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Permalink Reply by MJ Wallace on March 15, 2010 at 8:49

Well that's odd. I've never seen one with scales that mismatched. I wonder if it spent a lot of time in the sun, dark side up, working on a tan. Mike

Permalink Reply by Sunil Ram on March 15, 2010 at 13:43

Great find Trent. Do you have a sheath for it?

Permalink Reply by Trent Rock on March 17, 2010 at 1:56

Yes, I do have the sheath

The guys on Bladeforums (Buck Knives sub forum) said it has to do with "macassar ebony "wood

Macassar ebony is highly variable. Some pieces will have nice black/brown stripes, some pieces will be mostly almost black, and some pieces will be mostly blonde. If this has not been messed with since it left the factory, you probably got two mismatched macassar scales.



The thread kinda drifts to arguing about dating, and 3 pins , 2 dot, what year the added this dot, or whatever!!
But, it's still an informative read
I'll just call it "late 70's"....;)