Review Buck 110--2017 vintage

[bluecrab3]

Friends,
I've been a knife collector for a few years now, and realized that my long-lost Buck 110 was missing from my collection. It was left (several years ago) in a tackle box that was forgotten at my favorite fishing hole.
Wanting to be nostalgic, I purchased one recently that was NIB, and produced in 1980-1981. In an effort to compare the vintage vs recent, I went ahead and paid my $30 for a 2017 model.
The fit and finish are superb. It was--by far--the sharpest factory blade I have ever experienced (including modern folders, etc...trust me). Blade was slightly off-center.
All in all, I was pleasantly surprised and pleased. Great job Buck!!!

 

[Hickory n steel]

Friends,
I've been a knife collector for a few years now, and realized that my long-lost Buck 110 was missing from my collection. It was left (several years ago) in a tackle box that was forgotten at my favorite fishing hole.
Wanting to be nostalgic, I purchased one recently that was NIB, and produced in 1980-1981. In an effort to compare the vintage vs recent, I went ahead and paid my $30 for a 2017 model.
The fit and finish are superb. It was--by far--the sharpest factory blade I have ever experienced (including modern folders, etc...trust me). Blade was slightly off-center.
All in all, I was pleasantly surprised and pleased. Great job Buck!!!

Got mine as my highschool graduation gift in 2013 ( was made in 2012) and it was excellent and extremely sharp.
I will however say that it wasn't quite as sharp as my Victorinox knives came ,but they're extremely thin with flat grinds. It was the sharpest knife I had ever owned for sure and it's 420hc blade is easily brought back up to said level of sharpness.
They may not be the latest and greatest and are a bit heavy, but they come with a nice piece of leather to carry them in and in general are one hell of a knife that can't be beat for those who love them.
Glad you love you're new purchase, and that it lives up to the expectations of your long lost companion.
The old one probably stayed sharp a whole lot longer being made of 440c, but most Buck fans find nothing wrong with their famous 420hc.

 

[Yo Mama]

I bought mine also for 30 bucks, and only got it as a throw away blade if the tsa wanted to pilfer my luggage. With this in mind it started becoming my go to travel knife. Then I started falling in love with it!

I agree fit and finish was excellent, grind was spot on, and centering just a hair off.

In the end, over the last few years, the 110 has earned a place in my carry rotation, and has memories of a few places I've been to.