Info on Older 110?

WinDancer

WinDancer

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Here is one of my latest finds...

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It has the inverted Buck USA, but no scale pins and no steel spacer at the rear pins. It appears to be just two pieces of brass pinned together without a spacer.

The scales swell slightly towards the back and then thin again.

Any info and values would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dave Evans
 
Dave,
After carefully studying the picture of that old 110 i would recommend that you send it in to me for a replacement ASAP! I will send you a nice shiney new one instead of that dirty old thing. Waddayathink? ;-)

But seriously, If you read the data sheet put out by Vern Taylor on the 110, it does not show one without inlay rivets. I have seen several so i know they exist. The U.S.A. on the stamp implies a knife made around 1967 or 1968. Everything else about your knife says it was made around 1968-1970 and is worth about $150.
Hope this helps,


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Joe Houser
Director of Quality, Buck Knives Inc.
Buck Collectors club Administrator
 
Thanks for the info, Joe, and for the offer of a shiney [shiny? Shinny? Really Brightly Polished???] new Buck! I bet you already have a collection that would cause instant hate and discontent :/

Vern Who? And where might I find this list? This is the very first I have heard about it....

Thanks, Joe
Dave Evans
Tenino, WA
[Future home of the local Buck 110 assembly plant???]
 
Dave,
Vern taylor was a long time Buck rep who started the Buck Collectors club back in 1990. The data sheet you are interested in i have right here in my grubby little mits and i would love to trade it for an old 110. ;-)
Actually, i have an ok collection of 110's. I had one without inlay rivets a long time back but in a fit of ignorance i traded it to one of our engineers for a mirror polished 560.
I have a copy of the data sheet in the mail to you.

Take care,


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Joe Houser
Director of Quality, Buck Knives Inc.
Buck Collectors club Administrator
 
All through the 60's we were still learning how to build 110's. We could never make enough and were always trying things to make them more efficiently and remove quality issues that would come up.

All the variations were an experiment or improvement of one kind or another. Better wearing steel pins and rivets, steel rear spacer, large head inlay rivets...blade styles etc.

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CJ Buck
Buck Knives, Inc.
AKTI Member #PR00003


 
I still can't get over a company that takes this kind of interest in their customers AFTER the sale.

Joe, Thanks for sending the info and for mailing me the data sheet.

CJ, Thanks for the additional info in your note.

It is wonderful that Buck Knives is not just a huge company, but is actually made up of just decent folks who have a minute for other people.

I had a simple problem with my first [and last] Boker a few months ago, and wrote asking them for help. I got back a very abrupt refusal from a woman who included her job title after her name. Yup. You already know her job title. Customer Service Rep.

Anyway, Thanks once more to all the great folks at Buck. We appreciate your brand of business.

Best Regards,
Dave Evans
Tenino, WA
 
Good story Dave. Maybe that's why we've never heard of a "Boker Collectors Club"!!!!!
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[This message has been edited by Brian Lavin (edited 03-09-2000).]
 
Appreciate the comments Dave.

I am constantly fascinated by what our customers have to say and it is totally selfish reasons I put time into these threads. Keeping people happy is good business.

Again, Joe and I really appreciated the comments.

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CJ Buck
Buck Knives, Inc.
AKTI Member #PR00003


 
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