Buck 110

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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The 110 is a great knife. If I am not carrying a fixed blade I carry the 110, Cold Steel Luzon or my Spyderco PM2. If I have a fixed blade I like the Case 2 blade hunter better. A saw, hatchet and 110 can do just about anything you need in the field.

Geoff
 
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.

I bought an Alpha Hunter 277 15 or so years ago and it replaced the 110s for general heavy use where things can get mucked up...although perhaps not quite as strong a locking mechanism, the ability to open with one hand and the ease to clean with its open spine has made it my go to.
 
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Classic.
 
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