110 Stories

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BlackShark

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Few days ago I gave my 110 a clean up and remembered the days I was a happy 14 years old with his 110 at his belt. I also rediscovered the beauty of this knife which has a special charme compared to the tactical stuff from today. I also found this article about the 110s 40'th birthday in July 2003 Blade magazine. It told the story of a sportsman who defended himself against- and defeated a 750 pound bear with his 110.

So come on guys, let's see some stories about this king of knifedom! Tell what you used it for and share some cool stories you heard about!!

Btw: My 110 came with cordura sheath and is marked: "BUCK", next row "- 110 -", then "U.S.A.". Any idea how old? Bought it about 10 years ago...
 
Great idea for a thread!
I'm afraid my only 110 story is not all that good, although I did learn a valuable lesson.
Back when I was just a teen, long before i found out that a Buck knife was not just a generice term for a good knife, I had a friend I liked to hang out with. He liked to cause trouble and one night after work he decided to break into a truck to steel the sterio inside. He borrowed my 110 and promptly broke the tip off while trying to pry open the wing window. That was the extent of my life of crime I am happy to say and I still have that old 110, broken tip and all, as a reminder. I know i can have the blade replaced but i also know that would not be right, it is serving its purpose just as it is.
Not as glamorous a story as the grizzly bear eh? I accidentally snuck up to within 20 yards of two bears once when i was hunting deer, I think my girlish, high pitched screaming scared them off though. Must have hurt their ears. :rolleyes:
 
I bought a 112 in the mid 70´s, it gave me good service for a long time even though I abused it quite a bit, the only special thing I remember is fixing a strap in my girlfriend´s purse (we´ve being married for 25 years now) by hammering a loose rivet with the rear bolster.

I have another story but it is not a nice one, my 112 was stolen when I was mugged by a gang of teenagers some 10 years ago, I really don´t want to go into details on that one.
 
HI,
Here's a quick one on The Ranger 112.It was about 1973 or 1974 I was in Boston with my sister and I went to Stoddards for a good folder.Well I had the idea of getting a 110 since my older brother had one.I looked at 110,112,Puma,and Gerber folder's.I spent about an hour or more looking then left to decide.I went back looed some more and bought the Ranger and a sharpening kit.
I used and carried that knife till around 83 when I sold one to day to get a rifle.No big tale or story but the knife lived up to my expectations.Carried 24/7 even to high school which then was no big deal like today.
I can't think of anything special the 112 did except camping in New Hampshire and Vermont,also went to Texas with me for a few years.
In 1974 my Mom got me a 119 for Christmas which I still have no big tale there either except it has served me well for all those years.
Take Care,
Pete
 
I have probably cleaned hundreds of deer , hogs, javalina , turkeys, ducks, geese , quail , doves, a few snakes, a few fish (not the best for that ) skinned a few coyotes and bobcats, all with a 110 . I had a 110, my first one, given to me by my dad, I had started to checker the wood and it was looking good. Kept it in my dresser drawer, It was stolen by my supposedly best friend Tim Lutz , under the pretense of telling my mom he needed to leave me a note in my room. I never said a word about it, hoping he would come clean on his own, he never did. Tim , if you read this, you still owe me $20.00 also. With 20 years interest .
Kevin C. Buck
 
I own 4 110's. Each is a little different. One was abused by me in my younger years, so the blade profile had to be shortened. :rolleyes: It still is a good user, though.

This is my favorite, which my dad carried for years. He got it back in 1967, so it's as old as me. :p It has seen alot of use and sharpening, the nick is almost gone.

Hard to see from the picture, sorry.

One thing I'm curious about. This 110 isn't marked 110 anywhere, and the Buck stamp is upside down on the tang. It would be rightside up as read in the picture. Any insight on this???
 

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Got a 110 when they first came out,remember Buck knife logo Blade cutting a bolt!! Well I had to try it,SIGH,young & dumb! SET UP TIME,guy dares me,hands me a bolt(Aircraft bolt)!MORE LATER! So half moon chunk out of the blade.Gary EK was a friend & repaired it,really removed a lot of steel,still cuts & I still have it.Just have two TI Bucks now,ONE all black including the blade & ONE all gray.
Thanks,
Jim
 
Glenn,
Hard to tell from the picture. If it is stamped BUCK, U.S.A. that would put it from 1967 to about 1971 timeframe. If it is stamped just BUCK, that puts it from 1964 to about 1967. There are a lot of factors that dictate where it falls in either category.
Hope this helps,
 
I am a big fan of the 110. To date I have about 23 110's in my collection. I have 110's dated from the sixties up to the present. Some are custom and one is customized with file work and stag handles by Tom Stratton of Georgia. I am rarely without one on my person. It is truely an american original!
 
When I was much younger, I actually bought a Case Shark Tooth, instead of a buck 110. Yes, I was younger and a little "dumber". Anyway, my wife ( I married my high school sweetheart at the ripe old age of 20 ) was visiting a girl she had just met at work. The friend had stepped out for a few minutes, but her husband was at home watching TV. He told her to come on in and Patty ( his wife ) would be home shortly. As she took a seat on the couch, he took out his Buck 110 Folding Hunter, opened it, and said " Take your clothes off !" My wife, who is usually in complete control, was terrified! I think she ran out of the house. When Patty came home, my wife told her that her husband was crazy. We are all the best of friends, now, and sometimes, when we open a knife, around my wife, we give a devilish grin and say " take your clothes off..."

p.s. I have grown older and wiser and now own three custom 110s, a regular 110, and a crystal titanium ( forget the model number ). Take care, rob
 
I was given a 110 in "83" for a graduation present. Never used it. Sold it last year and now wish I had it. Oh well, maybe someday??? Jim
 
This is a great thread! I just recently was recalling my buck 110 memories, Because I had bought my twin brother a nickel silvered, Grey wood handled 110 for his birthday last week. My first 110 was bought at a local flea market back in 1976. They came with the heavy leather belt sheath. I was 16 at the time and worked in the local cotton mill. I remember sitting on the back dock sharpening that 110 on an old whitrock and stropping it on the heel of my boot. I kept it shaving sharp. Every weekend , One of my friends or brothers would want to go to the local fleamarket and buy a 110. You could get them for $20.00. My brother still has his original knife, But I loaned mine to a friend that lost it. I need to try a modern 110 and see how they perform with the later model edge design and blade steel. It would be cool to see listed in this thread, all the changes the 110 went thru over the years and the dates that the changes took place.
 
110 stories. This brings back many memories. I bought my first Buck 110 in August, 1968 at Sportland, La Mesa, California. I recall I paid all of $18 for it then. With the location of Buck in the San Diego area at the time and the group of guys I hung around with, we all thought the best knife in the world to have was a Buck 110 of course. So, everyone I knew had to have one. I still have that 110 and carry it on my belt every year hunting deer in the fall and Javelina during the archery javelina season. It has never failed me. I've used it on everything from squirels to elk. I've bought many other Buck knives since then and still have every one of them. The others that top my list are the 118 Skinner, and the Cadet model, both purchased in the late 60s. Someday, all of these Buck knives will be passed on to my sons, although they already have newer versions of the 110. Thanks for the memories...
 
This thread is great evolving!

Share your memories, don't worry about getting sentimental! Because this is the reason of loving the classic 110 - memories!
 
For my father's 50th, I bought him a Buck 110 and had it engraved with 4 generations of initials on it - all "Daniel's"....(name tradition)

Named it "Legacy"

When he got it and flipped it open for the first time, he had a sudden flashback to the 60s.

He was in some public setting (rally, parade, something - can't remember) and noticed one of his old buddies who had now joined up with a motorcycle gang. He decided to mess around and sneak up behind him. He grabbed his shoulder and before he could say "Gotcha" his left arm was behind his back and the dude's 110 was at his throat.

Fortunately for my Dad (and his posterity)...:rolleyes:...he was quickly recognized and released. The guy apologized profusely and later that day, they both had a real good chuckle about it.


That afternoon (that I gave him Legacy) my Dad could be found wandering the house, flipping it open and closing it...with almost a blank stare....maybe there were a few more memories floating around up there? I don't know, but I do know that he was very, very pleased.
 
Still have my 110. In '79 or '80 I was helping the chemistry teacher in my high school clean out & throw away some old lab stuff after school (which I was too glad to take off of his hands!). Took some of it to the local flea market where I traded the guy for a used/abused 110. Had to convince the flea market guy that it wasn't stolen gear- (it had "property of" tags all over it.) The 110 was pretty much standard issue for the day. All of my jeans had a 110-shaped wear spot & a hole in the right rear pocket.
 
Got my 112 Ranger back in 89. Went by train all the way to Copenhagen and picked it out from a whole box of them in the store "Arms Gallery". I was send by 4 of my friends to pick out the 5 best specimens. It took a little more than 30 minutes and I remember the clerk asked me (in a overbearing tone of voice) if I was sure I had found the best, of the five I had lined up? I answered; "Hmmm, It´s hard, guess I´ll take all 5" The look on that guys face was a real daysaver.
I have worn out 3 leather belt pouches this far and have just bought another. My son is turning 5 tomorrow (17/4), and it´s time to pas on the 112. :)
ALIass
 
Last year after Christmas my friend was over. We were watching Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes. I was tossing and catching my opened Buck 110 over my floor, sitting on my bed. I tried it once standing up without thinking. I'm not the most coordinated boy. It landed tip down on the inside of my left foot. It was a sharp pain followed by profuse bleeding and a dull aching. It wouldn't stop bleeding for a while. Finally it did. For a month it wouldn't heal; just puss. After a month (I hadn't said anything to my mom) I told her a somewhat similar story. One bottle of ammoxicillin and plenty of swelling later I was fine. I learned a lesson, too.
 
my first real knife.
My mom gave me one in 1975, still have it. About the third time I used it, a friend and I were camping next to a frozen lake on New Years Eve. Needed to cut some line while setting up the tent...cut right into the meat at the base of my thumb. Boy was my friend pissed. Next day a couple steri type strips fixed me up. Love that old knife.
 
Let's bring this thread back to the top!!

Come on, share your experiences and stories of this american classic!! :)
 
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