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bigfish44

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Went to local flea market and found what I belive is a 3rd version variation 3 110 (pic soon) . can somone tell me what wood was used for scales.
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haks Tom
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what would be good to clean the wood on this knife.
also what would take the rust spots off the blade
thanks in advance.....Tom
 
Sweet find Tom. I wouldn't get to zealous with cleaning it up. Maybe enough oil on the blade to stop the rust. I use my fingernail to pick at the spots, nothing else. Don't use anything that might disturb the patina of the blade, brass or wood. It's an old knife, it has all the right in the world to look old.
 
Looks like the last two posts gave you the two ends of the spectrum.

Depends on what you like. If you're a purist, you like to preserve that "patina" at all costs.

If you think dirty, old-looking knives are ugly, go for the big clean-up method.

I have observed on e-Bay that the cleaned-up knives seem to sell better and bring better prices.

I guess that's because there are a lot more people who like cleaned-up knives.

There is some middle ground on this issue and you may want to find it.

An old knife COULD have been well cared-for and thus look great even before any cleaning is done.-

And a knife that has obviously been OVER-buffed pleases no knowledgeable knife-lover.
 
Nice knife! Looks like it hasn't been used a lot either. It looks like you nailed the Version. Which variation within the 3rd Version will depend on the rivets in the butt end.
We can eliminate Variation 1,2,4 and 7 due to the fact that it is stamped BUCK, U.S.A., on the right hand side, and it has inlay rivets. That leaves 3,5 or 6.
(Is this confusing, I mean fascinating to anyone else but me? :rolleyes: ) :)
 
Joe Houser said:
Nice knife! Looks like it hasn't been used a lot either. It looks like you nailed the Version. Which variation within the 3rd Version will depend on the rivets in the butt end.
We can eliminate Variation 1,2,4 and 7 due to the fact that it is stamped BUCK, U.S.A., on the right hand side, and it has inlay rivets. That leaves 3,5 or 6.
(Is this confusing, I mean fascinating to anyone else but me? :rolleyes: ) :)
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LOL....funny that I do find this fascinating:thumbup: :thumbup: . I got a 3rd version just the other day....and when I took a look at Joe's list. :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: . I have no idea which one of the seven I got. I think Joe just nailed it to same as above :D .

jb4570
 
Joe Houser said:
Nice knife! Looks like it hasn't been used a lot either. It looks like you nailed the Version. Which variation within the 3rd Version will depend on the rivets in the butt end.
We can eliminate Variation 1,2,4 and 7 due to the fact that it is stamped BUCK, U.S.A., on the right hand side, and it has inlay rivets. That leaves 3,5 or 6.
(Is this confusing, I mean fascinating to anyone else but me? :rolleyes: ) :)
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I think it is very interesting! Is this outlined anywhere, or pictures available?

I happened to just pick a 3rd generation looks a lot like bigfish44's knife. One small rivet near blade pivot point is inset, the other 2 protrude very slightly.

Long live the 110 :)
 
Maine,,,

Down at the botton of the page when you first enter the Buck forum, there on the left, you can select a time frame of posts.

There is a ton of info on steel. Would be fun reading through the threads.

I don't remember there being any one thread on the timeline and reasoning behind different steel. Much less pics of the different variations.

You might also want to look for the book "Blades Guide to Knives and Their Values" Are some pics along with the varations.
The latest edition is 2005.
 
Mike K. had a link to his pics of his variations.
I lost it when I had a drive crash.
Maybe he'll re-post it.
 
I guess that last picture a second Version. Hope that does not confuse. Also, I used the knives I had on hand and at least one of them has a broken rocker end.
Sometimes the hardest thing in figuring these out is trying to find the rivet heads.
 
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