Today, my two Buck 110's arrived. They would have been my first Buck knives, if I weren't given an old '74-80 112 (with a bunch of other knives) a couple days ago. When looking at the 110, it is one beautiful knife. I'm not sure if I'll be able to get it dirty. 
I had planned on giving one as a gift, but I think I'm having second thoughts now. 
Compared to the sharp edges on my old 112, the rounded edges of the new 110 is extremely nice to hold. However, I was a bit surprised to see the finish of both differed. I don't know if the date on the box is the build date, but both boxes have the same date of 10/20/2015. When looking at the inside where the blade is stowed, one of the knives has noticeable wear on the brass. Is it normal for two knives to have differing finishes? I guess it's nothing major, but I am a bit disappointed to see that in a brand new knife. Here's some pictures. It was really hard for my camera to get the spots on the inside, so I hope you can make it out.
Here's all three of them, with the old 112 on top.
It's kind of hard to see, but there's a sizable patch in this pic. My camera had a real hard time getting it.
There's some on the back, too. It almost looks like surface rust.
I guess in the end it's no big deal. Like I said, it was just a little disappointing. My old 112 doesn't even have that.
I had planned on giving one as a gift, but I think I'm having second thoughts now. Compared to the sharp edges on my old 112, the rounded edges of the new 110 is extremely nice to hold. However, I was a bit surprised to see the finish of both differed. I don't know if the date on the box is the build date, but both boxes have the same date of 10/20/2015. When looking at the inside where the blade is stowed, one of the knives has noticeable wear on the brass. Is it normal for two knives to have differing finishes? I guess it's nothing major, but I am a bit disappointed to see that in a brand new knife. Here's some pictures. It was really hard for my camera to get the spots on the inside, so I hope you can make it out.Here's all three of them, with the old 112 on top.
It's kind of hard to see, but there's a sizable patch in this pic. My camera had a real hard time getting it.
There's some on the back, too. It almost looks like surface rust.
I guess in the end it's no big deal. Like I said, it was just a little disappointing. My old 112 doesn't even have that.
