Buck 110 mythology

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The more time I spend using my 110, the more I realize its quality and value. I've skimmed a few threads here in which people have mentioned that the 110 has a pretty colorful history with a wide assortment of owners. I'd like to read up on this and get a feel for the types of things this knife has been through.

Does anyone know where I can find info on famous people, famous incidents or anything else unusual that would involve the 110. I'm not saying that our experiences are meaningless, not at all. I just heard that the 110 does have a unique history with regards to the people who've used it and where its been and would like to read more about that.
 
The Buck Collectors Club has a wealth of info on the 110 as well as the others in the Buck line (and offshoots of the 110 like the 112, 560, 426, etc). ;)

And the archives here are full of threads with invaluable nuggets about the 110...just start digging!!! :D
 
I know the 110 has been the subject in many articles and it is in a few books but I can't think of anybody famous who uses one.
 
Not trying to be degrading to Buck or the 110 in any way----but didn't the Manson clan use Bucks for their horrible crimes???

Would qualify for something famous I would think---not good ----but still famous.
 
but didn't the Manson clan use Bucks for their horrible crimes???
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I wouldn't be surprised and its something I don't like to think about. I figure since most 110's and 119's are relativley cheap well made cutting tools it would be a decent choice for a sociopath looking for a temporary implement of death.

I guess this is the problem with any type of knife for that matter. We all respect our tools and would never want to hurt anyone with them but you always have that select group of nutbars out there.
 
omaha-beenglockin said:
Not trying to be degrading to Buck or the 110 in any way----but didn't the Manson clan use Bucks for their horrible crimes???

Would qualify for something famous I would think---not good ----but still famous.
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Naw! Those were knock-offs. :p
 
I'll bet a lot of famous people have used them, but just weren't knife knutty enough to mention it.
 
Quote from Joe Houser:
I know the 110 has been the subject in many articles and it is in a few books but I can't think of anybody famous who uses one.


Joe,
You are forgetting about all the famous hunters you know that use a 110!! Why... I can think of a very famous Hoosier rabbit hunter right off the bat!!!
Have a great weekend!!
 
omaha-beenglockin said:
Not trying to be degrading to Buck or the 110 in any way----but didn't the Manson clan use Bucks for their horrible crimes???

Would qualify for something famous I would think---not good ----but still famous.
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Yes. Unfortunatly, it was part of the prossicutions case conecting Manson to the killings, that shortly before the deed Manson had bought several Buck folding hunters at a surplus store. The fact that someone bought several at one time stuck in the storclerks mind. It was all in Victor Bugliosi's book "Helter Skelter"

Also in the Donald Hamilton series on the Matt Helm spy novels he looses his old German knife and gets a Buck 110 while on a mission in Alaska.

Not to mention in the "Scream" and "Scream 2" slice and dice movies the 119 is very popular.

There has most likely been more silver screen murders done with the 119 than any other knife. I don't know why.
 
The Matt Helm character in Don Hamilitons books is where I first read about one handed opening a 110. I praticed and learned how to do it on my old two dot back in the early 80's.
 
jackknife said:
There has most likely been more silver screen murders done with the 119 than any other knife. I don't know why.
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I've noticed you see them alot also on TV and in movies?

The first things that jump into my mind is:

1. Widely available.
2. Low cost makes them good for prop guys to modify for on screen, i.e. dull "dummies" and rigged blood squirters. And since prop knives tend to get re-used over and over in different films....
3. Very recognisable to the viewer, even non-knife people seem to know those are "Bucks".
 
hummm:jerkit:
seems that therer was a historical movie about WWII ( you know the 2ed big one) any way one of the GI's there pulles out a buck 110 to cut some thing for his buddy!
and on the TV show lost they have a 'long discountened "US ARMY" issue' buck folding hunter on one show! :D
 
rhino said:
Didn't they use a 119 in "The Jagged Edge" (with Jeff Bridges) too?
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Jeff Bridges must like Buck. He had a 110 in a belt pouch very predominatly in his 1976 "King Kong" I cought a glimpse of it flipping through the channels. I'll have to watch it to see if he uses it.
 
I'm currently reading (yet another) zombie book "The Rising." When the main character is getting ready to leave his shelter, he puts his "buck knife" in his pocket. I'm about 160 pages into the story and he hasn't used it yet, but he has it! I am choosing to imagine a Buck 110 or 112, as they are what people envision when someone says, "buck knife."

The Dukes of Hazzard has Bucks on their belts in the TV series. For some reason I think they were 112s, although I can remember exactly why. I do recall being annoyed by the fact that they got tied up each week and never once used their Bucks to cut themselves free.
 
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