112 for carry

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cuog

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It's time for me to get a decent knife to carry daily, I've been carrying a 4 dollar chinese steel blade my dad bought for me a few years ago at a flee market. Recently I bought a brand new Buck 102 and have liked carrying it, sadly the pansies I work with are afraid of a straight blade to the point that it makes me nervous to be around them. So I'm now looking for a folder I was looking at the 110 originally, my dad had a couple when I was a kid and liked them a lot, of course he has a bad habit of loosing knives and now uses cheap ones so he doesn't get upset when he looses them. The laws in my city require a folder blade to be under 3.5", and from my reading it appears a 110 is longer than that correct?

And for those that don't feel like reading here's my actual question:
I'm planning to buy a used 112, what are some characteristics I should look for in one? Were the blades some years better than others and how to tell? Also what's the difference between 3 and 4 dot?
 
A 112 is a great CC knife..Don't overlook a model 422,lighter with built in finger grooves..A drop point blade finger groove 112/422 is IMHO one of the best choices you can make in the Buck line..
 
Cuog, Welcome . The 3 dots are of 440C steel and the 4 dots are of 425M steel . The 112 is a sound , well built knife . DM
 
Cuog,

I'm going to suggest you buy a new 112 in 420HC. It has the latest and best grind on the blade and will be a superb slicer. Buck's 420HC is very, very good and a fella just getting into knives can actually sharpen it.

Enjoy you new 112.

Here are a couple of custom 112's of mine to wet your appetite for these wonderful knives. Btw, the steel is S30V on these two.
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Flatlander1963 said:
Cuog,

I'm going to suggest you buy a new 112 in 420HC. It has the latest and best grind on the blade and will be a superb slicer. Buck's 420HC is very, very good and a fella just getting into knives can actually sharpen it.

Enjoy you new 112.

Here are a couple of custom 112's of mine to wet your appetite for these wonderful knives. Btw, the steel is S30V on these two.
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Gotta agree with g on that, if you havnt put in the time to learn to sharpen on a stone, 420hc can be brought shave sharp with fool proof croc stics:thumbup: It saves me. 440c is a bear to get sharp on those.
 
The 112 is indeed a great knife. The Four-Dotters seem to be more numerous than the Three-Dotters, but either will serve you well. The newer knives in the 420HC are also very good. I carry a Four-Dotter.

Sharpening of the older and better steel is not that difficult with the new diamond stones and sticks, you just need to be disciplined in consistently keeping the proper angle as you sharpen. Not that difficult once you get used to it.

Once you get it sharp just remember to give it a quick touch up with a diamond stick after use and that way it will always be nice and sharp for you when you need it.
 
Thanks for all the help guys. I have a 1000 japanese wet stone that I've used for a while to keep both my carry knives and kitchen knives sharp, and I've grown quite accustomed to using it. I just need to get a finishing stone, and a strop is somewhere on my buy list.

It seems like from what everyone is saying that I can't really go wrong no matter what variant of 112 I buy so I'll just keep my search up for one that looks least beat up.
 
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