110 Sheath

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Bulldog12

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Got my first Buck knife, a 110 and it came with a black leather sheath. I'm sure everyone knows them well enough that I don't need to post a review of my first impressions of the knife, but I can tell that it was made to be used. Does anyone know if the knife is intended to be carried tip up or tip down in the sheath? I personally prefer tip down for carrying folding knives, but this one has a very tight fit if I force it in that way (just let it stretch over time?).

Also, I noticed you can purchase tan leather 110 sheaths with a knife ordered from the Buck custom shop, but only black leather sheaths are available for sale in the Buck store. Black leather isn't really my thing - anyone know where I can get a tan one?
 
Welcome to the forum Bulldog, dont really know about tip up or down, whichever way it goes in works for me and I pocket carry more than anything. You could find a brown sheath on ebay, or the "trade/buy" sections of this forum. If you call Buck they may sell you one.

Fritz
 
My impression is that the design is for tip up carry. I don't think that the sheath was designed for tip down or it wouldn't be so difficult to insert the knife and to require a break in period. That works for me because it comes out in the proper position in my hand for opening if carried tip up. Tip down just causes me to have to reposition the knife in my hand to open.

Is there a particular reason that you prefer tip down carry?
 
Thanks for the welcome. I don't have a good reason for preferring to carry folding knives tip down, it's purely psychological. :) If the Buck sheaths are designed for tip up, I might go with an aftermarket or custom sheath since I want to get a brown or tan sheath anyway.
 
Go ahead and carry tip down if you wish, but the knife will be in the wrong position for use when you bring it out and you will have to reposition it in your hand.

There's no reason to carry a 110 tip down. Tip up is correct.
 
Mine ride tip up, facing left. Pulls out of the sheath with blade right at a position to where I can pinch it, drop the frame, popping the blade to lock, and a slight drop into my hand. One handed. Been doing it that way since my first two dot. Not been cut yet.
 
I carry my 110 on my right side pushed behind the side belt loop toward the back with the tip up and the blade facing back. This allows me to unsnap, pull knife and thumb blade open with one hand. Not a speed issue just the way I was raised. I carry it towards the back because sometimes need to get it out with the left hand. This post makes me feel old because long before studs, holes or other gimmicks we were opening our Buck 110’s one handed and never thought that much about it.
Bob
 
For a user, the newer and cheaper Buck nylon sheath is really good. And I concur with tip up.
 
My wife thought I was nutso when I tossed a cordura sheath in the laundry with my huntin jeans. Came out all nice and clean. Just told her not to run it through the dryer.
 
One of my first efforts at one-handed opening with a 110 cost me a sixteenth of an inch off the tip of my finger.

My grip wasn't tight enough, and the spring was unusually, uh, brisk.

Band-aid ensued, and I avoided ridicule at work by remarking that it's bad form to try to catch a dropped knife. I just never mentioned how I happened to drop the knife.

:D

I have some 110s that open one-handed more easily than others. Some are just that little bit stiffer is all.

Darned EcoLite 110 won't even begin to open that way. So I had to figure out an alternative.

Oh, well.

 
Being a wimp with a fairly high IQ.......I open a 110 with two hands.

True, IF my left hand is injured or occupied, I can hold the blade with thumb and forefinger of right hand and flip the body down to open it with one hand, but that's only done rarely. It does work fine.

Otherwise, I'm staying with my wimp method and losing no blood.

:)
 
Okay guys here is how I opened my 110's one handed when I was doing construction type of work.

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As you can see I like my 440C blades. :D HL
 
I briefly tried thumbing the blade open on my 110FG. The spring on the backlock was way too strong for that to even work; my thumb would just slide off the blade and the blade would budge maybe a centimeter. Even the one-handed pinch-and-drop method is rather risky with my 110; I've really gotta snap hard (to the point where I'm practically throwing the knife at the ground) to get the handle to drop open, and then it'll only drop halfway so I need to throw the knife out a second time to get the handle to drop open all the way. Other 110s may be easier to open, but my 110 is definitely a two-hander.

That, and I'm a pianist and would like to retain full use of all of my fingers, thank you very much, so I'm just gonna go ahead and be a wimp like BG42 and open my 110 two-handed ;)

Also, I agree with the tip-up in the sheath carry. The sheath is so tight that the knife will definitely stay shut when sheathed; that combined with the backlock spring on the 110 will ensure that you never get bitten while reaching for the knife in the sheath, even if it does ride tip up. Additionally, drawing the knife from a tip-up sheath carry will result in the knife being properly positioned in your dominant hand for a two-handed open. Then again, that's just my personal opinion and YMMV.
 
I4Bucks, that's a nice set up... I like your your .110. .... I carry my 422 with tip down and my 112 and 110 tip up... ITE ...
 
ItsTooEarly said:
I4Bucks, that's a nice set up... I like your your .110. .... I carry my 422 with tip down and my 112 and 110 tip up... ITE ...
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Thanks ITE
I do like my 110's, this use to be in my EDCR, until work decided employees did not need knives. :eek: Most of us still carry a knife, just down sized a little maybe! ;) Now I carry a 486 in front left pocket, and a 345 in the right front pocket, :D and this is okay. Go figure. HL :D :D :D
 
I'd get one of those "One-Armed Bandit" studs on a 110 if I really felt I HAD to have quick one-handed opening.

But, I don't like the look of them and I don't have the need for quick-draw right now.

I carry a gun, anyway.

;)
 
I have one of the OABs. Thought it was kinda nifty, tried it out, decided I preferred the clean lines of the 110 without the OAB. Got my Vantages for one-handed openers. Got the 110 cuz it's a classic.
 
I have never felt the need for an OAB on a 110, as I like 'em just how they come. As for carry, tip up, spine forward.
 
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