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In the 1980s, Buck set its sights on something new: the military.

With renewed U.S. defense efforts under President Reagan, Buck introduced the Model 184 BuckMaster in 1984, a rugged, hollow-handle survival knife aimed at elite units like Navy SEALs. But it was the pop culture explosion of Rambo that turned it into a hit.

That momentum continued when Buck became a subcontractor for the U.S. Army’s M9 bayonet, a multi-purpose survival tool with a forged 7-1/8" blade, sawback spine, wire cutter, and emergency honing stone. Its performance wasn’t just military-grade, it won over outdoorsmen, too.

Both the BuckMaster and M9 proved one thing: Buck's innovation could serve on the front lines, and in the wild, read more here: https://bit.ly/4lx9y2Z

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