1991 110 Handle Material

[larcklorn]

My father brought me my childhood camping knife recently and thought I should know a bit about it. From the research online I can see it was made in 1991 (+ symbol), but apart from that no definitive online catalog I saw had the model or material it was made of. Any help is appreciated.

 

[afishhunter]

Custom Shop nickel silver with Elk covers, maybe?

The standard 110 has always had yellow brass bolsters.

A real beauty, that's for sure.

 

[Makael]

kinda looks like bone.

 

[David Martin]

Welcome, Larck. Can the little black specks be wiped off? IT does not have the porous look of bone. So, it
could be antler. If 1991 it would have a blade of 425M steel. Do you have the leather sheath. DM

 

[BuckShack]

I would say bone too.

 

[sassafrassdogs]

Maybe clean it up and post the pics...

 

[MT_Pokt]

Buck didn’t use liners in the modern era custom shop did they?

Wasn’t there a salt and pepper corian?

Lastly, perhaps a stone rehandle?

 

[sportingspecialist]

Brass frame,bone covers with black liners.

Factory offering during that era.Bovine bone can be porous or polished to a very smooth texture.

Below is current production with some what porous finished bone handles.

Below is bone that has been dyed & polished to a smooth finish and is 2017 production.

 

[Makael]

Here are the two Bone knives I have. 110 with Cpm154 and a standard 119 with 420.

 

[David Martin]

Yes, yours has those black specks and they occur on bone. But his has the on the handles and bolsters. Plus,
Mak yours has no liners. That's why I'm wondering about those specks scattered over it. DM

 

[sportingspecialist]

David,those specks are just dirt or grime collected by use in a dirty environment.

 

[David Martin]

Ok, so cleaning would help. DM

 

[Makael]

With liners it seems like re scale to me,

 

[drei3ree]

1991+ and liners, not a Buck custom.

 

[pjsjr]

I have a similar knife, if not the same. IIRC, when I researched it it was a Bass Pro exclusive. Preston

 

[David Martin]

pj, what is the handle material on your 110 ^? Does it have a liner? DM

 

[pjsjr]

David it's bone and does have black liner. Preston

 

[sportingspecialist]

It looks like polished bone with black liners.

I have a 1990 110 with brass frame,jigged bone and black liners.

 

[David Martin]

I think you gents found it. Good search. DM

 

[MT_Pokt]

Except that the OP’s knife appears to have Nickel Bolsters...