damascus/stag 110

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bradweaver

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Is this a current production knife? If not does anyone know when it was produced or what it's worth?

Blade is stamped

Buck
110 v
USA

I picked this up for $4 at a garage sale (with sheath). I don't think I got ripped off, I'm just curious.
 
Brad,

FOUR DOLLARS?????!!!!!!?????!!!!!???

No, my friend, no, no, no way did you get ripped off
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!!! The 110DM was made only in 1989 and 1990 and runs anywhere from $100 to $200 or so on the collector market. I found my vintage '89 new in the box last year and considered myself lucky. FOUR DOLLARS ?????!!!! Yikes, you're one lucky fella!

I've asked Jeff about the composition of the damascus and so far he's got it down to three possibles: damascus made by a subcontractor by the name of Parker-Edwards (composition unknown), or O2/15-N-20 (2% nickel HC Steel) or perhaps AEB-L/302. We're still trying to find out.

What shape is yours in? Heavily used or almost new? Are the sambar stag handles chipped, cracked or loose? Or are they tightly fit with good color and surface?

My gosh.... I'm still reeling. $4.00 ??????

BTW the "v" indicates it was a 1989 model just like mine
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-=[Bob]=-

I did NOT escape from the institution! They gave me a day pass!



[This message has been edited by bald1 (edited 12 April 1999).]
 
Condition..

Carried but never sharpened. Scales are as new. Bolsters show a little scuffing. Sheath leather very dry but in otherwise good shape. He had it priced at $5. I offered $3 and we settled on $4. Overall knife is in %85-%90 condition.

 
Brad,

No problem! You got yourself a fine knife at an unheard of price... sheez! BTW there is now some speculation that the damascus is 1095/L6 which ain't bad at all.

-=[Bob]=-
 
Brad,
Just in case you don't know the "V" signifies that your knife was made in 1989.

Great find. I live for those types of finds, they just don't happen to me.
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~Greg~

 
bradweaver,

Great find! I would have been so shocked at $5 that I might have forgotten to bargain!
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Just a note about the v next to the tang stamp. The v actually indicates that the
blade was stamped in 1989. The knife could
have actually been assembled later.

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$4????[/]
$4????

That is a good find. I know this about the damascus it was definatly from Parker Edwards Cultery. We can count the other mixes out. I'm tryin to find more about it. I remember that It came in 18-24" billets at 5" wide and were hand feed through the fineblank machine.
There were a few of the 110's that were sold through the company store. These would be identified with a capitol E on the blade in addition to the normal lettering. ANY knife with an E on the blade came out of the company store.

Jeff

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Jeff "Without data it's just another opinion" Hubbard
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4$!!! I got a good deal on mine with my company discount ( I was working for a knife store at the time ) and paid $60. When I needed cash it took me all of 10 min. at a knife show to sell it for $100.
Concider yourself lucky you arnt arrested for stealing it from him.

MAK
 
Jeff,

That is way beyond the call of duty! For my part I really appreciate it. If nothing else we ought to be able to finally address some of the "noise level" that had been generated back in '89 and '90 about the quality of this damascus and alledged problems with it. Personally I've had no problems and have found it to hold a great edge and sharpen easily.

-=[Bob]=-

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-=[Bob]=-

I did NOT escape from the institution! They gave me a day pass!

 
A little more on the Damascus used in 90/91...
The plot thickens... It seems that at some point in time we switched from the Fain Edwards(Parker Edwards ) stuff and started to use Meiers. The billit I send out seems to be Meiers stuff. We think that means that it would be an O-1 blend. I'm still trying to verify that.

Jeff

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Jeff "Without data it's just another opinion" Hubbard
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Watch for Pete's Custom Knife Shoppe on www.buckknives.com


 
Jeff,

Now this is interesting! Mine is a '89 vintage... wonder when ya'll switched to Meiers damascus? Amd is there a quick and dirty way visually to differentiate?

Bob
 
Jeff I have been waiting to find out about the 110 damascus and if you can tell who
made what? Daryl Meier and Fain Edwards
 
Ok, since nobody else has, I will.

Hey bradweaver I'll offer you one hundred percent pure profit on that blade, and I'll even cover the shipping.
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[This message has been edited by tschlosser (edited 08 May 1999).]
 
$4.00!! What a find.

I bought 3 redbones a few years ago for $60.00 each. Kept one, sold two for $300.00 each at gunshows. Traded for a slightly used stag handle & sold it for $250.00 a few weeks later. THAT ought to tell you what you have my friend. I envy you. Congratulations.

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Isn't it amazing how 2 cents worth of opinion takes up a quarter's worth of paper???

Please excuse the crayon. They won't let us have anything sharp in here.
wrightknife@ixpres.com

 
All,
I have a report from our metallurgist on the Damascus...

Here is is verbatim

The analysis for sample chemistry is listed.

The sample was analyzed by use of an emission spectrograph with actual “burns” on the sample surface and then at a location approximately .012 inch deeper than the surface. Since the Damascus steel is a layered-up product, I felt this would be adequate for a composite analysis.

Each test location was analyzed five (5) times so that these results are an average of the five burns.

Element Surface Percent Subsurface Percent

Carbon 0.16% 0.54%
Manganese 0.55 0.75
Silicon 0.23 0.27
Chromium 0.12 ------
Nickel 3.27 1.78
Molybdenum 0.04 0.03
Copper 0.12 .09

These results indicate the sample to be made up essentially of carbon steel layers with a layer of nickel foil interspersed, which I understand is possible.

The Damascus steel is not made up of a tool steel, such as an 0-1 with low carbon sheets.
Click to expand...

The plot thickens....

Jeff

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Jeff "Without data it's just another opinion" Hubbard
Quality Supervisor

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