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Finally found my old favourite knife

ca Offline derekmac

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Finally found my old favourite knife
on: June 07, 2015, 06:33:12 PM
I've been trying to find this knife for a few years now, and thought it had gotten lost.

It's the first good fixed blade I ever had, a Buck 692 C, USA.

Well it may not be the best knife going, I am super stoked that I found it!!!!!!


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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #1 on: June 07, 2015, 06:33:36 PM
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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #2 on: June 07, 2015, 06:33:50 PM
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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #3 on: June 07, 2015, 06:41:12 PM
Looks solid Del!
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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #4 on: June 07, 2015, 06:43:34 PM
Great looking old Buck !


ca Offline derekmac

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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #5 on: June 08, 2015, 02:25:58 AM
This knife used to see a TON of use.  It actually looked like crap, but my wife's step-dad cleaned it up, and sharpened it for me.  That was around 4, maybe 5 years ago, not too long before it went into hiding.

Sooo happy to have found it!!!! :woohoo:

The date code being C, puts it at 1995, and I did get it before I graduated, which was in 2000.


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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #6 on: June 08, 2015, 03:12:33 AM
That's a great knife!! :tu:
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us Offline THE_LONGBOW

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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #7 on: June 08, 2015, 05:38:58 AM
The Vanguard is a good all round knife. Glad you found it.


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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #8 on: June 13, 2015, 03:46:48 PM
I've been thinking about ordering a leather sheath for it.  http://www.amazon.ca/Buck-Knives-Zipper-Vanguard-Sheath/dp/B000UPUTHE.  I like the nylon sheath, but I also love the classy look of a leather sheath. :tu:


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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #9 on: June 13, 2015, 04:11:18 PM
Also gave the brass a bit of a polish today.







us Offline SteveC

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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #10 on: June 13, 2015, 04:13:56 PM
Looks great polished up, I think it deserves a nice leather sheath  :tu:


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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #11 on: June 13, 2015, 04:14:13 PM
Looks great polished up, I think it deserves a nice leather sheath  :tu:

Thanks, and I think so too!!

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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #12 on: June 13, 2015, 04:33:26 PM
Cleaned up real nice DMac. Good you found it and now time to put it back to work.  Would make a good knife to take with you when you are out in the Jeep.
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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #13 on: June 13, 2015, 07:21:38 PM
That looks a good general purpose sheath knife  :tu: I generally think of Buck fixed blades as having a clip blade, so never tried one (not a big fan of clip blades on the whole), but that looks like a knife I would be very happy to own and use regularly  :cheers: Glad it turned up, and I hope it gives you the many years of active service it looks capable of  :salute:


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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #14 on: June 13, 2015, 07:36:04 PM
Glad you found it derek ,its a good looking knife and cleaned up nice  :salute:


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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #15 on: June 13, 2015, 08:38:28 PM
Looks great.  Especially now it's shiny. :)  I reckon that looks to be a very practical blade as well.
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Re: Finally found my old favourite knife
Reply #16 on: June 13, 2015, 10:15:29 PM
I didn't think it would shine up that nice, but it pleasantly surprised me. :tu:  I generally don't carry a fixed blade, but this will see some belt time.  In fact, it's on my belt as I type this.  I'll probably carry it on the weekends, and definitely take it when I go out in the Jeep.


 

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