For people that are not familiar with Buck knives, the older models are really sought after. Here's the blade date mark information on what year a buck was made:
LINK: https://www.buckknives.com/about-knives/how-old/
HOW OLD IS MY KNIFE?
BUCK’S DATE CODE CHART
The symbols stamped onto your blade indicate which year your knife was made. Please refer to this chart to find out the age of your knife.
110 & 112 MODELS:
1974-1980
One dot on each side of model number
1980-1981
One dot on left side, two dots on right side
1981-1986
Two dots on each side
*2002
The anvil was used instead of model numbers (on all knives) this year only.
Customs still use the anvil mark.
110 Folding Hunter 50th Anniversary Edition, 2014
-Initial production of 110 anniversary features anvil only blade stamp
- Most production includes Buck USA and anvil blade stamp