Mine's in a box on the shipping platform at Cabela's. I've always liked the Buck 110 and one in S30V was too hard to pass on. Converting a 110 to BG42 is a good option, but this knife will be a user and I don't really care if the coating gets scratched; Titanium Aluminum Nitride should be pretty tough to scratch though.
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Cabelas has a line of S30V Bucks!
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I don't know about the TiNi coating on a knife blade, but I have reloading dies with that coating on them and after many, many years of use, no scratches or even visible wear. I have a BG-42 bladed 110FG that I just love, but it kind of already fills the niche that this S30V would fill.
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IIRC Buck originally introduced this dark gray TiAlN coating as BuckCote and then at some point began using TiZrN which produced a champagne color and changed the name to Ionfusion. Ionfusion was dropped from the catalog a couple of years ago.
The coating was very hard and one of the Ionfusion knives' unusual features was its asymetric chisel grind which utilized the exceptional hardness of the coating as the cutting edge.
I did not see any reference in the Cabella's presentation that indicates if these particular knives have the chisel edge or a more normal symetrical edge.
A search for "Ionfusion" on the Buck Forum will provide more information of the nature of the coating. C. J. Buck's thread CATRA Edge Testing Results from 2001 contains some information on Ionfusion toward the end of the thread and more information about the coating characteristics and chisel edge can be found in other contemporary threads.
It's interesting to see this coating make a reappearance.
The coating was very hard and one of the Ionfusion knives' unusual features was its asymetric chisel grind which utilized the exceptional hardness of the coating as the cutting edge.
I did not see any reference in the Cabella's presentation that indicates if these particular knives have the chisel edge or a more normal symetrical edge.
A search for "Ionfusion" on the Buck Forum will provide more information of the nature of the coating. C. J. Buck's thread CATRA Edge Testing Results from 2001 contains some information on Ionfusion toward the end of the thread and more information about the coating characteristics and chisel edge can be found in other contemporary threads.
It's interesting to see this coating make a reappearance.
The resistance of the coating is more a function of how well it is applied than how hard the coating is, because it is plenty hard. If the coating can not be scatched off the underlying metal layer, you will have a hard time actually scratching the coating (except with a diamond or CBN, so keep it away from your spouses engagement ring 
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TiAlN has a hardness of about 2700 on a Knoop/Vickers scale and is thus harder than ceramics (except maybe Zirconium Nitride) and Corundum. It is softer though than TiCN, AlTiN, CBN (cubic boron nitride), and diamond. I know that was a little bit more information than you needed
). TiAlN has a hardness of about 2700 on a Knoop/Vickers scale and is thus harder than ceramics (except maybe Zirconium Nitride) and Corundum. It is softer though than TiCN, AlTiN, CBN (cubic boron nitride), and diamond. I know that was a little bit more information than you needed
2002, thats a good looking knife! How do yall carry a 110? I always found them too heavey for my pocket(they make my pants fall down 
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On the next page they have Gerbers in S30V. The look nice!
Jagged: I agree with you about serrations on a hunting knife. I have tried to find a practical use for them while cleaning game, but I cant. The serrations I have tried were useless for sawing bone and the straight edge works better for everything else. The only real good use Ive found for them is cutting rope or maybe scaling fish and there arent enough serrations on a combo edge for scaling.
)On the next page they have Gerbers in S30V. The look nice!
Jagged: I agree with you about serrations on a hunting knife. I have tried to find a practical use for them while cleaning game, but I cant. The serrations I have tried were useless for sawing bone and the straight edge works better for everything else. The only real good use Ive found for them is cutting rope or maybe scaling fish and there arent enough serrations on a combo edge for scaling.
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I got the Buck crosslock from Cabela's yesterday. The knife is not bad looking at all and seems to be pretty good quality. Lockup is solid even though the liner-lock seems a little thin. There is a flipper which adds a little more security if you are looking for it.
My only complaint is that the plainedge blade wasn't all that sharp out of the box. I'll probably sharpen it on my spyderco sharpmaker when i get around to it.
Now I have this eatherman charge xti to play with as well
That Buck 110 is looking awefully attractive too, especially at 60 bucks. Maybe I'll get that next week hehe
My only complaint is that the plainedge blade wasn't all that sharp out of the box. I'll probably sharpen it on my spyderco sharpmaker when i get around to it.
Now I have this eatherman charge xti to play with as well
That Buck 110 is looking awefully attractive too, especially at 60 bucks. Maybe I'll get that next week hehe
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Mine will be here Tuesday, no thanks to you guys ;>)
Swampwolf, I carry mine in a custom belt sheath I made for it. I like a clip most of the time but sometimes it's more convenient to carry on my belt, that's when I bring along a 110.
Swampwolf, I carry mine in a custom belt sheath I made for it. I like a clip most of the time but sometimes it's more convenient to carry on my belt, that's when I bring along a 110.