An argument for the Buck 110:
I suppose it depends upon how you use your knife....
If you are the type that is constantly using your knife all day long, making small cuts (string, paper, etc...) numerous times per hour, then a pocket-clip one-hand folder (or a small fixed-blade, or even scissors) makes better sense than a Buck 110.
Or if you're the type who wants a knife that can be deployed in a blink of an eye for fighting off attackers (real or imagined) then perhaps the Buck 110 isn't for you.
And if you wear clothing that does not accomodate a belt and a pouch (skirt, hospital scrubs, bikini, thong, swim trunks, whatever...) then you might want a light-weight pocket-clip folder.
But if you want one of the
best performing folding knives ever created, then the Buck 110 is what you're looking for.
Of all of my folders (and I have quite a few) the Buck 110 is the best design for actual long-term serious cutting:
The handle is as close to perfect as I've found in a folder: neither too fat nor too thin, smooth and non-abrasive to the hand, yet secure and comfortable, even after hours of cutting.
The blade is simply fantastic for what the knife was designed to do:
cut things!
The high hollow-grind makes the 110 just sail through material.
And the ultra fine point is perfect for fine detail work.
It's not a knife designed to pry and probe, that's for sure....it's designed for cutting and piercing....as a knife should be.
And when the knife is opened, the balance is especially nice.
It is a knife of substance and heft, with some weight behind it.
And that weight actually helps you make cuts without compromising control....the same way that a nicely weighted putter performs in golf, or a perfectly weighted bat performs in baseball.
And what can one say about the lock?
The lock-back design is strong and reliable and has proven itself millions of times again and again for over forty years, and has been used by hundreds (if not thousands) of custom and production knife makers all around the globe.
The lock has proven itself to be easy to operate, easy to maintain, very reliable, and strong and secure even after years of service.
There are many folks using lock-back folders that are well over thirty years old and still going strong.
And the Buck 110 is beautiful too!
The basic stock 110 looks nice enough, but the Cabelas Alaskan Guide Buck 110 and the BassPro Shope Buck 110 really step it up a notch.
And then there are the options available from Buck's own Custom Shoppe....simply fantastic!!!
Remember, no one is ever ashamed to be seen with a Buck 110 on their side.
wow this is built ,,,, like a rolls royce ,, still blows me away everytime i look at it .. prolly the best folding hunter ever made . try one . puts other makes to shame .