BUCK 303 - The Cadet

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 Known officially as The Cadet, this small Buck pocket knife features three blades: usually a sheepsfoot, a clip point, and a spey (although mine is different with what appears to be two sheepsfoot blades). Introduced in 1966, it was initially manufactured by outside contractors before Buck brought its production in-house in 1987 to control quality.  They were originally outsourced to Shrade (in 1966) and then to Camillus because their San Deigo manufacturing plant lacked the specialized equipment to produce these small three-blade slip joints.  It features a black saw-cut Delrin handle.  It is still manufactured by Buck. 

***Update: I noticed that the blade tang has the symbol of a "V" next to the 303, indicating it dates to 2016. 

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