Anyone ever have a 110 lock fail?

hunting camp....(sigh)...been years...(sniff)... good to know they still exist..
hear there are some elk camps near post falls...wander what they look like?
got a gold cross lock i need to try.. and a alpha hunter..
heck i might even go "fixed" at a camp..
 
334dave said:
hunting camp....(sigh)...been years...(sniff)... good to know they still exist..
hear there are some elk camps near post falls...wander what they look like?
got a gold cross lock i need to try.. and a alpha hunter..
heck i might even go "fixed" at a camp..
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Fixed? That does not sound right coming from you Dave! ;)
 
The lock of the 100 is really strong.I've used mine pretty hard and it keeps asking for more :thumbup:

I've cut some big fishes ino pieces with it.They've had some tough bones and I've pressed the knife with my entire weight (200 lbs) to cut them.That's IMHO a good test for a locking folder - the 110 has passed it flawlessly :thumbup:
 
I have a number of used 110's including this one that someone made hand groves in. Even this butcher job locks up tight.:)
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I've never had any knife lock fail, no matter what the brand. That includes my 110.

I agree with jackknife. Locks do not a fixed-blade make and I still use my locking knives pretty much as if they were slipjoints.
 
Buck 110 lock fail? Stainz, you can't even have those words in the same sentence! Its like an oxy moron or something :D

110-- fail? Not if its being used like a knife should! ;)
 
I;ve never even had one fail on a old 2 dot that was a ebay junk knife,I mean i pounded that through deer ribs and pelvic bones many times ,abusing it like you are not supposed to do,and still never seen one fail!
 
Please forgive my blasphemy! I love the 110 - my all-time-favorite Buck Knife... no, make that my all-time-favorite KNIFE period. I called their bluff - you'd think I'd impuned their family. I'll just write it off as some disgruntled former Buck owners - or just more folks with a diet deficient in bran.

Thanks for the reassurances!

Stainz

PS I know anything mechanical can fail... but some such examples require odd astronomical alignments.
 
Sorry for the ancient thread resurrection, but I have something to add to it.

I have a Buck 110 that has a worn out lock, so it is possible. The knife has never been abused in any way, just used daily for years. It closes like an ordinary pocket knife no need to wack the spine of the blade, just moderate steady pressure.

I am trying to decide if I should just retire it, or send it to Buck.
 
eveled said:
Sorry for the ancient thread resurrection, but I have something to add to it.

I have a Buck 110 that has a worn out lock, so it is possible. The knife has never been abused in any way, just used daily for years. It closes like an ordinary pocket knife no need to wack the spine of the blade, just moderate steady pressure.

I am trying to decide if I should just retire it, or send it to Buck.
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Send her to Buck. I hear their SPA treatment makes them like new.
 
No failures and do not expect any. It's one of many reasons I buy them.
 
eveled said:
Sorry for the ancient thread resurrection, but I have something to add to it.

I have a Buck 110 that has a worn out lock, so it is possible. The knife has never been abused in any way, just used daily for years. It closes like an ordinary pocket knife no need to wack the spine of the blade, just moderate steady pressure.

I am trying to decide if I should just retire it, or send it to Buck.
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Outstanding!
 
eveled said:
Sorry for the ancient thread resurrection, but I have something to add to it.

I have a Buck 110 that has a worn out lock, so it is possible. The knife has never been abused in any way, just used daily for years. It closes like an ordinary pocket knife no need to wack the spine of the blade, just moderate steady pressure.

I am trying to decide if I should just retire it, or send it to Buck.
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You ought to have it fixed. This thread shows how many people have faith in the reliability of a Buck 110. One like yours could hurt the person who trusts it without inspecting it. Even if you do not plan to let others use it you could lose it, or it could pass to them after you die.
 
I meant to come back to post this picture last night but got sidetracked. These are the three i carry, i keep one on my work pants, one on my long jeans, and one on my short jeans. So i can just change my pants when i get home from work without forgetting my knfe. Can you guess which one has the worn lock?

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These knives span almost 40 years of production I cannot tell any difference in the quality.

I went on Amazon last night and ordered a new 110 with a leather sheath for $28 with free shipping. When you figure in the cost of the leather sheath @ $15, plus the shipping cost to return mine to Buck I got the new one for $3.

Think I'll have them bury the worn one with me when I go. Although Pondoro makes a good point about safety. Thanks guys, Ed
 
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The only time I ever had one fail was not really a fail. I had some junk that collected in the blade tang that prevented lock up. I cleaned it out, and good to go. I have seen one that "failed" where a guy so abused the knife, even a fixed blade of the same size would have failed. Over all the 110 is a pretty stout knife. No liner lock or frame lock will ever be as strong.
 
eveled said:
I meant to come back to post this picture last night but got sidetracked. These are the three i carry, i keep one on my work pants, one on my long jeans, and one on my short jeans. So i can just change my pants when i get home from work without forgetting my knfe. Can you guess which one has the worn lock?

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These knives span almost 40 years of production I cannot tell any difference in the quality.

I went on Amazon last night and ordered a new 110 with a leather sheath for $28 with free shipping. When you figure in the cost of the leather sheath @ $15, plus the shipping cost to return mine to Buck I got the new one for $3.

Think I'll have them bury the worn one with me when I go. Although Pondoro makes a good point about safety. Thanks guys, Ed
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Sweet Jesus. Either you sharpen your knives with an angle grinder, or you really really use the begeebers out of that knife!!! That would take a LOT of sharpening to do that to an edge.
 
Lol. No angle grinder just used a lot, and kept sharp. I bet that knife has cleaned a thousand trout. Daily carried and used for 20 years, no complaints from me. The top one was my Dad's from the early 70's it gets babied. The bottom one is my Barbeque Buck, prettiest wood I've ever seen on a non custom knife, and the other side is just as nice. Looks like honey in sunlight. Ed
 
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