Help with 110 identification

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Ryan1991

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Hello,
I’m honestly not much into knives but am looking for help, as I am very much into THIS knife.
My father passed last year. He always had a buck on his belt between his back and front right pockets. We buried him with it. Looking at pictures, I’m 99% sure it’s a 110. He got it when he left the army in 84’ (as far as I know. I was born in 91, and I know it was before that). I’m going to post a link to an eBay posting, because seeing the sheath and the knife made my heart stop. It’s the same one dad had. I can’t find any info on the single dot after the buck logo for identification on bucks site.
If anyone can potentially tell me a little more about the knife my dad had, and if you have time to read the listing, any info on that knife too. I may bid on that knife, unless someone here calls me stupid for doing so. Thanks so much for y’all’s time.
 
there is a good chance it was a Buck 110.
if you google "Buck one dot" - the first link takes you to their site and it states the following regarding the 110

For the 110 Folding Hunter and 112 Ranger models:

1974-1980

One dot on each side of model number

1980-1981

One dot on left side, two dots on right side

1981-1986

Two dots on each side
 
l1ranger said:
there is a good chance it was a Buck 110.
if you google "Buck one dot" - the first link takes you to their site and it states the following regarding the 110

For the 110 Folding Hunter and 112 Ranger models:

1974-1980

One dot on each side of model number

1980-1981

One dot on left side, two dots on right side

1981-1986

Two dots on each side
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Interesting…this one has a single dot on the right side, and nothing on the left.
 
Let's try this in the Buck Forum.
Moving the thread there now.
 
Ryan1991 said:
Hello,
I’m honestly not much into knives but am looking for help, as I am very much into THIS knife.
My father passed last year. He always had a buck on his belt between his back and front right pockets. We buried him with it. Looking at pictures, I’m 99% sure it’s a 110. He got it when he left the army in 84’ (as far as I know. I was born in 91, and I know it was before that). I’m going to post a link to an eBay posting, because seeing the sheath and the knife made my heart stop. It’s the same one dad had. I can’t find any info on the single dot after the buck logo for identification on bucks site.
If anyone can potentially tell me a little more about the knife my dad had, and if you have time to read the listing, any info on that knife too. I may bid on that knife, unless someone here calls me stupid for doing so. Thanks so much for y’all’s time.
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When I do a search on eBay, for Buck 110 one dot. I find two with single line inverted tang stamps. Those knives would have been made, much earlier than when you think your father purchased his knife. So the question is what is the complete tang stamp on the knife you are looking at. Is it Just Buck.? Or is it Buck over 110 over USA?

If you go here You can learn how to date pre date codes Buck 110s . You will need a program or app the can read a Microsoft word .doc file.

O.B.
 
The knife that you described a Buck 110 with it just stamped with BUCK* these are known as a one liner
this would place it about 1967 the one line stamp showed up in 2 different configurations the one line stamp
and then there was a one line with the dot after the Buck* this is known as a transition knife and appeared
later in the year and indicates the some change had taken place in the construction of the knife .
 
I have a 110 stamped BUCK / 110. / USA. They turn up every once in a while. I've never seen an authoritative explanation for the single dot, but I believe it was part of the Version 5 period (roughly 1970 - 80). I think of it as an unofficial variation 3.5. So many changes happened through this period that it's possible that a minor variation could have been forgotten. If the singled dot is a real change, and not just the result of a broken tang stamp I think they're fairly uncommon.

The OP's knife certainly could have been from this timeframe.
 
dsutton24 said:
I have a 110 stamped BUCK / 110. / USA. They turn up every once in a while. I've never seen an authoritative explanation for the single dot, but I believe it was part of the Version 5 period (roughly 1970 - 80). I think of it as an unofficial variation 3.5. So many changes happened through this period that it's possible that a minor variation could have been forgotten. If the singled dot is a real change, and not just the result of a broken tang stamp I think they're fairly uncommon.

The OP's knife certainly could have been from this timeframe.
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Can you send me a picture or post one. My email address is msmit@buckknives.com. There are a couple of possibilities on why.
 
According to our records it appears to be from 1985. The consensus on the marking is for the fine blanking process on the 110 blades. Then of course in 1986 all of the blades were date stamped.
 
Alright I am going to be that guy , so was this 110 rebladed ? I have not seen a 1985 with two pins in the slabs - smack me if I am wrong

Pete
 
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howiema said:
Alright I am going to be that guy , so was this 110 rebladed ? I have not seen a 1985 with two pins in the slabs - smack me if I am wrong

Pete
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If my records are correct, I bought the knife at a gun show in 1982. It was in used condition but overall excellent, you can see snap marks on the scale, but the blade was pretty clean. Two pins makes the handle prior to '77-ish. It could have been rebladed by the previous owner, but certainly not with a 1985 blade.

I think... I've learned that with Buck nearly anything can be possible.
 
dsutton24 said:
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If my records are correct, I bought the knife at a gun show in 1982. It was in used condition but overall excellent, you can see snap marks on the scale, but the blade was pretty clean. Two pins makes the handle prior to '77-ish. It could have been rebladed by the previous owner, but certainly not with a 1985 blade.

I think... I've learned that with Buck nearly anything can be possible.
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100% a great user by all means
 
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