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Buck 110: The Blade that Keeps Me Coming Back For More.
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Smoke, I'd never heard of those. Very clever: [ame]https://www.amazon.com/Kwik-Thumb-SS-BRK-KTS01756-Stud-Stainless/dp/B006OCP46S[/ame]
Got one like that inbound. Know I'm gonna like it.
Slight thread drift, but still Buck. You guys are a bad influence I'm afraid. I already have a 110, but someone mentioned customizing, and that made me go "Hmmm..." So I went on Buck's website and found that section. Uh-oh.
Here's the result. I ordered a custom 722 Spitfire. The images from the site are below. 6-8 week wait time. The blade steel I ordered is the S35VN. It turns out that Buck's version of that steel is better than the "standard" version of that steel because they do their own hardening and they harden S35VN to a higher RC. That'll improve it's edge retention.
I dig the colors, but that may not be everyone's cup of tea. It's Cerakote.
Here's the result. I ordered a custom 722 Spitfire. The images from the site are below. 6-8 week wait time. The blade steel I ordered is the S35VN. It turns out that Buck's version of that steel is better than the "standard" version of that steel because they do their own hardening and they harden S35VN to a higher RC. That'll improve it's edge retention.
I dig the colors, but that may not be everyone's cup of tea. It's Cerakote.
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hemiram
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I've only had one Buck, a 110, and I bought it at my Dad's store when I was about 9 years old. 25% discount! I carried it until I was about 23 or so, and it disappeared, never to be seen again. I ended up buying the knife I carry to this day, a Shrade LB7, a clone of the 110. It was $2.00, sold to me by a guy who was told by the Las Vegas Metro PD to get out of town. That was a great deal. It's knocked a tooth out, and been abused over the last 42 years. I recently sharpened it up with wetstones and it's like a razor now:
30-30remchester
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I am not a fan of these. They are too heavy, and I don't care for the blade design for my type of work. The newer lightweight models are a great improvement, but after owning a half dozen, I never used them and gave them away. I am not saying they are not good knives, they are. They are just not for me. Friends say my dislike results from being impaled to the hilt by this model, but I hold no particular grudge against the knife or the wielder. Just like trucks, girls, boats and the like, we all have our preference and dislikes.
OLDSTER
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cadmike
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I wish they had a pocket clip. Then I'd buy one in a minute.
I agree a pocket clip would be a great feature. I don’t wear a belt so I pocket carry the auto. At first I was nervous about the blade accidentally opening while in the pocket. But that has never happened. It’s not like these autos have a hair-trigger. You really have to make a deliberate effort to push that button for the blade to open. So I feel like they are safe for pocket carry and a clip would be great.
My Three Buck.....Buck. Pawn shop find.
Had a messed-up tip but rock solid.
Hit the tip best I could with a dremel tool.
Made a great workin blade..
Had a messed-up tip but rock solid.
Hit the tip best I could with a dremel tool.
Made a great workin blade..
HOUSTON RICK
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I have half as many as Bill-in-Texas in various places. Some have wildlife pictures, they may be worth $5 more.
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I wish they had a pocket clip. Then I'd buy one in a minute.
The 110 Hunter Sport has a pocket clip.
When I got on the police department in 1979, one of the uniform equipment requirements was a knife. The Buck 110 was the overwhelming choice, carried in a black leather duty belt pouch. I think 75% or more of the officers carried one. I still have mine, engraved with my initials, someplace around here. I stopped carrying it when assisted-openers became popular on the job. No matter, I'll never sell that Buck.
BubbaBlades
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I bought my first Buck 110 in 1964. I carried it during my time in the service and later on my duty belt at each police department where I worked.
I traded that well worn 110 to the Buck Knives West Coast sales manager for three (then) current Buck 110s.
These days, I often carry a 110 Slim Pro unless a different size and/or type of knife is needed for what I'm doing or where I'm going.
The third knife down in the picture is a Buck 111. It is a nice compromise where a 110's weight and thickness is an issue.
quote: I'm with ya I just can't warm up to the lighter weight 110's or the rounded corner knives,the lightest I'll go are the 112's unquote
My 112 is slightly smaller than my 110.
My 112 is slightly smaller than my 110.
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Personally, I don't understand the sentiment that the 110 is too large while the 112 is not either, because to me the difference in size/weight between the two is negligible, but sometimes those little things can make all the difference when it comes to individual differences.
For example, depending on what sort of pants/belt you wear, I can see how the 110 would be too big/heavy when the 112 is not. Obviously, if you wear larger pants with deeper pockets or a sturdier belt, then the 110 is no problem to carry, but if you wear smaller pants with shallow pockets or a flimsy belt, then the 110 just won't work, but a 112 just might.
So there you go.
I remember about 15 years ago I had to wear a rather light pair of trousers with a pretty thin belt as per the dress code of my job, so the knife that I carried at the time was some little Bucklite knife that was somewhere between the size of a Buck 55 and a 112. Under other circumstances, I woukd have preferred a larger knife, but it's what my work clothes could carry concealed and was good enough to slice open cardboard boxes, through tape, shipping envelopes, plastic packaging, bags of chips, and in a worse case scenario could have easily been used to defend myself, so it served its purpose while fitting within the confines of what my work attire would allow me to carry.
For example, depending on what sort of pants/belt you wear, I can see how the 110 would be too big/heavy when the 112 is not. Obviously, if you wear larger pants with deeper pockets or a sturdier belt, then the 110 is no problem to carry, but if you wear smaller pants with shallow pockets or a flimsy belt, then the 110 just won't work, but a 112 just might.
So there you go.
I remember about 15 years ago I had to wear a rather light pair of trousers with a pretty thin belt as per the dress code of my job, so the knife that I carried at the time was some little Bucklite knife that was somewhere between the size of a Buck 55 and a 112. Under other circumstances, I woukd have preferred a larger knife, but it's what my work clothes could carry concealed and was good enough to slice open cardboard boxes, through tape, shipping envelopes, plastic packaging, bags of chips, and in a worse case scenario could have easily been used to defend myself, so it served its purpose while fitting within the confines of what my work attire would allow me to carry.
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I will admit to wanting a Buck 110 so bad when I was younger I had to get one as soon as I could save up enough. I carried it for a while (when carrying a knife on a belt pouch was "normal" practice. These days it's a no no in many localities and quite honestly, I now feel the 110 is a bit too large for my needs so it's been in my night stand drawer for at least 30 years now. like many other things I've collected over the years, it will one day be for sale. At 68 and still in good health, I guess I've got a while, but do want to cull down what I am not using anymore. Just don't have the storage space since we've moved.
