Buck 110... Take me back

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I received in the mail today a nice double dash 110. What makes this knife special is the ebony handles are engraved PSNS PDQ. Why is this special? In the late 70's and early 80's I was stationed on the USS Camden, one of the only 2 ships stationed out of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, WA.

As a green kid from a western PA steel town the Navy couldn't have put me in a better place. Small base, Rainer, the peninsula, St Helens erupting, lots of green and trout, man, it was great.

I'm assuming it was a giveaway for quick turnaround on a dry docked ship. The seller said he worked on the Camden. It helps me reminisce. Days gone by...
 
Thanks for posting. Can't help on your knife but I was at PSNS in 79/80 while my ship, USS Decatur was was in dry dock. I liked it there.
 
I did not know what a buck 110 looked like so i searched for a review and it said it`s most likely the knife that has skinned more animals than any other, but the quality of the new versions are not as good, the review said when the buck 110 use to cost $30 and it still costs $30 so something has to give, Also he said a lot of buck 110 loose the tip of the knife as they snap, As the end is a bit thin and a lot of them have be reground shorter, He also mentioned blade wobble a reason i mostly only buy folders that can be tightened up.

Anyway this is just one guy`s opinion

John.
 
Great story kossetx!

@John Stubby- I'd love to know who the author of the review is. You'll find many of the folks here in this forum use the 110 (or 112) almost exclusively. Personally, I have used it for everything from deer, to fish, to game birds, opening mail and boxes, to whittling sticks and just about everything else you would ask a knife to do. I've got old 110s of 440c, 425m and the current 420HC along with some BG-42, S30V, CPM-154, D-2, in clip point and drop point versions. In the 30+ years I've had a 110 at my side; I have exactly zero knives with broken tips.

What one needs to appreciate is that this is a "Folding Hunter". The fine tip is for piercing hide... if you abuse it, it's going to break, but if you use as intended; it will last a lifetime.

The value today is greater than it was back then by leaps and bounds. If you compared the Buck 110 to other knives in the $30 range, you'll be hard pressed to find a competitor more robust with a more proven history.

My $0.02; don't spend it all in one place.
 
There isn't enough parts in a 110 to cheap one up today vs then. But after 15 million or so built, I would say they have gotten faster.at it.
Cool story.:thumbsup:
 
What TAH said!

And there are more places to buy with a leather sheath than a nylon one.
 
Welcome John. I notice your new to this knife forum. Keep reading here to gain an accurate assessment on the various Buck models. Many guys who post here have 30 years under their belt carrying this model. Personal experience. Not 2nd hand hear say. In the internet world anybody can write a knife review and sound like a expert & have no real experience with that model. Which I think is what you stumbled on. In pawn shops I find some 110's with broke tips. Which is from morons using them. I come across chipped and loose blades. And I know it's from abuse, because I use mine a lot and they don't show that. And I come across all sorts of makers knives with damage. Is this a fault of the manufacturer or user? A lot of guys use a knife for a pry bar and not it's intended purpose. You'll have to gain this knowledge as you go along. DM
 
kossetx said:
I received in the mail today a nice double dash 110. What makes this knife special is the ebony handles are engraved PSNS PDQ. Why is this special? In the late 70's and early 80's I was stationed on the USS Camden, one of the only 2 ships stationed out of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, WA.

As a green kid from a western PA steel town the Navy couldn't have put me in a better place. Small base, Rainer, the peninsula, St Helens erupting, lots of green and trout, man, it was great.

I'm assuming it was a giveaway for quick turnaround on a dry docked ship. The seller said he worked on the Camden. It helps me reminisce. Days gone by...
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That's awesome!
My dad was there in when Mt St Helen erupted, and his army unit was assigned ash cleanup duty.
He tells me he had multiple big ziploc bags full of it, and when taking a flight home on leave people kept trying to sell small bags of ash to him for 40$.
 
John Stubley said:
I did not know what a buck 110 looked like so i searched for a review and it said it`s most likely the knife that has skinned more animals than any other, but the quality of the new versions are not as good, the review said when the buck 110 use to cost $30 and it still costs $30 so something has to give, Also he said a lot of buck 110 loose the tip of the knife as they snap, As the end is a bit thin and a lot of them have be reground shorter, He also mentioned blade wobble a reason i mostly only buy folders that can be tightened up.

Anyway this is just one guy`s opinion

John.
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Buck 110 tips don't just "snap". They are heat treated right. The problem, as DM said, is from people using them as a pry bar. The "end" is thin for a reason: to make it a more efficient skinning knife; something at which it excels. Also, 110's do not cost $30. They have gone up a bit. However, they are still a bargain because the knife is a long standing design and there are newer and more efficient manufacturing technics. As for blade wobble, even high dollar knives can have this (I have seen it many times) and a 110 is easily tightened up. Don't believe everything you read on the internet. There are still people on the internet that believe the world is flat.
 
DocT said:
Buck 110 tips don't just "snap". They are heat treated right. The problem, as DM said, is from people using them as a pry bar. The "end" is thin for a reason: to make it a more efficient skinning knife; something at which it excels. Also, 110's do not cost $30. They have gone up a bit. However, they are still a bargain because the knife is a long standing design and there are newer and more efficient manufacturing technics. As for blade wobble, even high dollar knives can have this (I have seen it many times) and a 110 is easily tightened up. Don't believe everything you read on the internet. There are still people on the internet that believe the world is flat.
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That`s why i posted what was said in the review, I am a noob i was hoping more experienced members would put me on the right path.

John.
 
DocT said:
Buck 110 tips don't just "snap". They are heat treated right. The problem, as DM said, is from people using them as a pry bar. The "end" is thin for a reason: to make it a more efficient skinning knife; something at which it excels. Also, 110's do not cost $30. They have gone up a bit. However, they are still a bargain because the knife is a long standing design and there are newer and more efficient manufacturing technics. As for blade wobble, even high dollar knives can have this (I have seen it many times) and a 110 is easily tightened up. Don't believe everything you read on the internet. There are still people on the internet that believe the world is flat.
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Yeah, 110's don't cost $30, they cost $27 at any Walmart in the country with a nylon sheath and I saw them at Academy for $29.99 with leather sheath. :rolleyes:
 
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