Is it live or Memorex - 110 anomaly or fake

[gsea]

Forgive the lousy fotos, not a fotog. This knife seems to be a 110, same blade length but it is thicker and wider. Has brass rocker rivet and three brass inlay pins all are no headed. the weird stuff, front bolster has a steel pin and a brass pin seen on both sides, real bolster has three brass pins seen on both sides. The tang is Buck USA read upright. At first I thought maybe the 110 was polished or worn off but not so. An ideas? Oh the sheath seems to be a A.
After close examination the "extra" front and back bolster pins are in positions of not going through to hold anything so not sure what they were. I am thinking more and more this was a "lunch box" knife. The narrower handle and wider thicker blade I really like. This could be my new EDC !!!!

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[AreBeeBee]

OK, not an expert, but —

The fit of the wood scales where they meet the bolsters is poor. The shape of the front bolster is non-standard (more angular) for a Buck 110. The blade grind doesn't appear to go high enough toward the blade spine. The tang stamp doesn't look right, but it's hard to tell without a sharp photo.

This all points toward a forgery or a fake, probably Pakistani.

 

[gedlicks]

In my opinion it is not a Buck knife. Nothing about it looks like a Buck.

 

[Badhammer]

I would say the sheath is real but the knife, as stated above is not a Buck.

 

[gsea]

I didn't think it was real either just never heard of the buck stamp like this being forged.

 

[pinnah]

The front bolster is a rip-off of the Schrade LB-7/LB-8 pattern.

Anything can be forged in countries with no IP protection.

 

[DeSotoSky]

Another vote for fake. I agree the front bolster does look a little "Schradeish". The nail nick seems too far forward. Brass rocker pin. The choil is straight on this knife, more humped on a real 110.

 

[gsea]

I agree with you all that this screams Pakistan. I have never seen a Pakistan knife with a stamped buck tang. Doesn't mean it doesn't exists.

 

[AreBeeBee]

The Pakistani 110 copies I have seen are labeled as "Pakistan" not Buck. Moreover they have the more squared off scales and bolsters. But perhaps the the ones I've seen date from before Buck made the change to the softer contours.

It would be good to get a clear photo of the tang stamp, both sides (if the reverse shows anything).