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[Juggler2]

Well, here it is! The early 110 with the inverted "Buck*", stamp on the tang. The spacer on the rear bolster is brass, not SS. The blade locks solid, with no vertical or horizontal play, open or closed. There is some "sag" in the blade when opened (see second pic), but I'll send it out to be looked at. Not a perfect knife by a long shot, but I am tickled to have it. Heck, if I waited around for a perfect knife I could afford... I might be waitin' quite awhile.

 

[Mike Kerins]

Very nice specimen! :thumbup:

 

[HOE3]

Ok, I will show my ignorance here. Is that knife valuable because the Buck stamp is inverted? I am seeing only two pins in the scale and no other markings with the Buck stamp, dots, etc, so I am guessing this knife is maybe 30 years old? Would this vintage knife command significant monetary value?
Just learning.

thanks!

 

[DarrylS]

:thumbup: ...Congrats on a nice pickup there Juggler2...I'd bet that a little work on the lockbar would straighten that beauty right up...Like I always say..."I ain't no collector"...LOL...Nice knife...

 

[Joe Houser]

There is some "sag" in the blade when opened (see second pic), but I'll send it out to be looked at. QUOTE]

FYI, Buck cant do much to help on one of those oldies. The way they were put together does not lend itself to repair. Sag may be caused by a slightly bent rocker. Our new ones wont work and even if they did, what often happens when we try to knock out the rocker pin, the wood splits. You guessed it, our new wood wont work on that one.
I think that this issue is in part, why knives of this vintage are getting to be more and more pricy. They were somewhat scarce to begin with.
Hope this helps.

 

[Mike Kerins]

To add to what Joe just said and if it's a little consolation, that "sag" is fairly common on the older versions of the 110. Here's one of mine from the same era.

 

[110 Dave]

Ok, I will show my ignorance here. Is that knife valuable because the Buck stamp is inverted? I am seeing only two pins in the scale and no other markings with the Buck stamp, dots, etc, so I am guessing this knife is maybe 30 years old? Would this vintage knife command significant monetary value?
Just learning.

thanks!

the inverted stamp dates from early 60's
some have a horsonal etch or stamp on the front or back
these years had some replace ment issues and were returned later
and buck jest replaced the thus they are hard to find in good condition
that is what makes them pricy
lots in rough used condition and they can make parts knives
some in not to rough are cleaned and used a year / verson display knives

the single line ( one line) lasted tell 68 when canada required
usa on the knife to comply with import laws there

the inveted contuned to when the 110 was added and it is very rare
then the tang samp was set to read with point up.

then there are the dot years tell 86...

the inverted stamp will show up every once in a while as some one
for grins puts a die in the machine back wards rare as it is not suposed to happen
but it does some times -most likely when they change the die and one or two get by
buck wast nothing uses every thing if it is good enught
here is one from a while back;

 

[Juggler2]

To add to what Joe just said and if it's a little consolation, that "sag" is fairly common on the older versions of the 110. Here's one of mine from the same era.

Beautiful knife! May I ask, did you clean and polish it, or did you aquire it in that condition? I also have what I believe is the correct sheath for this one too.

 

[Buck_110]

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[110 Dave]

Beautiful knife! May I ask, did you clean and polish it, or did you aquire it in that condition? I also have what I believe is the correct sheath for this one too.

hee hee
now you got the one that will know talking!:thumbup:
he lives and breaths 110's ...

 

[knarfeng]

Is 110 embossed on it? If so, is it above or below the belt loop?

I have a similar Buck from the 60's. It has the inverted Buck. My sheath did not say 110. (It got used too hard and is no more.) In the '60's these were simply known as "Buck Folding Hunters". I'm not sure when the numbers started. But in the 60's the knives only had names as far as I am aware(Pathfinder, General, Woodsman, etc.). And the blades were 440C.

 

[Buck_110]

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[Juggler2]

Is 110 embossed on it? If so, is it above or below the belt loop?

Neither, but it is on the snap.

To add: The leather seems very soft, and seems thin. The belt loop is still in good condition, and the sheath overall seems to be in still searviceable condition, (although it now resides in a display case). It's black (I'm guessing that was the only color).

 

[Buck_110]

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[knarfeng]

I can't answer about the fixed blades you have mentioned, but the 110 was known as the 110 in 1965(it debuted in 1964). In its debut year of 1964, the box did not have "Model No. 110" on it. These were the short(low) two piece textured pale yellow boxes that were used through 1969. A taller(higher) version of the same box was used after that.

The blade steel is forged 440C from 1964 through 1966. It is stamped 440C from 1967 through 1980.

You are correct about the earliest 110 sheaths not having 110 embossed on them. The 110 embossing made its debut during production of the later variations of the third version.

Thanks for the details. I can't remember what year in the 60's I got it. I want to say '68 but it could have been anytime from '66 to '70. I am certain it was before 1970 because I remember having it at one house that we moved out of in '70.

 

[Mike Kerins]

Beautiful knife! May I ask, did you clean and polish it, or did you aquire it in that condition? I also have what I believe is the correct sheath for this one too.

To answer your question, I received the knife in pretty good condition and so I only had to rub the bolsters out with a soft cotton cloth to get them shined up. As far as the sheath....I'd love to get my hands on a correct sheath for the knife, but alas my search continues.