Home Forums Gear Knives and Blades My Buck 639 Fieldmates

Back in the 80s my grandad was pretty old but he and I still hunted together on occassion. One Christmas, he gave me a Buck 639 Fieldmate. I never carried it that much but loved it nonethesless. I always carried my Queen Cutlery hunting knife my dad gave me.

The next Christmas, I guess my grandad forgot he gave me one the year before because he gave me another. LOL. Man, I loved that old man.

I have one of those, purchased at Fort Benning in the early 90s.

I'll never sell mine, but have you seen what they sell for now? I'm sure it was a $30ish knife in the 80s. Now clean ones will bring $150 - $200.

When I think of "Grandpa knives" this isn't one that would come to mind. I think of a Case trapper or stockman, your grandpa must have liked the Rambo movies! Gotta love Grandpa!

Well, that could be. He carried a old Ka Bar when we hunted that he had machined his own serations into. He carried an WWII Army machette in his car, that he also gave to me, which I still have. We used to throw tomahawks and smoke Dutchmaster cigars in his back yard, and shoot in his basement. I suspect he just knew a young man starting to do most of his hunting, fishing and camping on his own needed a good knife.

I got the "Grandpa knife" from my dad, that I still carry to this day. Probably mid 70s.