Buck 110^ with Mirror Polished Blade

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Vendetta NY

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Hello friends, new guy here.

I just came across my old never-used Buck 110 with an upside-down V suffix:

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Did the search here and learned that the "^" stamp means it was made in 1988. Sounds about right. I was in the Boy Scouts at the time and was pretty into knives. I never used this one because it was too nice.

Did my best to search some more, but I can't seem to find anything else about this particular knife in terms of value, rarity, etc. It's in ridiculously good condition. Like I said, I never used it. And after what must have been almost 20 YEARS in the leather case, it the brass needed a good polish. I taped off the wood to not ruin the finish and gave it a quick once-over just now. The blade is mint and entirely unblemished. Only the faintest whispers of the folding arc scuffs at the very base.

Can any of you experts help me figure out what I've got here?

Many thanks,
-V
 
V NY, welcome to the Buck Forum... That's a nice looking 110... I wish I could tell you more about it... I think the blade is 425 steel...
Can you post some more pics of it, like the handles and the sheath... Do you have the box for it??? If so, how about some pics of it too...
There will be someone here soon to tell you all about it... ITE ...
 
ITE, thanks for the welcome and reply.

Here are some more pics:
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You can see in that last pic where the patina from the brass rubbed off on inside of the sheath. I have no box for it - I was just a kid who bought a cool knife. Wasn't collecting, per se. (Although I do have a BuckMaster 184 from that same period!)

Best,
-V
 
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Thanks for the pics... It sure is a good looking knife, love the wood handles... It would look sweet in my collection or anyones...

ITE ... :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Cheers, ITE. And thanks again. It really is gorgeous. Built like a tank as well - thing weighs a ton, and the action is like silk after all these years. In a sheath, mind you. But still. Makes me glad I was a smart-enough stupid kid back in the day to not use it.

...and judging from your response, now's probably not a good time to start either.

:thumbup:
-V
 
All looks correct with the knife except its just a standard model with different handle material and polished blade. That plain model never had a polished blade and that handle material unless it was a limitied edition of some sort but without the box and paperwork we don't know. It looks to be done by the factory. DM
 
It is a really good looking knife and I agree with Dave that the handle material and blade are not standard. Nice job on the pictures.
 
Thanks guys.

This has to be a factory specimen - but buying a special edition or limited run fits my profile so I'm not surprised to "learn" this almost 25 years later. Guess I should've kept that box... I'd be grateful for any more info. I do appreciate a good, functional knife on the rare occasions I call upon one. But I can't rightly call myself a collector, so keeping this 110 without using it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. But using a beautiful knife that's been kept in pristine condition all these years doesn't make much sense either.

This is what I get for doing a little spring cleaning.
-V
 
Hi Vendetta , is the wood on that knife a orange color if so this one is the same knife it has a catalog # 1671 . I will try and post some pictures of the box tomorrow , here is the knife I think it's the same one .
 
This is the box and all the goodies for the Buck 110 ^ with the mirror polished blade .
 
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