How much would you pay for a broken knife

North Shore

North Shore

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How much would you pay for a broken buck 110 if it was old and early like late 60s

Just curious peoples thoughts on relic type knives... Do broken knives hold value to you?
 
Broken spring I guess, cosmetic issues, stone sharpening of blade. Just an honest old used pre 70 110. It is kind of arbitrary I know i was just curious if generally speaking anyone picks up broken knives if the price is right if theyre of a certain time frame. Anyone have any broken knives in the collection?
 
Unless it has significant historical prominence or connection to a famous person or something along those lines it is just another old broken knife as far a money value. Now if it has sentimental value to you personally then it’s priceless. Otherwise I would get it fixed up and back in use.
 
North Shore said:
How much would you pay for a broken buck 110 if it was old and early like late 60s

Just curious peoples thoughts on relic type knives... Do broken knives hold value to you?
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The forum rules prohibit us from discussing values. If you post pictures of the knife we can probably tell you what you have and whether it is worth repairing.

n2s
 
I'm a collector so a broken knife brings nothing to the table for me.
Displayability is a big consideration.
 
I once bought a broken Busse fixed blade.

A member had shot it on the flat of the blade with a .50 BMG armor piercing round....

I got it as part of a package deal with another knife. The pieces were big enough to make two folding knoges from the steel. Sold the pieces and shesrh at a profit later when I decided not to make custom folders out of it. One else bought it to do just that.


But a used up, broken Buck does not have much appeal to me.
 
OK I'll address this from my perspective. I don't have a problem buying an old knife that is not in great shape to have it repaired.

I once bought a 1990 made red picked bone 110 that I could tell was an old painters work knife. The tip of the blade had been broken off and was rounded (I assume from opening cans of paint and such), it also had caulking/paint stuck in the picked bone handle. I sent that to Buck for a SPA and blade replacement. It was returned to me looking like a brand new knife. Win win for me.
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Another old Buck knife I saw in a junk drawer auction. I was looking at some junk drawer sales that had some military stuff and found one with what looked like an old one line Buck 110. I could tell by the look the knife looked like the spring had been replaced and not right. Maybe it could be fixed if the price was right. I asked a few of the knife hacks if they would change the spring and replace the wood with Sun Bleached Elk. I did get a qoute for the work just have not sent the knife for repair yet. See it below.





So if you want a project knife to have done, an old damaged knife may just be the ticket. I have also bought a few nice custom buck blades with no handles to be completed for less than the issued Buck custom would have cost.
Like this one
 
jb4570 said:
OK I'll address this from my perspective. I don't have a problem buying an old knife that is not in great shape to have it repaired.

I once bought a 1990 made red picked bone 110 that I could tell was an old painters work knife. The tip of the blade had been broken off and was rounded (I assume from opening cans of paint and such), it also had caulking/paint stuck in the picked bone handle. I sent that to Buck for a SPA and blade replacement. It was returned to me looking like a brand new knife. Win win for me.
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Another old Buck knife I saw in a junk drawer auction. I was looking at some junk drawer sales that had some military stuff and found one with what looked like an old one line Buck 110. I could tell by the look the knife looked like the spring had been replaced and not right. Maybe it could be fixed if the price was right. I asked a few of the knife hacks if they would change the spring and replace the wood with Sun Bleached Elk. I did get a qoute for the work just have not sent the knife for repair yet. See it below.





So if you want a project knife to have done, an old damaged knife may just be the ticket. I have also bought a few nice custom buck blades with no handles to be completed for less than the issued Buck custom would have cost.
Like this one
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Cool, I have a similar circumstance as the one liner you found. I bought a really old knife for very little but the spring is broken at the first like quarter inch so the blade goes past 180 degrees. I like the knife you have there nice find
 
I picked up a 110 (1974-1980) at a garage sale. Scales needed replacing, blade had tip and possible electrical damage. Lock was still in good shape. Paid $5 for it. Replaced the scales (ebony, black with no light streaks), reshaped and the blade to a drop point to get rid of the damaged part.
 
Not very much. The way I see it. Once it is broken, it has lost any collector value it had for being old and rare. Now it just has user value. I can buy a new user 110 for about $35 to $45. I might pay slightly more than that for a good user in 440C steel. But it's broken. So it probably needs a reblade. When rebladed it won't have the 440C steel. So it's cost plus shipping to me would have to be low enough; that when added to the price of shipping to Buck plus cost of a reblade; my total cost is less than $35.

O.B.
 
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if you buy the holy grail 1960 whatever with a broken blade. Buck is going the stick a 2020 blade in it. then what do you have.....
 
seeing broken as waaay
too much of a problem
not unless it has historical value.
but more often than not
i figure folks hang on to "junk"
for sentimental reasons.
imo, buying imperfect is
going to be a burden.
that could be too high a price to pay
sorry but, pass.
just my 2 cents.
 
I have seen photos of the knife. I would not hesitate buying it and sending it to Leroy.
 
You can trust bertl If you get it we will need before and after pictures

This one is my favorite broken knife stories Broken blade otherwise perfect Sent it to Buck, the result a brand new Macassar Ebony Nickel Silver 110 for under $50

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When I had it done, the new Ebony wasn’t in use yet. So it was extra special. It would have been a shame if this knife had been thrown away when it broke.
 
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Here it is with a previously broken 112. 4E673E06-9BF1-45FD-A801-0A888438284D.jpeg
Some are worth it some are not.

Add up all the costs involved, (don’t forget a replacement sheath) try to visualize the finished product and decide if it’s worth it.
 
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To be completely honest, I normally don't intentionally buy broken knives.
I don't have the tools, or a work space to repair them. As for any parts needed to repair them ... I don't have the requisite funds.
 
If the blade is useable...Buy it. Clean it. Send it to Buck to fix the spring, but ask them to leave the blade and handles be. It’d be worth at least $30 :) I paid $15 for a beat 3dot.
 
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