110 blade steel !?!

[110 Dave]

Yowser ! ITE posted a picture of a carbon steel 110 prototype!
droped a dime to a friend at buck and he said yep its true but he did not know
if it would be limited to some thing like 200 of them or ifn they would make more ..
and that some how it passed the rust test they did ...
lol goina to see ifn I could get one o them my self!!

 

[V Singer]

Hi, guys. I have an '81/'82 110 that may have been in the ground a while before I came into possession of it. The Ebony wood on one side is degraded, and both sides feature an appreciable amount of pitting on the blade. I remember Buck knives from this era as being marketed as "rust-resistant", but not stainless. Is stainless not as "stainless/non-corrosive" as I thought?

 

[tet6t8]

Going thru my 110 collection I found I have 2 110s with carbon steel.
I'll have to start using 1 of them to see how they can compare with the stainless models.

 

[DeSotoSky]

Going thru my 110 collection I found I have 2 110s with carbon steel.

Wow, a 7 y/o thread back from the dead.
How old are your knives? 5160 or?

 

[pjsjr]

Is stainless not as "stainless/non-corrosive" as I thought?

Not all stainless steel is made the same and/or suitable for a blade that will hold and edge and be durable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_blade_materials

 

[Alberta Ed]

I'd go for another 110 if I could find one in M4. Already have the standard in 420HC, a BassPro 110 in CPM-154 with some kind of hard coating, along with my most recent 110, a Buck Slim Pro in S30V. Maybe a Custom Shop option? Let's see, nickle silver bolsters, and maybe stag grips...

 

[skypeace]

I love stainless steel for my pocket knives and hunting fixed blades. If I want to take carbon into the woods I'll just grab an OLD kitchen knife.

 

[Roguer]

Just Trust a Buck. I still use mine as the knife in the bigger sheath or pack knife or small duty knife for small knife duty things. I got a good supply of Buck 110s and use them, even though I slowly been getting CS knives for the folders. But after CS's new owners don't seem to have my trust yet...I'm hedging my aquisitions and its back to the classics. People ask me what affordable reliable knife one can get. I toss out the usual Buck, Gerber and CS. Every one I know, knows what a Buck 110 is and a great default to get no matter what steel it is. Of course I'm talking from a users stand point here, if it works great, Bucking the system is a wise way to go.