Buck Collectors Observe 25th Anniversary

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Buck Collectors Observe 25th Anniversary
During the Buck Collectors Silver Anniversary, David Yellowhorse is inducted into the Buck Collectors Club Hall Of Fame. From left: Larry Oden, David Yellowhorse, Gene Merritt and John Foresman.
David Yellowhorse enters the Buck Collectors Club during the Buck Collectors Silver Anniversary gala. From left: Larry Oden, David Yellowhorse, Gene Merritt and John Foresman.
During the Buck Collectors Silver Anniversary, David Yellowhorse is inducted into the Buck Collectors Club Hall Of Fame. From left: Larry Oden, David Yellowhorse, Gene Merritt and John Foresman.

 

Hundreds of Buck knife collectors converged on Spokane, Washington, and Post Falls, Idaho, last week for the Buck Collectors Club Internationalā€™s 25th Anniversary Gala.

 

A celebration of Buck knives, seminars on Buck knives, tours of the Buck manufacturing plant just across the border in Post Falls, and much more highlighted the event, which drew collectors from all over the country.

 

Such Buck VIPs as Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-FameĀ© member Chuck Buck, Lori Buck, CJ Buck, David Yellowhorse, Wilde Bill Cody, Leroy Remer, Mike Prater, Fred Wilson and many others mingled with Buck collectors throughout the festivities.

 

The event kicked off with a banquet Tuesday night, and included the induction of four into the BCCI Hall Of Fame: knifemaker Jerry Bodner, Jane Davie and the aforementioned Mssrs. Yellowhorse and Wilson. BLADEĀ® (www.blademag.com) Magazine Editor Steve Shackleford served as the banquet keynote speaker and was presented with a special plaque in recognition of his work with the BLADE Show (www.bladeshow.com) and support of the BCCI over the years.

 

Wednesday included a complete slate of seminars and factory tours. The seminars included one on Buck Yellowhorse knives by award-winning Buck Yellowhorse collector Gene Merritt. The day was capped by a sunset dinner cruise on the nearby Lake Coeur dā€™Alene. Thursday featured seminars by CJ Buck on whatā€™s on the horizon at Buck Knives and on Buck Customs by John Foresman, Leroy Remer and Wilde Bill Cody, among others. A ā€œKnife Swap Plusā€ was held Thursday evening and included Russ Donoghue signing his new BCCI History Book, raffles, auctions, artist demos and more. The event concluded with more seminars Friday, including one on the Buckmaster/M-9 and Buck Tactical Knives by Rich Neyman, and a Buck Knife Survival Seminar by Karen Hood. A picnic at the home of Chuck and Lori Buck was a fitting end to the extravaganza.

 

For more information on the BCCI, visit www.buckcollectorsclub.org.

 

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