinder and wanted to use a start date and an image of the knife, which date and image would you choose?
A) 1948 - 105 "All Purpose Knife" with Lucite handle
B) 1956 - 105 "Pathfinder" with ebony wood handle
C) 1961 - 105 "Pathfinder" with Phenolic handle, as we know it today and is easily recognized
Please vote everyone!
A) 1948 - 105 "All Purpose Knife" with Lucite handle
B) 1956 - 105 "Pathfinder" with ebony wood handle
C) 1961 - 105 "Pathfinder" with Phenolic handle, as we know it today and is easily recognized
Please vote everyone!
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I would go with A put a picture of a 1948 pathfinder on the front of my shirt. Then a modern day 105 on the back
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Or perhaps a '48 105 and modern day 105 together with blades crossed.
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Approved! Welcome eveled!
Pathfinder Club List of Members:
Hoyt Buck - Honorary Chair
TAH - Founder, President, and all-round Pathfinder enthusiast, who is taking this club a little too seriously.
David Martin
pjsjr
sportingspecialist
jbmonkey
skylercstevens
DOGPOUND77
MT_Pokt
sassafrassdogs3
imafritz
Old Hunter
DeSotoSky
Haebbie
kyhunt
iamjethro
Wicked Sharp
BuckShack
Luke73
C roddy
The Fort
gunstockjack
caine (Pending)
eveled
Members: 23
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Membership goal: 105
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Here’s what I believe to be a one off special order 104 fighter from the 50s. It’s basically a long version of a 105. I would say 95% of the 104s were long 120s. This was made for a colonel with ebony handle.
I want my members only jacket.
I want my members only jacket.