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:
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.
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