110 Stories

No great stories yet as I just bought my first 110 this morning :eek: I have owned ALOT of knives, especially Bucks but alway shyed away from the 110 because I thought it was too big/heavy. Well, I finally gave in and bought one. I have to say, that very few knives have given my "that" feeling. Kind of a mix of pride and feeling prepared for anything. The last time I felt this was with my small Sebenza 3 years ago...nothing else compared..until now! This knife will get alot of time in my back pocket.
Anyone know where I can find the leather 110 sheath? I'm just not big into the nylon sheath that it came with.
Now to find a 112 to compare! Thanks!
Matt
 
I've told the story elsewhere here, but my first 110 came from my grandfather. It's from 1973, and he gave it to me when I was 6 (1987). It's in remarkable condition because along with the knife, my grandfather also taught me how to sharpen, clean and care for it.

It's been everywhere. I've been camping with it many times, cut miles of fishing line and who knows what else.

I don't have any great stories about the knife, just a lot of nice memories. I've got two other 110 (one from 1999 and another from 2001). I picked up another one on ebay lastnight... not sure about the age, but it looked to be in pretty good shape, and I know if it's not, I can fix it up. And besides, it's a 110, and I can't say no.

The original one has fallen out of EDC use until I can get my hands on a new sheath. The original sheath is very worn, especially the flap (you can hardly make out the BUCK on the front, or the 110 on the back... but the snap is as tight as it was new). Once I get a new sheath, it will be my EDC again.

I also have five 112s, but I don't carry or use them much. The handle is too small. I've been thinking about getting a 55 just to add to the growing collection.
 
Jazzman said:
Anyone know where I can find the leather 110 sheath? I'm just not big into the nylon sheath that it came with.
Now to find a 112 to compare! Thanks!
Matt
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Buck sells the sheathes on their website for $12.

Comparing the 110 to the 112... they look the same, both are solid knives with flawless lockup. But the 112 feels tiny next to a 110. I don't like using a 112 for moderate to heavy work because I feel like my hand will slip off the handle. The blade size is fine, however... just the handle seems too small.
 
Psychopomp said:
Buck sells the sheathes on their website for $12.

Comparing the 110 to the 112... they look the same, both are solid knives with flawless lockup. But the 112 feels tiny next to a 110. I don't like using a 112 for moderate to heavy work because I feel like my hand will slip off the handle. The blade size is fine, however... just the handle seems too small.
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This is what is so great about Buck knives. I have small hands and I needed a knife for police work. The year was 1972 and I bought one of the first 112's. It fit my hand like a glove and because of the curve at the end of the handle, it felt secure in my hand. In those days not a lot of cops carried knives on their belt, so mine got a lot of use. It still does at home. :D
 
I carried a 110 exclusively while aboard ship in the US Navy. One night in 1972 while on refueling duty on our destroyer, we were lined up along the starboard side-amidships in the dark when a problem occurred.
The deal with refueling is pulling over via a line (rope) the refueling device from the big oiler which is sailing next to your ship at 10 to 15 knots (I think). All this took place in the dark using red running lights and red flashlights.
Our job lined up single file down the deck, was to pull the line on command and let the line out on command. Never letting the line pool at your feet. (A knife during these "evolutions" was a real good idea.) Anyway we had a big bonehead guy in our division, who pannicked went the line accidentially payed out. And it would flat wizz out if the two ships did not stay on course.
Our man was slack on keeping the line under control and when the line took off it tripped him up and he "freaked out" grabbed on to it too, and was drug over and through a hatch type structure on the deck knockng over two or three sailors in the process, and heading for the chock (pully) at the side of the ship. Me and a first class arrived at the same time over dumbo who was down, and had about 15 to 20 seconds to untangle him and get him to let go of the line.
I,in the mean time had the 110 out at the chock ready to cut the line, (which would set back the whole refueling detail) when the First Class took is grey bent-head military flashlight and beat the hell out of this guy untill he let go of the line and "woke up". What a cluster! Our man sustained rope burns, bumps and bruises. When the 'old man heard about it he actually gave us all a ration of rum in the form of miniture bottles of booze. What a night!
 
Come on guys, keep them coming!

Don't let this thread down, I know there are many more stories out there!!
 
Back in the mid-70's I guided for a canoe outfitter in Ely, MN that was a Buck Knife dealer. For a period of time, if you were an employee of theirs and ordered a knife through them, your name could be engraved on the handle (presumably by Buck) at no extra charge.

So, I ordered a 110 and also one for my sister. Mine got stolen along with my toolbox about 20 years ago and I forgot about the one I gave her. Last November, she was killed during a search & rescue mission with the Sitka Fire Dept. in AK. Some of her personal effects were sent to me, though there wasn't much to send since she had a very minimalist lifestyle. In one of the two cardboard boxes was that 110 with her name on the handle. It was one of the few things she kept over the years and I get a little choked up whenever I handle it these days.
 
I just bought a new model 110. It came with a black leather case and it has the Idaho icon on the blade. I grew up carrying all of the 'Pakistan' knock-offs of the 110. I make a little more money now, than I did then, so I decided to pick up an example of a genuine 110. I have quite a few other knives, but this one does bring back a few memories of growing up carrying a big lockback pocketknife. It wasn't that long ago that a kid who lived in a rural area could carry a pocketknife to school and no one ever said a word. The times have changed, that's for sure. It's nice to see that you can still get a Buck knife that is pretty much the same.

SP
 
I'm new to collecting Buck Knives but I just recently purchased my first 110 off of eBay. It's a 1987 special edition for Canada's Ducks Unlimited 50th Anniversary. Nice looking knife! I also have a new crystal 560 with a 110 blade. What a knife.
 
My story is simple. I got an 110 before, loved it, liked it, bored with it, and sold it.

Stupid me...

Till last week, I was gonna get a solid - fixed blade, choices were there, tried them all, and in the end, I bought an 110, again, though I wanted to get a fixed blade to begin with, but I got the 110 anyway. Yup, it's THAT good. A folder that is strong enough to give me the same confidence as a fixed blade.

Feels good in the hands, excellent materials, solid feeling that assures me that I am prepared for everything with it.

I bought an 110 again this week. Only this time I truly know that it will be with me for good. Thanks for the second chance! :cool:
 
Just bringing this one back. Come on now, lets hear some more 110/112 stories! :D
 
Been watching this one as a observer for a long time. This will be my first post, so be kind.

I recieved my first 110 when I was 10 years old from my Father. I still have it in a pouch on my saddle, never needed much more knife than that, I just never realized it. I have used about every design of knife through the years and don't know why I wasted my time and money on them.

"Back in the day" I used that 110 for everything, Dad even showed me how to use it as a fist load, when I put it on my Sam Browne as a rookie patrolman. It carried well in a spare pouch for a 1911 magazine.

I came full circle a few years back and found the perfect 110, the 560. It is my "workday" carry, with a much needed one arm bandit attached. My Father passed on recently and I miss him so much. I purchased another 110 just like the one he gave me more than 25 years ago, and it will be my "day off" carry. It will go with me hunting this year with the 119 he gave me 10 years ago and his rebuilt rifle, I think it might make me feel as if he is there with me.

Thank you for letting me contribute to this forum.
 
I bought my 112 in 1985 when I was working as a paramedic. I carried it for several years on my belt at work, and in my pocket off duty. Like many people, I got sucked into other knives for a long time, and while I love my custom fixed blades, I'm back to Buck 110/112 for lockblade folders.

I'm currently awaiting the reopening of the custom shop so I can plan out a sleeper custom 110 (BG42, brass, and walnut).

And Don, that is a great story about your dad. I'm sure he'll be with you this fall.
 
Thank you Mr. Grateful and Mr. Geraldo for your kind words.

Here is one for you 110 lovers.

I grew up in the rough and tumble docks of the Pacific Northwest, there the 110 in a sheath was a stautus symbol and necessity. From black leather jacketed bikers, cops, craftsmen from ship builders to foundry workers. Most of them were 1st and 2nd generation Norsemen, Swedes, Greeks, Scotsmen, Poles and Germans. When I first started working with these hard working, and hard drinking men, (including my Father) I learned that a knife in our work was not only a tool but sometimes a life saving device.

One co-worker a former fisherman who worked in Alaska, told me how he got entangled in a net and had to cut himself loose with his 110 he wore in a special sheath around his neck. One biker/welder showed me how his 110 was carried in a special made sheath in his Wesco engineer boot. He was a 2nd generation Swede who would pull his Monkey Fist from his Carhartt coveralls left pocket and that 110 from it's hiding place in his boot. Saw him do that in a small Tavern when he was cornered by three rivals. He didn't cut anyone but raised hell with that Monkey Fist! Later after seeing that fight he showed me how to make a Monket Fist and I have carried one all over the world.

One from my Father:

At the manufacturing plant we worked at a not so coordinated man was operating machinery with long sleeves, a big no-no in the metal working field. After hearing his shouts over the loud, noise making machinery, an old pipelayer from Montana grabbed his 110 performed a "biker flip" and cut the entangled fellow loose. Two things after that, he wore short sleeves everyday until the plant closed, and brought his own 110 to the Machine shop so my father could put a razor edge on it. I guess a lesson well learned!

Like Geraldo says.......Keep them comming!
 
Welcome, Mr. Bilbanito. Love your Buck posts. I also love the idea of keeping a Monkey Fist handy. Hope to hear more from you.
 
Your welcome Don and thank you for another interesting post. I have to ask, what is a monkey fist?
 
Thanks Again for the Welcome.

A Monkey Fist is a known sailors knot tied with a pocket in the center. They were used, and still are, by sailors to cast lines from a vessel to a ground tie or another vessel. We used them to cast lead strings for extension cords or other wiring in the shop.

In the knot construction there is a pocket for a round object like a large marble, or what my partners used to use, a steel ball bearing. They make one heck of a slung-shot, and attitude adjuster.
 
I see this is a pretty old thread, with some recent posts...so here is mine...My friend showed up to work at the gas station in 1983 with a new 110. We oogled that thing all day.....I thought it was the coolest knife. Well, I went out and bought a 110 FG the next day... It's been with me ever since, Biking, camping...I absolutly love holding it, pulling the blade out and looking at it .....holding it some more.....looking at it some more....well, I am sure you all KNOW what I mean.....peace, John :D
 
I bought a new 110 today (the price was irresistible) and it brought back a tidal wave of old memories. The 110 has been a part of my life for 36 years.

Years ago my wife and I were canoeing down Village Creek in the Big Thicket with some friends. We stopped at the midpoint of the trip and had a picnic beneath some old beech trees on a hilltop overlooking the creek. Later that night after the trip was over I noticed my Buck was missing. I wasn’t sure if I had even brought it with me on the creek, but I had a hunch it got lost at the picnic spot. I figured I would stop at that spot the next time I paddled the creek and take a look.

About a year later I did just that. Unfortunately, there was a foot layer of beech leaves covering the hilltop and a cloud of mosquitoes to boot. I pretty much gave up any chance of ever seeing my knife again. :mad:

Six months later we took another trip down the creek and stopped for a picnic at the usual place. This time it was very comfortable. I was unpacking the food when my wife walked up and handed me my knife. She found it lying on the ground nearby. It was still in its black leather sheath. The sheath had deteriorated to the strength and consistency of cardboard. However, the knife was just fine. There was some very minor pitting on one side of the blade. Not bad considering it spent a year and a half on the ground in all sorts of weather. :)

Oddly that was the second time that knife had been lost for more than a year. It's a good knife, I just need a better brain! :confused:
 
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