BUCK 184 BUCKMASTER HANDLE CHANGES

EARLY 1984 HANDLE CHANGES

1984 BUCK 184 VERY EARLY 1ST HANDLE ON THE LEFT. LATER 2ND TYPE ON THE RIGHT

KNURLING

DIFFERENCE

VERY EARLY FIRST ISSUES HAVE MUCH LIGHTER NURLING AND KNURLING IS LESS COMPACT AND SPACING GROOVES BETWEEN KNURLES IS DIFFERENT.

EARLY ON LEFT

LATER ON RIGHT

 

BROACHING DIFFERENCE

ON EARLY HANDLE THE TANG SLOT IS DRILLED OR MILLED RATHER THAN A SQUARE BROACH.

EARLY ON LEFT

LATER ON RIGHT.

 

BUTT CAP THREADS

EARLY HANDLES HAVE DEEPER THREADS COMPARED TO LATER ONES

 

EARLY ON LEFT

LATER ON RIGHT

 

1987 BROACHING CHANGE

ON LATER KNIVES THE CENTER HOLE IS SMALLER AND THE BROACHING SIZE SAME AS EARLIER MODELS.

KNURLING AND THREAD DEPTH REMAINS THE SAME AS THE LAST VERSION.

 
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