Buck 110

I never was a 110 fan. Too bulky for EDC. But I have really enjoyed the 110 Slim with S30V steel. I usually carry a modern clipped in my pocket and a traditional in my watch pocket, so it’s nice to have a clip on this version.

 
A 110 was the first quality folding knife that I got with my own money. I carried it a while and thought it was the best knife in the world at the time. I have learned a few things since then and have different opinions now. I hardly carry it anymore because that kind of knife is not my preference but I like it and will always keep it.

If you like a heavy and sturdy folding knife that's carried in a sheath you can't go wrong with a 110. The quality is there and the blade is a decent cutter. The custom shop gives you a lot of great options with it as well.
 
BP_ said:
Check out the Buck forum. Someone just had a thread going not too long ago:

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I agree, this^ thread has a great many variations of the 110...
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I've had a 110 (or a Old Timer 6OT or 7OT) on my belt pretty much every day since 1968/1969.
Not the same ones, of course. I've no least idea what happened to the ones I had back in Jr. High, High School, and College.
Once in a green and purple plaid with hot pink poke-a-dot moon I'll carry a 112 instead of the 110.

I do pair the lockback with a couple slipjoints in my pocket. I never carry just one knife.
For example, my March carry is a full size moose (4.25 inch closed), large stockman (4.5 inch closed) and a canoe (3.625 inch closed) in my RF pocket, a Buck 110LT ("Smoke Jumper" from SK Blades) and a (recent manufacture) Marbles MR417 two blade slipjoint Folding Hunter (5.5 inch closed) on my belt. (right hip).
No one blade profile is "ideal" for every task, after all.
 
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I like the 110. It rides on my belt, so it's not in my way when I need something at the bottom of my pocket. It's an easy one handed opener, and closer for that matter. Mine has a S30V blade, so it stays sharp a long time. It's just a good all around knife. What's not to love.

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My “no dot” 110 I bought new in 1973 as a soon to be 13 year old...$16.00. Few years back I got swept up into the steel thing as well as more modern handle laminates like micarta and G10 so I got a few more 110s. IMHO the 110 was the game changer...we started proudly carrying 110s on our belts replacing the smaller traditional slipjoints in our pockets. Then soon came the quick draw sheaths and knife studs for the 110 which lead to all the fast deploying locking blades we see today.upload_2020-3-8_11-1-50.jpeg
 
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Great knife and I just gotta love it.
It's way more knife than I need, but I'm still at a point where I don't always stick to practicality.

The 55 is much more practical for my needs, but I pair them up just because I love my 110 so much.
 
You need a sharp, safe, heavy duty knife to skin and butcher big game animals with, but don’t want a fixed blade hanging at your side, then the Buck 110 was made for you! Buck even named it the “Folding Hunter” because that is what is designed to do and it does it well. Skinned and butchered a number of deer using several of mine over the years. Look there, a bullet piled up right under the hide. I’d recommend the Buck 110 to you. OH
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Old Hunter said:
You need a sharp, safe, heavy duty knife to skin and butcher big game animals with, but don’t want a fixed blade hanging at your side, then the Buck 110 was made for you! Buck even named it the “Folding Hunter” because that is what is designed to do and it does it well. Skinned and butchered a number of deer using several of mine over the years. Look there, a bullet piled up right under the hide. I’d recommend the Buck 110 to you. OH
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Yep...the name says it all "Folding Hunter"... I never really wanted fixed blade knives after getting my first 110...so many (cheap) fixed blades finding themselves on the hips of weekend car-campers and wannabe outdoorsmen...the 110 was up to some serious game processing, locking up tight and capable of taking a beating....cleaning was the only drawback but that was outweighed by the convenience of its foldability.
 
The standard 110 can be purchased for less than $40. I dont know if you can buy a better knife for that price. It is a big chunk if carried in the front pocket, but that is the only downside I can think of.
 
Markeologist said:
cleaning was the only drawback but that was outweighed by the convenience of its foldability.
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I had purchased a Buck 118 long before I bought a 110. I don't think I have processed any large game animal with a 110 in all the years I've hunted. It's always the 118(or 103 skinner)...mainly due to the fact that it is so much easier to clean.
 
Compared to what I normally carry, the 110 is a BIG knife. I would feel perfectly outfitted for cleaning/skinning any game animal I'm likely to be hunting with this knife. I have exactly one 110... it's an SFO for a company that I probably can't name here... but it has aluminum bolsters, and red micarta handles, making it a pretty light version. It's S30V, with the Bos heat treatment. I like it, but honestly I almost never carry it. That might change down the road, but for now, it's a dresser top decoration.

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I had two 110s prior to this pair. One I gave to a friend who needed it way more than I did. The other took a walk one day when I wasn't looking. These have been faithful and do everything and anything I ask of them. I've never been truly "under-knifed" with either of them.

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pjsjr said:
I agree, this^ thread has a great many variations of the 110...
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Nice, yours Preston?
Markeologist said:
My “no dot” 110 I bought new in 1973 as a soon to be 13 year old...$16.00. Few years back I got swept into the steel thing as well as more modern handle laminates like micarta and G10 so I got a few more 110s. IMHO the 110 was the game changer...we started proudly carrying 110s on our belts replacing the smaller traditional slipjoints in our pockets. Then soon came the quick draw sheaths and knife studs for the 110 which lead to all the fast deploying locking blades we see today.View attachment 1298693
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Great variety!

Been through a couple.
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Buck has made quite a few variations of the basic 110. Two years ago, for the 30th anniversary of the Buck Collectors Club Inc(BCCI), they introduced an aluminum frame, take apart, 110. They already had the Selector series, where you could change blades, but were stuck with the same scales. With this new version you could change the blade and the scales. At the time of introduction they had several different scales made up. Desert ironwood, micarta and G-10, I think. Mine's the ironwood. Last year, for their September, Buck of the Month they offered another take apart 110 very similar to the BCCI offering. It also had an aluminum frame and came with red micarta scales. I can't remember it either of these had upgraded steel.
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