Buck 110/111 Question

nothing but the curve on the bolsters were the wood fits
every thing else is the same..
the 111 was discontuned as it was harder to fit the wood to that curve

now the "classic" 111 was a thin al frame
with cowboy engraving on it..
 
Actually, the 111 was not discontinued do to any difficulty in production, it was purely and ecconomic decision. Retailers as a whole, looked at the "standard" 111 as a 110. Our desire was to introduce a 110esque knife that mid and small retail could sell for more to compete with the Big Boxes (since they would not have the 111). Unfortunately, the 111 is viewed largely as a 110, so to a lot of people there was no reason to switch to the 111. So, we opted to use if for various special items and custom stuff.

Bill Keys
Director of Manufacturing
Buck Knives, Inc
 
Bill Keys said:
Actually, the 111 was not discontinued do to any difficulty in production, it was purely and ecconomic decision. Retailers as a whole, looked at the "standard" 111 as a 110. Our desire was to introduce a 110esque knife that mid and small retail could sell for more to compete with the Big Boxes (since they would not have the 111). Unfortunately, the 111 is viewed largely as a 110, so to a lot of people there was no reason to switch to the 111. So, we opted to use if for various special items and custom stuff.

Bill Keys
Director of Manufacturing
Buck Knives, Inc
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Mr. Keys, why was the 111 never found in the catalogs except for the specials and customs?
 
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