First Buck 110

[Wrace]

I bought one of the $24 110's at walmart yesterday and had a couple questions for you guys.

1. Is this knife design the same as original? Has the 110 always had the blade release at the butt of the handle? Has the 110 always had the false grind on the top front section of the blade?

2. Will the lanskey and sharpmaker systems work ok to sharpen this knife? Either one of these two more suited for the 110?

3. I need to buy a good horizontal carry sheath that will fit on a 1.5" belt, and have some shape retention at the mouth of the sheath such that I can easily insert the knife one-handed without any fuss.

Thanks
Wayne

 

[rdg]

The design has remained basically unchanged since I can remember (and I'm no spring chicken). I use the sharpmaker set at 30* and it works wonderfully. I now have several 110's and 112's. I grew up using knives daily, Dad was a butcher, and I find these knives to be the most user friendly of any I've tried (and I've tried a lot).
As far as sheaths, if you want something not readily available, there are some very fine custom sheath makers on this forum. I make my own and so am unqualified to give a recommendation.
Congrats on your new blade, I hope you will enjoy using it .
Bob

 

[CJ Buck]

Hey Wayne...welcome to the family

My grandfather designed that knife in 1964 and we have made over 5 million 110's since. Any changes made are to improve their performance. Quite a few folks collect these changes.

I think the 110 is the best deal in the marketplace...but I am fairly biased on this...

cj

 

[Psychopomp]

Hi there.

2. Will the lanskey and sharpmaker systems work ok to sharpen this knife? Either one of these two more suited for the 110?

Like RDG said, I use the 30º setting on the Sharpmaker for my 110s. The newer 420HC knives will take a wicked edge in no time and touch ups are simple. If the 110 bug catches you and you end up with a collection of older ones, the 440c is a little hard to sharpen on the Spyderco rods because they're so fine. The Lansky could help start an edge on them to be finished up with the Spyderco (I usually just freehand my old 110s... that's how nature intended it).

3. I need to buy a good horizontal carry sheath that will fit on a 1.5" belt, and have some shape retention at the mouth of the sheath such that I can easily insert the knife one-handed without any fuss.

Take a look at the Spec Ops Super Sheath system. The snap flap is adjustable, but the pocket may be too shallow for the 110. Spec Ops makes some other sheaths too that may work for it.

Have fun with your new knife. A 110 may not cost much, but I think it's one of the best knives on the market. It's certainly my favorite design ever.

 

[KeithAM]

If the 110 bug catches you and you end up with a collection of older ones, the 440c is a little hard to sharpen on the Spyderco rods because they're so fine. The Lansky could help start an edge on them to be finished up with the Spyderco (I usually just freehand my old 110s... that's how nature intended it).

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I got the bug. I won 2 2-dot 110s on eBay this week. I got the first one last night. It was well-used, and very dull, but 100% solid, with no play at all in the lockup. The first thing I did was to reprofile the edge to about 20 degrees inclusive with a course diamond hone. I then put a microbevel on it at 30 degrees inclusive using the Spyderco Sharpmaker, finishing with the ultra fine rods. It will now push cut single-ply bathroom tissue.

 

[Chett]

2. Will the lanskey and sharpmaker systems work ok to sharpen this knife? Either one of these two more suited for the 110?

I have sharpmaker, and it works very well on my 110.

 

[k5blazer]

Classic knife with a strong following. IMHO most Bucks take an edge quite well. Congrats on your new knife.

 

[stevekt]

The Sharpmaker goes well with a 110. I accidentally shaved a patch of skin off my fingertip when messing around with a Sharpmaker sharpened 110. I don't know why 420HC gets such a bad rap.

 

[rhino]

The main differences I've seen between older 110s and those from the last twenty years or so are that the "corners" are more rounded now. Otherwise, it's the same knife (albeit with different blade steels).

The way the blades are ground and the edge geometry are the strengths of the design, and it continues.

 

[MG_Saldivar]

3. I need to buy a good horizontal carry sheath that will fit on a 1.5" belt, and have some shape retention at the mouth of the sheath such that I can easily insert the knife one-handed without any fuss.

Wayne,

If you want a sheath that's a nice match for your 110, you might try to find a Buck 426 sheath - it can be worn both vertically and horizontally and will accomodate the 110. I use one myself for my 426, which is the Bucklite version of the 110.

These 426 sheaths pop up on eBay regularly.

 

[chickentrax]

...It will now push cut single-ply bathroom tissue.

...That would explain your avatar...

...These 426 sheaths pop up on eBay regularly.

Way too regularly...there's hardly a day that I don't get a false positive email notice on my search for a Bucklite 426...