Buck Knife Date Codes

Own a Buck knife?  Use this chart to determine the year you knife was made...

Buck Knife Date Codes The 1973 to 1985 production knives bear a model number as well as the BUCK and the U.S.A. In 1986, a year mark was added on the tang. Following is a chart with the date symbols for their year. No date symbol means the knife was made before 1986. There is some additional coding for knives made between 1974 - 1986:   1974 - 1980:  one dot on either side of the model #  (example: .110.)    1980:  two dots on the right side of the model #  (example: .110..)  1981 - 1986:  two dots on either side of the model #  (example: ..110..) 2005 - If it looks like Idaho, then it was made in Idaho. 2005 - If it doesn't look like Idaho, it was made overseas. The latest tang symbols are arrows:    An arrow pointing down toward USA indicates 2007. An arrow pointing up and away from  the USA means 2008. Hope you find this helpful. Source: http://www.pmpayne.com/thingstoknow/buck_knife_date_codes.htm