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I lost it years ago and today I found it in the duff at the bottom of my truck's console. Nice to have it back. Still sharp, but green from years of neglect in the sheath. it's in the upper left of the picture. It has no year symbol.
Anybody else have any Buck knives?
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Ive had this one since '80 or so.My deer knife and small game/fish knife
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Our Dept. issued everyone a Buck 110 to carry on our duty belt back in the late 70's. Mine is languishing in a drawer of my work bench.
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I love rediscovering things I've long dismissed as lost! Have a Buck 124 that I've used for a long time, they're great knives.
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I also have a buck 110. It was a gift from my grandfather. I still carry it hunting to this day & it's cleaned every animal I've shot. Very fond memories of it.

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Yep just acquired a Buck Alpha and a CSAR by Buck/Tops. Great knivesfor the money. 110s seem popular with all.
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I carry one every where I go. I finally retired the middle one because the lock wore out.

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Several hundred. I'll post a picture or two later. Love my Bucks!
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had my first one for just over 50 years now. been in war and peace on five continents. picked up a second one for the truck in an antique mall several years back for $10.00. lee
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Now your talking my favorite knife without a year code on the tang and there are no dots on either side of the 110 and the it's not inverted she was made prior to 1974Here are a few of my favorites,of them all the two dot 1975 is my favorite with 440C steel
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I carry one every where I go. I finally retired the middle one because the lock wore out.

Buck has a life-time guarantee,send her to Idaho you'll be pleased
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Had one for about 40 years. A couple years ago I bought a 110 auto conversion. It's part of my Sunday Go To Meeting rig.

Very impressive when that big, heavy blade comes flying out.

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Had mine since June of 72.
Packed as a street copper on my Sam Brown.
Durable and reliable.
Zipped many a Buck and quite a few hogs.
Still in use today.
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Thanks, it just doesn't make sense. I bought a new one from Amazon, $28 with free shipping, with a leather sheath.

Their warranty doesn't cover normal wear and tear. Cost to ship it to them, +10 for a new blade, +15 for a new sheath. I saved money buying a new one.
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I sometimes carry this little fixed blade knife if, i'm not carrying one of my 110's



Surprised nobody said anything about the sharpening choils, some don't like them, but I always put them on a knife when I sharpen it.

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OK then just thought you had an attatchment to the old knife..
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OK then just thought you had an attatchment to the old knife..
I do have an attachment, I'm going to have it on my belt when they bury me.
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I lost it years ago and today I found it in the duff at the bottom of my truck's console. Nice to have it back. Still sharp, but green from years of neglect in the sheath. it's in the upper left of the picture. It has no year symbol.
Anybody else have any Buck knives?

I have several Buck knives, including a 110 and a 119.

I had a Spyderco Chinook III [1] that vanished 3 years ago. I have not seen it since. Don't know where it went.

[1] https://www.spyderco.com/pix/products/med/C63G_M.jpg



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What he said.

Many years ago, my brother found a beat up Buck 500 in a rental car. The micart scales were scratched, the blade was chipped and the bolsters were nicked and scratched.

I sent it to Buck asking if they could do something about the blade.

It came back to me with a new blade, the scales were polished as were the bolsters. It didn't look new but it did look nice.

My cost? $5 for return shipping.

I have two Buck 500 folders, 503, a bunch of other Buck folders and a big buck sheath knife that was a gift from Chuck Buck with his signature on the blade.

Yes, I like Buck knives.
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I have a 110 and it's little brother, the 112. I carry the 112 around town as some police agencies are sensitive about blade length. They might be old school, no serrated blade, (unless it's ordered from the factory), pocket clip, or one handed opening, but IMHO, the 110 is the yardstick all other folders are measured by.
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Thanks, it just doesn't make sense. I bought a new one from Amazon, $28 with free shipping, with a leather sheath.

Their warranty doesn't cover normal wear and tear. Cost to ship it to them, +10 for a new blade, +15 for a new sheath. I saved money buying a new one.
Buck's warranty may have changed recently, but several years ago I bought a Buck 112, the smaller version of the 110, at a gun show for $10. The lock was weak. I sent it in. They replaced the lock, polished the scales and bolsters, sharpened the blade and paid the return postage all at no charge to me. I bought my first Buck in 1960 and have owned/used many over the years. As with many things, the older knives are better quality, IMHO, than current production. I bought one of the $28 110s at a feed store a couple years ago and it does not compare favorably to the one my Dad gave me in 1971.
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Got a Buck Pathfinder (105) back in 1970. Still have it. I also have a Woodsman (102).

But, it's pretty tough to beat the 110 for a good, all-purpose hunting knife. This one with blade of S30V steel, helped dress out an elk last year.
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My first was a Model 105 Pathfinder. Now have a 105, 119, 120.

I have a Puma that looks a LOT like a Model 110.

I think Buck offers good value for money spent. If I needed a good knife and had little to spend, Buck is probably where I'd shop.

(Swiss Army knives excepted. No matter what goes on my belt, a SAK is in my pocket.)
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It's funny that you found it where you did because I just rescued my 110 from the truck console quick sand where it was working its way to the bottom.
I guess being heavy has its drawbacks.
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Mine is somewhere inside the dash of an '88 Volvo 245 I no longer have; it fell in while I was splicing wires to a new CD head unit. Would have been about a week of my time or $1500 of mechanic time to get to it. Damn!
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Over the years, I've collected eight of them. I bought my first in 1974. I still have it, and carry it when I'm out. I developed a real liking for the original frame design, since it provides a better grip. I also had one made in the Buck custom shop. It has the blue scales, no pins, and a partial serrated edge.

The best deal of all the 110's, is the one with the Sambar stag scales. I found it NIB at a knife show about six years ago. The guy wanted $25 for it, and I nearly broke my wrist getting my wallet out.

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I carry one of very recent manufacture. Walmart sells them relatively inexpensively. I was just stripling insulation off a salvaged piece of lamp cord with mine. Makes a fine whittling knife.
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My first Buck was a 501 from right after I got married in 1969. After 25+ years of dressing squirrels, rabbits, and whole bunches of trout (and frequent sharpening) the blade was smaller. I sent it back to Buck for a factory sharpening. When Buck got the package it was empty. A hole had been cut in the box and out came the knife. It was like losing an old friend.
Buck sent me a brand new knife "because that's the kind of company we are". My daughter heard I was upset about it and bought me one too, with a belt sheath. That's why I have 2 and that's why I buy more Buck knives.
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These 2, the top one has had a hard life. Got a fixed blade for Christmas but don't have a pic. Joe
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Here's a Buck story: circa 1990, I was fishing at Parker Canyon Lake in southern Arizona (on the southwest side of the lake). I cleaned several fish with a Buck 110 on the bank of the lake. I put the knife down briefly on a rock to tend to other things. The sun was going down, and we left the lake. About halfway home from the lake (i.e., 35 miles away), I realized that I had left my knife behind. It was already dark, we were all tired, and we had no flashlight. So, we did not turn around and try to find the knife. I said, "well, I'll just have to buy another one." And I did about 2 months later. Whoever found the knife at the lake, he got a good one, since it was nearly new.


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Had one for about 40 years. A couple years ago I bought a 110 auto conversion. It's part of my Sunday Go To Meeting rig.

Very impressive when that big, heavy blade comes flying out.

I've got one of those. Mine has a different style button, than yours does. Mine was converted by someone in Tennessee, but I don't remember their name. I've had it for nearly twenty years, but I seldom carry it as it's too heavy, compared to my Benchmade.

Back in the "old days", I carried a Buck 112 between my under belt, and my River Belt right in front of my Jordan holster with a keeper over all of it. It rode good and was convenient in that spot. I still have it, and it would be a good carry for woods walking, and other adventures. Just to look at it, you'd know that its been through the wars......
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Honestly, can't you find time to use shoe dye and polish on that poor sheath? The green stuff on the front bolster can be removed and the bolsters polished with Simichrome or similar metal polishes.

An occasional drop of oil on the joint will lessen wear there.

It's your knife, not mine. But it hurts me to see things like that.

BTW, the Buck Model 110 is one of the few knives to be mentioned in a novel. Donald Hamilton had his spy character Matt Helm use one in several of the books. Matt changed knives a few times. Hamilton was one of the few authors who could name the knives his characters carried.

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Buck's warranty may have changed recently, but several years ago I bought a Buck 112, the smaller version of the 110, at a gun show for $10. The lock was weak. I sent it in. They replaced the lock, polished the scales and bolsters, sharpened the blade and paid the return postage all at no charge to me. I bought my first Buck in 1960 and have owned/used many over the years. As with many things, the older knives are better quality, IMHO, than current production. I bought one of the $28 110s at a feed store a couple years ago and it does not compare favorably to the one my Dad gave me in 1971.
Even if they replaced the blade for free, which they said they would charge $10 for. I would still have to pay to ship it to them, and pay for the new sheath. So the new one cost me $3.

Of course the $28 price on Amazon was an exceptional deal which is no longer available. Right now Amazon has a deal going, brass and stag with rivets for $125.

I still have the old one, I am waiting till I wear out a couple more, so I can ship them all in one box.

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The 110 and 112 are great knives. I've owned a number of Buck knives--my favorite is the 118 Personal fixed-blade--but never a 110..

I keep saying I'll buy one; but since having to cut a seat belt on one occasion, now I'm never without a one-hand-opening knife, a Spyderco Endura or SOG Flash II.

The man (I can never remember his name or the title of his autobiography) who held Alaska Guide License #1 used a 110 for everything from camp chores to dressing out thousand-pound brown bears, as I recall. Quite a testimonial.
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I am going to be severely castigated for saying this, but although I have a 110 in my hunting fanny pack, I also have a US-made Schrade LB-7 which I prefer. My 110 has a brass front hinge pin where the Bear Paw's pin is stainless, and I find it easier to sharpen and keep the Schrade sharp than the Buck. I have always felt that about the time I got the Buck to the point it was sharp, the blade would flake and I got to start all over again.

Sorry, guys; just one old guy's opinion...
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I have been curious how th Cabelas version with the better steel holds up & if it's worth the extra cost.

I'll try & post a photo of my 110 tomorrow if I can dig it out of my hunting gear bag

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This is my 110 I bought in 1969 that I refurbished myself a few years ago by replacing the worn blade with a Damascus steel blade, and the tired wood with African Padauk.



In the thumbnails are my other Buck knives... going from left to right: 186, 105 Buck Custom Shop - polished bone, 103 Skinner and a 184 Survival Knife. The 186 is my EDC/car console knife.

Also pictured is a long discontinued Buck 137 Steelmaster, knife sharpening steel and sheath.

Not pictured is a 425 Mini-buck that I keep in my range box, it was discontinued shortly after I got it and then brought back out by Buck.

Funny story associated with it, I got it and a slew more by accident, as a Christmas gift in 1987 from my then wife (now ex). It was purchased at a long defunct catalog showroom, BEST Catalog if I remember right.

Anyway, when you bought something there, you filled out a picking slip with the SKU on it, turned it in and a picker would retrieve the item from stock which you then took to the cashier to pay for it. The picker, instead of delivering 1 knife, gave my wife a shrink wrapped brick of 10, which she took to the cashier with the picking slip and was only charged for 1 knife. Imagine my surprise when I unwrapped the gift and completely puzzled, asked "why did you buy 10?". I gave all but 3 away to brother-in-laws and friends... and time has since left me with just the one, as the other two I kept have gone off to where ever it is that missing mates to pairs of socks wander off to while in the dryer.
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Thanks, it just doesn't make sense. I bought a new one from Amazon, $28 with free shipping, with a leather sheath.

Their warranty doesn't cover normal wear and tear. Cost to ship it to them, +10 for a new blade, +15 for a new sheath. I saved money buying a new one.
You forgot the most important reason not to return it. If you did return it for a new blade, all the character and history of this well used and loved knife would be erased forever. Your middle knife shows honest wear that most others shown will never know. I MIGHT fix the lock up but never the blade and would never polish it up. And if it were mine I would never retire such a loyal friend. I do not replace old friends and old tools simply because the shine is gone and newer models are at hand. I am loyal to a fault.

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Four Bucks here: a 110, a 119, a 284 Bantam, and a 389 canoe. None of them gets carried a whole lot, but they are all sharp from the factory and hold an edge well.

I would not mind adding a 110 with a drop point from their custom shop, then converting to auto opening.
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I have a few Buck products. All have been great. I've never owned a 110, but I did buy the "Bucklite" version when it came out in the 80's. It's not the same product as their "Bucklite" line is today. Back then it was simply a 110 with green (and later other colors) plastic scales that acted as the frame and everything. It made the knife quite bit lighter, hence the name. It certainly didn't seem to compromise quality any.

I bought it right when I went in the Army. It went all around the world with me for the decade I was in and was a great knife for the job. I thought I lost it, but was reunited with it last year after about 25 years. I had some stuff boxed up at my parents house, and it had managed to get in there somehow.

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As promised, here's a little something Buck for everyone.

Some 112 goodness



Some non-ordinary Vanguards



Copper frame 110's





Some tactical Bucks



A few pickups waiting to get buffed and fluffed.



Couple of not so regular fixed blades.



Some more vintage stickers


Some Limited Edition or club 110's

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Not to leave anyone out here are a few for you slipjoint fans.

A family of brown jigged bone Bucks on an outing, (they get tired of being cooped up in their boxes).



Bird & trout



Trappers anyone?




Schrimshaw 500's and a King Charles



Lastly an Empress Trio for the kitchen.



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Can someone elaborate on the 110 auto conversion? Is that still available? I've never heard or knew about it until now... is it an assisted opening type mechanism or a a push a button, boing, it's open kind of deal?... which would be considered a switchblade here in CA and illegal.
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This is my 110 I bought in 1969 that I refurbished myself a few years ago by replacing the worn blade with a Damascus steel blade, and the tired wood with African Padauk.
Sounds like you know how to fix these things. I have an old Craftsman folder which looks like a 110 but was made by Camillus. The lock doesn't work, it looks like the spring that puts tension on the lock has fallen out.

Any suggestions on getting it fixed?
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Can someone elaborate on the 110 auto conversion? Is that still available? I've never heard or knew about it until now... is it an assisted opening type mechanism or a a push a button, boing, it's open kind of deal?... which would be considered a switchblade here in CA and illegal.
I can't recall which is which but there are two different aftermarket 110 auto conversions. One has an elongated button. One of them is a single action in that pushing the button opens the blade which must be closed manually. The other is a double action where you use the button to open and close the blade under spring pressure.

IIRC Buck actually built some 110 autos this year but I don't know how many and or if they still have them?
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I have one that was givin' to me some 30 odd years ago. its been back to the mother ship 2 times for new blades. broke the tip off like 3 days after I got it. (stupid 15 year old shenanigans...) second time was about 15 years back. new blade, polished to a mirror shine, and a brand new sheath. total cost, like $9. love me my old 110, it'll go to my son some day, but he's 2 and will have to wait a while.
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I am going to be severely castigated for saying this, but although I have a 110 in my hunting fanny pack, I also have a US-made Schrade LB-7 which I prefer. My 110 has a brass front hinge pin where the Bear Paw's pin is stainless, and I find it easier to sharpen and keep the Schrade sharp than the Buck. I have always felt that about the time I got the Buck to the point it was sharp, the blade would flake and I got to start all over again.

Sorry, guys; just one old guy's opinion...
LB-7 is a great knife also but the reason for easy sharpening is the steel is much softer than the Buck 110's which will hold an edge a lot longer.Here are some LB-7's
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Here is my 110.

It was a gift from my grandfather (birthday?). The funny part of the story is that all the grandkids (the boys anyway) all got Buck knives on the same day. I was CRUSHED when I saw mine because my cousin Kyle got his huge Rambo sized knife. As a kid bigger is always better right. My dad tried to console me. I've carried this 110 for as long as I can think of hunting. I love it now. My cousin & I laugh now about how completely useless the knife he received is. I think I've sent it back to Buck once for sharpening. I know there are fancier & better steel's out there but this one just plain works.

Might put some CLP or Ballistol on the sheath.

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I got my one and only Buck 110 back about 1977 and carried it 24/7/365 for many years. Cut rope during oil spill boom deployment and hundred other chores. Think at the time I paid $25 for it and was the most expensive knife I had ever bought. Served me well regardless of what task I was doing. I'd say I got my money's worth. Frank
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Just figured out via the Buck website mine was made between 1972-1986

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