Buck 110 or a clone?

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I'm in the mood for another knife purchase. Well i've decided on a 110. However I dunno what manufacturer i want it from yet. What would you buy a buck 110 or a clone from another manufacturer (puma, schrade, case, whatever..) and why? Also what manufacturer uses what steel on their 110? Thanks
 
Look into getting a 110 from the Custom Shop at Buck. You can get a choice of blade steel, finish, bolster/liner material, and handle scales. The price is reasonable too. Ask in the Buck Forum for more information.
 
Paul nailed it, even if you only dress up a plain jane with a BG-42 blade you can't do better.
 
i agree w/the above forumites - get the 1 from the custom shop, would be the coolest one if ya want a knife of that style, imho


sifu
 
Originally posted by fudo
110 with BG-42 blade from Pete's custom shop is the way to go!
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It sure is, but I still want a thumbstud and a pocket clip.
 
I had the urge a while back for a 110 with stag scales and a Damascus blade and I must have visited Pete's a dozen times just looking at it. They have a very cool program over there to let you see the knife you designed. I was all set to order and then I saw a knife at Bruce Voyles site, a 1985 Parker-Edwards 110 clone with stag and Damascus for $50. Well it scratched the itch I had and it's a nice knife for the price. I still want a Buck 110 or 112, but it's not on my "Must Have" List, but one of these days.
 
I still wish that the buck custom shop would also do autos as well.


BG-42, with a swing guard, nickel bolsters, auto opening like a hubiertes, and cocobolo handles :D
 
The Buck 110 is a bullet proof knife in any configuration. I like it so much I own three. I also own two schrade
lb7's which is the competing model. It's good also. However, I don't USE them. True to what they are the 110
blade is really designed to be a "hunting" blade and to that end it has no peer in a folding knife. Also, for my
use, I can't carry a belt pouch anymore ,not to mention they are a bit heavy for my arthritic legs to carry
anymore. So I've been looking for a replacement that's lighter and it has to be a lockback.

And I found one......Strikeforce by A.G.Russell. It's a new lockback in Vg-10 that as all the comfort of the
112 Buck Ranger plus cool user features like aluminum bolsters with G10 scales. The blade is a drop point
with a opening hole for one hand use with swedges to increase the eye appeal. It 's sure to be a winner because
A.G. priced it for the working man. It also has a pocket clip that eliminates the need for a sheath. Check it
out on A.G. Russell's web site. It really is a very nice knife for the money. I've carried mine now for and
don't know it's in my back pocket it's so light. And sharp.....OH BUDDY!!! It cut's air in two it's that sharp!
 
I've been thinking lately about the old Gerber folding hunters, the brass/wood-handled ones they actually made in the U.S., back when Gerber was the class of the market. Funny how your mind brings back memories, but I have vivid memories as a kid of showing off my new cheapo Buck-style ripoff to a friend of my Dad's. In response, he took out his Gerber Sportsman II, it was well-worn but sharp as hell and locked with a loud, CLICK. It was kind of like that scene in Crocodile Dundee, "That's not a knife," he'd say, "THIS is a knife." And I remember gazing at the Gerber display in our local sporting goods shop but knowing I'd never save up enough for one of those. Sadly, the modern Gerbers in no way compare to these classics, IMHO. What could? But if you're looking for a quality folding hunter, maybe search around for one of the old Gerbers.
 
Buck started a terrific trend on lockbacks with the 110. I had a Ranger which I cherished until I lost it somewhere (sniff). But, imitation being the most sincere sort of flattery, there are dozens of excellent lockbacks available now. Another trend that Buck started is Zytel-handled lockbacks. If you're looking for a very strong lockback with thumbstud and clip, and very good steel (AUS-8), look at Cold Steel's Zytel-handled Voyagers. CS also has a new line of folders with what looks to be an Axis-type lock, but I haven't handled one yet to comment.
 
I would say go with the real deal Buck 110. If you are looking for something a little better take the others advice, order from Pete's. I am planning on getting one two, and the only problem is deciding which one!

Erik
 
I was looking at my very old, at least 25 years old, Buck 110 the other day and comparing it to my Spyderco Chinook. I swear to you that the Chinook is the spiritual heir to the old 110. It is solid, simple, a quality classic design all the way around, but made with modern materials and techniques.;)
 
>"It is solid, simple, a quality classic design all the way around, but made with modern materials and techniques."

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Is this a <i>good</i> thing or bad? Guess it kind of depends on your point of view. ;)
 
I have a Ka-bar copy of a 110 that I got when I trded a hat for it. That damn thing is indestructible. it is bigger than a 110, and heavy as hell, but I've pried open windows(painted shut) with it. on the other hand, you can't beat chuck's no questions asked return policy
 
Well, Mnblades, it's kind of like the Glock. It works as well as the Colt 1911A1 or any other blued and machined steel pistol with wooden grips, but it is so damned unconventional looking that it turns some people "off" as much as it turns others "on". I appreciate the old fashioned look and quality of my original Buck 110, and would LOVE to have one with antler scales and a pattern welded or true damascus blade, but I would have it as a collector's item, not as an EDC. I do use my Chinook when I go out and around in places where it won't get me arrested.
 
Good points. I can relate as some days I'm in the mood to tote a lightweight spydie or Leatherman Wave and others, only an old fashioned slipjoint or SAK will do. The good news is that I just won on Ebay a mint U.S.-made Gerber Sportsman knife just like the one I wrote about earlier in this thread. Can't wait to finally get a piece of Oregon-made Gerber history. Then, with my frn Endura, I'll have to choose between toting my own "Glock" or "Colt 1911A1."
 
Somewhere, I have one of those old Gerber Folding Hunters. I carried it for a long time, more than I did my Buck since it was thinner and lighter. In 1979, I was flying from Washington National Airport to Mitchell Field in Milwaukee with my six year old son and I was carrying the knife, with an aftermarket item called a "Flick-it" to enable one-hand opening attached. We had a longer than expected layover at O'Hare in Chicago and I took my son out of the boarding area to look around the airport and to buy some food. When we came back, I took the knife out an laid it in the tray as we walked through the metal detector gate and some Chicago cop, a refugee from the 1968 Democratic Convention, I think, came on really nasty about it. I pointed out that the FAA police at Washington National had passed it without a murmur and that it was perfectly legal in Virginia, but that only seemed to infuriate him all the more. Finally, the airline personnel intervened and offered to put it into a box and have the aircrew carry it to Milwaukee and then give it back to me there. While we were in Milwaukee, I got lost and missed my bus stop and my son and I had to backtrack about six blocks through a pretty iffy neighborhood. We were accosted by a wino and I put myself between my son and the wino with my hand in my pocket around the knife, just in case. Turned out that he was a quiet drunk and I didn't need it, but the hard presence of that knife was very reassuring at about 1:00 AM.
 
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