110 Stories

My dad had a 110 when I was a kid. He never let me fool with it or anything, but I'd go get it when he was away. MAN that blade was hard as hell to open back then! It looked like a machete to me then. I broke the tip off of it trying to use it as a screwdriver to hook up my Atari into the back of the TV. I put it back and didn't tell him. That knife was pretty old, too. Really tarnished and beat up. I felt bad about it, but I didn't want my butt kicked so I kept my mouth shut.

I just got my own pretty recently, was looking for a good knife. It's a little big for a pocket knife, but I manage.
 
take your licks. You will then be able to send the knife back to Buck. This company has the best customer service you are ever likely to encounter. They will fix your Dad's knife for free. You say you where hooking up an Atari so this was a while ago. Your Dad's knife deserves to get fixed. You'll all be better for it. Having said that, welcome to the forum.
 
Bought my 110 in '78 or '79 (sophomore/jr. year in HS). Man, so proud of that thing. Carried it always.

Roundabout '88, deer huntin' and buddy borrows the thing to gut his deer, as his POS knife was about sharp as a hoe. I warned him, easy with this. It's awful sharp and will hurt you. I turn back from a smoke when I heard him kinda yelp. He'd knelt down and ripped open the rib cage and managed to imbed my knive in that knot of muscle just inside his kneecap. This through the ribs, carhartts, longjohns and all...into bone.

My eyes got BIG, he was embarrassed and passed it off. But...I heard it "pop" when he pulled it out. He held off for about 20 minutes, but then admitted we'd better head home, cause his boot was fillin' up with blood. Several stitches and an x-ray and crutches for a few days...worried about infection, but that passed.

Couple years later, yet another buddy borrowed knife for same thing. Managed to cut his thumb and deep, and then break the tip while trying to cut the aitch bone. Dumba**.

Sent it to Buck, told them the truth about it, and a month later, new blade, polished up and returned...no charge. I'm sold and good.

Long post, but my first.
 
HAZMAT,
Welcome to the forum. Good story. When will they learn, eh? Perhaps he was using a dull knife for a reason! :eek:
 
Thanks Mike. Yeah, I've kidded him over the years that I should have made him just chew through that ribcage with his butter knife.
 
Thanks for your opinions!!! :D
I’m glad you think our English’s good. I didn’t want to write this but, to honour the truth, my dad wants you to know it’s me (Marina) the one who writes in English (but who has paid almost ten years of English Institute? Surely it wasn’t me… :o )
Dear mateocafe, first of all, welcome to he forum. And sorry, but I’m afraid I think the 110 isn’t exactly a "pocket knife". That’s why it has such a practical sheath.
You want a story about how my dad carries his 110 safely on his belt? Well, he asked a priest if it could make trouble to carry the 110 in its sheath. The priest looked surprised and said "Hey, wasn’t that a CELL PHONE?" :confused: And, as every person in Buenos Aires carries a cell phone, which is very similar in shape and size to a Buck 110 in it’s sheath, my dad can come and go at his will, with his dearest, sharpest, smallest friend with him. Isn’t it great? Another thing: later on, the same priest blessed that knife (from which I'll be sending you pictures as soon as I can).
Welcome to the thread, Hazmat, and let me tell you I liked your story very much, but I think it’s time your buddies learn about how to use a good knife properly! I couldn’t believe the same thing happenned to two different people! Perhaps using a butter knife would be the best solution… :rolleyes:
About the History Channel show, there’s a pretty busy forum Chickentrax opened about it. Pickupman, if you’ve seen it, perhaps you could help us find it in English (I have recorded it, but it’s translated to Spanish, and we’re only willing to use it as Plan B).
By the way, I’d like to tell you all we’re really enjoying this thread! :cool: And welcome again to Hazmat and Mateocafe!!! ;) ;) ;)
:)Good luck to all of you!!!:)
 
I had seen and handled 110's since I was a little kid, but it dawned on me that i'd never owned or really used one. I went out on halloween '05 and bought one at sport authority at the liberty tree mall for 30 bucks. It was too heavy to carry in my pocket, so I used the belt sheath. I planned to not carry this knife except on the boat (I'm a commercial fisherman), and that's what I have done for almost three months. When I first had it, we'd just gotten a good nor'easter and the gear was tangled, so I did a lot of rope cutting. The 420HC 110 (with the idaho stamp on the ricasso) cut as good as my vg-10 endura, and for the cutting we were doing, rope with no strain on it, the straight edge was much better than the serrated.

The 110 was also easily opened and closed one handed with gloves on, although eventually I simply left it on the lobster tank open. It got kind of scrimy after that first day, and I've only cleaned it once. I have been using that for the 'heavy duty' cutting duties from time to time as well, and it really did not get seriously dull.

I was impressed. sometimes newer hi-tech materials aren't always better.

Peter
 
Pete,
I spent 22 years in the Navy and all that time the Buck 110 was the knife of choice for the Boatwain's onboard. All of them carried one and used it for ANYTHING requiring a sharp edge.
 
Marcelo di Marco said:
Thanks for your opinions!!! :D
I’m glad you think our English’s good. I didn’t want to write this but, to honour the truth, my dad wants you to know it’s me (Marina) the one who writes in English (but who has paid almost ten years of English Institute? Surely it wasn’t me… :o )
Dear mateocafe, first of all, welcome to he forum. And sorry, but I’m afraid I think the 110 isn’t exactly a "pocket knife". That’s why it has such a practical sheath.
You want a story about how my dad carries his 110 safely on his belt? Well, he asked a priest if it could make trouble to carry the 110 in its sheath. The priest looked surprised and said "Hey, wasn’t that a CELL PHONE?" :confused: And, as every person in Buenos Aires carries a cell phone, which is very similar in shape and size to a Buck 110 in it’s sheath, my dad can come and go at his will, with his dearest, sharpest, smallest friend with him. Isn’t it great? Another thing: later on, the same priest blessed that knife (from which I'll be sending you pictures as soon as I can).
Welcome to the thread, Hazmat, and let me tell you I liked your story very much, but I think it’s time your buddies learn about how to use a good knife properly! I couldn’t believe the same thing happenned to two different people! Perhaps using a butter knife would be the best solution… :rolleyes:
About the History Channel show, there’s a pretty busy forum Chickentrax opened about it. Pickupman, if you’ve seen it, perhaps you could help us find it in English (I have recorded it, but it’s translated to Spanish, and we’re only willing to use it as Plan B).
By the way, I’d like to tell you all we’re really enjoying this thread! :cool: And welcome again to Hazmat and Mateocafe!!! ;) ;) ;)
:)Good luck to all of you!!!:)
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I checked the tv listings and also the History Channel website. I do not think they show "Hands on History" any longer, but will keep watching for it.
 
pickupman said:
I do not think they show "Hands on History" any longer, but will keep watching for it.
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When I was in Panama back in '90, they were showing two-year-old re-runs of "General Hospital" (or was it "Days of Our Lives"?)...Patch had just come back from being lost at sea, and he was really ticked off... :rolleyes:

Marina may be just getting those episodes of History Channel that were broadcast here back in '03... :(
 
I bought my first 110 out of the exchange on the USS Mobile in 1972. I was in Delta Company, 1st Battallion, 9th Marines. We were a battallion landing team doing a cruise around the South Pacific and the South China Sea. I got the 110 and a Buck sharpening kit at the same time. The sharpening kit had a soft arkansas, a hard arkansas and a tin of oil. I had plenty of time on my hands and that old 110 went from factory sharp to dull as hell and finally back to way sharp. We did a stop in P.I. for some jungle training and had some good times in Olongapo City. We stopped in Hong Kong for some time off and had some good times there too. Still have the pics of young marines touring Tiger Balm Gardens and can still remember eating crab and corn soup and drinking liter bottles of Orion beer in the 747 Restaurant. We had the unfortunate luck of being on our way back to Okinawa when North Vietnamese Army crossed the DMZ in force with tanks and the whole nine yards. Of course our BLT turned around and went back there to support the South Vietnamese. We practiced landings, with the Mobile launching it's Mike and Papa boats, climbing down the rope ladders into them just like you still see on the history channel on WWII shows about the South Pacific campaign or D-Day. Never set foot on Vietnamese soil though. Just lucky I guess. Our helicopter pilots with the BLT were not so fortunate though. They flew nearly every day and we lost a couple of them. The ships in the BLT also did a fair amount of fire support / naval artillery work. It was an interesting time to say the least.

Had that same 110 for another probably 15 years before it went missing. I don't honestly know if I just lost it or if somebody swiped it. It was a good one though. I went through a 112 that didn't last all that long before it disappeared too, and then had a couple of the 110 / 112 knockoff models that had the composition handles - much lighter. I still have at least one of them - is it a 442 maybe?

I came into a new 110 last year. Was at a John Deere function and it was a give away - very nice grade of give away at that I might add. Just got to looking at it and it has the Idaho tang stamp and John Deere stamped/ engraved into the walnut scales - gold filled (gold paint I assume). A nice looking knife and one I'll make it a point to use for old times sake.

Nice thread. Thanks for stimulating my memory banks.
 
That's the one!! Thanks for the welcome. I've always liked my Buck knives. Carried a fair few over the years. Besides the lock back hunters I've had the walunt scaled stockmans (several of them), walnut scaled smaller single blade lockback, a fixed blade rubber handled hunter - smallish maybe a 4" blade, black scale pens, black scale stockman and the little gentleman's knife (the fancy one) that was a gift with my initials engraved. Not one has ever given me a single problem ever. This is a nice forum I enjoy the reads a lot!
 
Terrierman,
Welcome to the forum and thanks for your service. :thumbup: Your thoughts about your romp across the south pacific brought back a lot of memories of my own. I travel back the the Philippines every three years or so (my wife is a Filipina) and let me tell you, it hasen't changed all that much, although we go to the extreme south of Mindanao. I've got several 110's that I'll be carrying back for my brothers-in-law.
Mike
 
Mike Kerins said:
Terrierman,
Welcome to the forum and thanks for your service. :thumbup: Your thoughts about your romp across the south pacific brought back a lot of memories of my own. I travel back the the Philippines every three years or so (my wife is a Filipina) and let me tell you, it hasen't changed all that much, although we go to the extreme south of Mindanao. I've got several 110's that I'll be carrying back for my brothers-in-law.
Mike
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You're more than welcome, it was my pleasure. I don't have any problem at all believing P.I. has not changed a lot in the last 30 plus years. Anyone who has not been to that part of the world would have some difficulty understanding what it really WAS like. Wide open and when you were in Olongapo you had best be paying attention to where you are and what's going on around you is what I remember best. That and San Miguel beer and some deadly concoction sold by the pitcher called a "Shake em up". Similar to what I imagine the Old West was around here. I wasn't in any one place long enough to get to know any of the local people. But I do remember quite clearly that some of the women in the Phillippines were strikingly beautiful....

And when you weren't in town? You were in jungle. No in between at all. It's a remarkable place. Even back then they had some dissident activitiy, I assume that is still going on?

Good luck on your next trip back, I'm sure the family will enjoy the 110's.
 
Yeah, Ologapo was a hoot when I lived off-base for the six months I was there. Moved on base for the remainder of my dad's two year tour.

I was reading Terrieman's post and recall that Jungle Training (JEST)for the Grunts was held up on the way up to the base hospital at Cubi Point.

You are so right about being aware Mike. I guess my beng a half-breed I kine looked local so I never had any problems. But some of my school mates weren't so lucky. It truly is like the opening scene from "An Officer and a Gentleman"...if ya haven't been there you cannot imagine.

We were sitting in church one Sunday at the Lutheran Service Center in town and a sailor came in bleeding all over after being stabbed by a jeepney driver. My dad had two or three wallets stolen (well, that's what he told my mom). Seen a ton of stuff a 13 year old shouldn't be lucky enough to see in front of Pauline's on Magsaysay.

I was lucky being in the BSA. Each spring break we would re-trace 50 mile segments of the Bataan Death March. Got to go meet peeps in small barrios and everyone was nothing but great. Beautiful people, inside and out.

It is the most beautiful of all places, the PI and those Bucks will be treasured Mike, I am certain.

Goose.
 
No Buck 110 yet, but likely my next purchase. So far, a 119 Special and older 120 General, both used regularly for big game hunting (Moose), and two new 120 Cocobola Limited Editions that have the Idaho stamp. I plan on using one, and displaying one. Reason for my post is that I had to relate that a good friend and hunting partner swears by a 110, even for field dressing Moose. Difference is that I get my hands red, he is red to the elbows. He used to use a 120, but had a bad experience when he couldn't see what he was doing and almost cut his hand off when he was dressing a Moose one time. I told him it wasn't the knife's fault. He agrees, but still says he prefers the 110 since it forces him to look more carefully at where he is working. Still don't see his logic, but at least he's still a Buck fan.
I'll still use my 120's and 119, but the 110 will be a back-up and every day carrier.

Hobo
 
Terrierman said:
That and San Miguel beer and some deadly concoction sold by the pitcher called a "Shake em up".
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You'll be happy to hear that the going price of a bottle of San Miguel beer is roughly 11 pesos at the corner sari-sari store and about 50 pesos at the local tavern. (current exchange rate is 57 pesos equals one dollar) You gotta love it! :thumbup:
 
My best friend just gave me a 2 dot Buck 110 w/Leather Case. Can you tell me when the 2 dot was manufactured? It is in excellent shape with no blade nicks. It is stamped BUCK 110 U.S.A. Thanks for a reply.
Bill Whiteman, Arlington, TX
 
...Welcome to the forum Bill. Your 110 Buck was made somewhere between 1974 and 1980. In 1980 they added a dot making it a 3 dot. By "no blade nicks" , I'm assuming you have a nice looking blade with no scratches or other nasty marks. There's lots more information available here from all the knowledgeable people in the forum. Never be afraid to ask questions. Someone here will always have answers for you. Again, Welcome.
 
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