Buckmaster 184: Survival Knife

A tabletop review of the Buckmaster 184, Survival Knife. - 425M Stainless Steel , .290 thickness. Hollow stainless steel handle. Removable butt-cap. Saw back & serrated clip point blade. Bead blasted, non-reflective, finish. 1 lb.-10oz HEAVY DUTY SURVIVAL KNIFE. Originally made for the U.S. Navy. 12.5” inches overall. 7” inches on blade. 1.5” inches wide. Nylon & military grade plastic sheath. Molle compatible. Comes with removable, anchor/grappling hook pins , survival kit inside handle. Two nylon sheath pouches for compass and other survival gear. This is the Real Deal “Rambo” knife!

[@weltraumaffe4155]

I bought mine, first generation, for $125 back in 1984. Same color. I still have it. I don't remember another pouch coming with it.

[@Lee-gc6nd]

Same here, except I lost track of it after leaving the Army.

[@skymaster9484]

I bought one in 1984 while stationed in Panama then if I remember right I took it to the 101st ABN. And your right it was a big heavy knife and cost like a eighty or hundred bucks or so maybe more. We were training national guard up in Michigan and one of them took a liking to it, after the the two week training was over I think I gave it the guard soldier that liked it before going back to Fort Campbell.

[@weltraumaffe4155]

That looks to be the original compass.

[@SavageVoyageur]

I still have my buskmaster knife. It has the same compass in one smaller pouch. The two grappling pins fit in the other larger pouch. This knife is made for putting a climbing rope through the end cap hole. Sadly I threw the box and survival kit away decades ago.

[@JoeDoomsday]

,… according to all the Buckmaster fan group pages on Facebook the knife spikes were supposed to be used for an Anchor not a grappling hook. It was so dangerous to use as a grappling hook that it automatically voided the warranty if you used it for that purpose. It was originally designed for the Navy,… it was to double as a small one man Raft Anchor or to anchor a small package from drifting away.

[@Lee-gc6nd]

I donʻt remember mine coming with a second pouch or survival kit.

[@collector7993]

Get some clear plastic sewing machine bobbins. Fill them with different types of cordage and they fit perfectly into the handle.

[@Broddi169]

I have the chromed out 184

[@JoeDoomsday]

Nice!

[@craigbutler623]

Just a heads up, a quarter is .250, kind of like a quarter of a dollar is 25 cents,
Cool knife

[@JoeDoomsday]

Oh jeez. My bad. Senior moment. 😂

[@craigbutler623]

@@JoeDoomsday I have them everyday myself !!