Buck 110 all over again

[vrichard]

Daughter got this 110 at a mine she work at.( safety award)
Dick

 

[mr-mom]

Received a Buck 110 as a high school graduation gift. Have carried it forever! Gone thru three belt sheaths, the tip is a bit shorter now due to many sharpenings, but it is still my favorite after 50+ years.
Dave
SWCA #2778

 

[joe44va]

Isn't it amazing how many folks like 110s? A true cult classic.
Good on you Chuck Buck and your father.

 

[eveled]

That holster is illegal in some places. I can cary a fixed blade, but not a folder in one of those sheaths.

 

[WebEviction]

Had one my grandad gave me that i carried with me every where for 25 years! Even cut the tip of my thumb off with it.. sadly it broke last year though. I knew it would happen eventually as it was used hard regularly!

 

[Sayoc01]

I bought my Buck 110 in the 60's.I now carry a Buck 560 ...love it!!
No longer have any desire to carry my 110,the 560 is the best of the two!
Jim

 

[Zoner]

i bought my 110 in the early 70's. Before Buck knives moved out of here i took mine out to the factory and had a new blade installed. The lady at the counter told me there were folks around that would pay good money for a 110 from that era.....MIke

 

[opaul]

I really like the Buck knives.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I had a number of the Bucklight knives in the early 80's, they wouldn't hold an edge and needed diamond sharpeners to put an edge back on. I've since moved on away from 440 stainless knives.

My brother was best man at my wedding, as a token I gave him a small folding Buck with Sterling scales with a horse scene engraved on both sides. His current "pocket" knife is a small Buck folder, he has carried it since 1975, when he dropped his first Buck in a footer that was the covered with 18" of concrete. He has a 110 that he carries when he needs a MIEDIUM sized knife. I like a little larger knife.

Iven

 

[Texas Star]

Great knife. That's all my daughter remembers about my forest ranger uniform. A buck knife in a black sheath on my belt.

Buck is a brand name and requires capitalization. It is in fact a family name. Too many call any similar knife a "buck" and many who should know better are that sloppy. Many in the mainstream media are guilty of this. The average reporter cannot distinguish between a similar Buck, a Puma, a Schrade, etc. They think the 110 style is just some kind/sort of knife.

There is no such thing as kleenex. There is Kleenex, and then there are other brands of facial tissue.

When I was writing professionally about knives, Buck's PR people asked that I make this clear.

 

[Texas Star]

Had one my grandad gave me that i carried with me every where for 25 years! Even cut the tip of my thumb off with it.. sadly it broke last year though. I knew it would happen eventually as it was used hard regularly!

How did it break? What were you doing with it then?

I've see broken Buck knives, but someone was usually doing something stupid, like prying with one or trying to pound the blade through bone on an elk, using a rock... or throwing a knife not made for that.

 

[Texas Star]

That is an old school drawback. I've equipped my 110 and 112 with after-market thumb studs.

I usually do carry stud-opened knives. The man in my article, a Mr. Anderson who was later on Discovery TV with other cougar attack survivors, was just an average fellow, not a knife-oriented person.

Moreover, he is/was a Canadian. Are one-handed opening knives even legal up there?

Canadians? Chime in here.

 

[jtcarm]

Cult classic.



If you have to ask, you won't understand.

I wouldn't call it a cult. The 110 is like the S&W Model 10 of knives. An original and a workhorse.

It was the first truly viable folding hunter, courtesy of the lock. The style has been much-copied, but the 110 is the original.

Not sure, but it may have been the first lock-blade folder.

 

[357-RevolverGuy]

Love the 110. What's not to like about wood, steel, and brass made in the USA? I own three and I believe the finger groove model has always been a custom shop feature. If you haven't tried Buck's nylon sheath for it I highly recommend it for the horizontal carry option.

 

[jtcarm]

Buck is a brand name and requires capitalization. It is in fact a family name. Too many call any similar knife a "buck" and many who should know better are that sloppy. Many in the mainstream media are guilty of this. The average reporter cannot distinguish between a similar Buck, a Puma, a Schrade, etc. They think the 110 style is just some kind/sort of knife.

There is no such thing as kleenex. There is Kleenex, and then there are other brands of facial tissue.

When I was writing professionally about knives, Buck's PR people asked that I make this clear.

Believe it or not, major brands have to defend their trademarks against becoming a generic term for a product. Otherwise,the trademark can be challenged in court and revoked.

To prevent this, the holder must show they have made reasonable efforts to keep the trademark from becoming generic.

Some major corporations have departments dedicated to monitoring media for such references and send a letter to the publisher when they see one.

IIRC, Linoleum lost their trademark when it became a generic term for vinyl tile.

 

[WebEviction]

How did it break? What were you doing with it then?

I've see broken Buck knives, but someone was usually doing something stupid, like prying with one or trying to pound the blade through bone on an elk, using a rock... or throwing a knife not made for that.

I was seperating a door panel from the frame and while i wasnt intentionally prying with it.. i slipped and twisted and lost about an inch of the blade! Totally my fault being lazy.

 

[Semper Fi 57]

Why has the 110 never been made with a drop point? Or has it?

 

[DavidWJ]

Buck 412A seems to be a varient of the 110.

 

[j a]

WebEviction send it back to Buck

WebEviction send the knife back to Buck and they will replace the blade and send the sentimental treasure back to you as good as new.
I emailed Buck customer service with almost the same problem. A broken blade on a 110 that my late Dad had given me.
I was told no problem to fix and return the knife to me. I was told where to send it to. And to include a small check to cover repairs and a note explaining it's sentimental value.
Less then 2 weeks later I had my knife back with a new blade installed and the brass buffed to a nice shine. I could tell they had returned my original knife by the 30 years worth of character marks I had inflicted on it.
Wonderful knives ( I own 3 Buck 110s) and SUPER customer service. Buck and S&W I am brand loyal to both. JA

 

[eveled]

Love the 110. What's not to like about wood, steel, and brass made in the USA? I own three and I believe the finger groove model has always been a custom shop feature. If you haven't tried Buck's nylon sheath for it I highly recommend it for the horizontal carry option.

Finger groove 110's were available off the shelf starting in the mid eighties. Cost $5 more than a standard.

 

[Richard Simmons]

Why has the 110 never been made with a drop point? Or has it?

There have been limited editions and you can order one from the Buck Custom shop

 

[eveled]

Why has the 110 never been made with a drop point? Or has it?

It has been made with a drop point. Some on Amazon now. (Richard replied while I was typing.)

 

[garddogg56]

Buck has a whole line of lock-back light weights,many with drop point blades

 

[brianb131]

Back in 1975, we used to carry Buck 110s on our belts to high school. I don't think they allow that anymore.

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[Owly]

Buck Knives is one of those iconic American brands that make you feel patriotic by simply owning their products. I had to go count and found four Buck 110's, two 112's, and a three bladed Stockman.
Buck knives can also be fairly valuable in certain configurations. I once traded a Brian Yellowhorse custom Buck 111 (110 variant with rounded bolster) for a Ruger GP100.

 

[garddogg56]

Yellow horse does great work,wish I had one.

 

[joe44va]

brianb131
Back in 1961-2 I used to keep my 12 ga Remington pump in my high school locker after hunting in the morning. If I shot something, the little old lady in the lunch room would put it in a paper bag in the refrigerator until after school. This in New Jersey, now the Peoples Republic of New Jersey.

 

[Poohgyrr]

The 110 is a classic, with solid roots. Visit Buck's website sometime and read the story of how Buck Knives and the 110 came to be.

Standard or custom, it's a great lock blade.

Here is its smaller brother, a Custom Shop 112 I carry daily:





BCCI 2839

 

[Steely85]

I never got the 'love' affair with the buck 110 knife (small b on purpose for the man from Texas). But I'm happy many are happy with them.

Cheers.

 

[Old Corp]

Although I never carry my Buck 110 or my Schrade copy anymore, it does bring a memory-induced smile.
I was in college in the late '70's and my major was Fish & Wildlife Management. The other guys we hung out with were Forestry majors. The standard near-uniform daily wear at school for all of us was flannel shirt and jeans in cooler months, t-shirt and jeans in warm. What was always present was the Buck folder on every belt. If you didn't have that, you just couldn't be a F&W or Forestry guy.
Really funny looking back.

No longer carry either. Too heavy/bulky, and I'm around saltwater every day. My daily carry is the Kershaw line of pocket clip folders. Near perfect for me.