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Just curious, has anyone ever experienced lock failure with hard use with their 110 0r 112?
 
:cool:...I certainly haven't had any failures in either the 110 or the 112. I've used 'em for a long time and never had it happen. I'm sure you'll hear stories of 110's being used for 20, 30 or even 40 years without a lock failure. Use 'em as they were meant to be used and you may never hear of a failure at all...Those are 2 great knives...:thumbup:
 
Well I know I have never heard of any locks failing,and i've subjected a 110 to everyrhing you could throw at it and still no failurres.

I actually destroyed a old 110 i found in a yard sale with a broken blade,I won't say how i tested the knife but the wood scale/frame cracked before the lock let go,and this was a well used /abused 110.I still have it,its never gonna be used again thats for sure,but it certainly gave me a lot of confidence in how well Buck made the design of the 110 almost bullet proof!
 
Kathy could tell you a 500 is not to be used as a can opener! Around 1978 -1979 a can of peas.....I kept her anyway...
 
I had one sent to me for a lock that was not holding. It came out of the blue with no advance contact or warning that it was coming and was shipped with a Kabar the same gent had bought on ebay that also needed work. He got my contact info. from Kabar when he called there about that one and decided to go ahead and mail me the Buck also after he had my address.

Anyway, he told me in the note with the knives that the Buck Esquire he bought had a faulty lock. I pulled it out and opened it and sure enough it didn't lock and you could just flip the blade closed like a slip joint. Noticed it didn't sound right though. I immediately closed the blade half way and noted right off the bat what the problem was. A big ole ball of pocket lint jammed down in the notch in the blade. Used my dental explorer to pop out that lint and the thing worked like it is supposed to. Wish all the work I did was that easy. Felt good to say that will be $10 please. :D I'm kidding. I didn't charge him on that one. I've actually carried an Esquire more years in my life than any other folder. Still have one from the the days when it was made in 440C with the micarta scales too. Nice little knives. I'd like to see that come out in a newer modern version with one hand opening and closing option with a pocket clip option as well personally.

The Kabar was another story. That was a lot of work but I'll save that for later.

Buck makes a good lockback. I have a couple 35 year old Bucks that have been used hard and still work great. My favorites are the Esquire of course but the other is my 1972 model Buck 112 with no thumb slot in the blade, 440C and one I converted to a thumb stud and pocket clip since those older versions roll right open nice and easy unlike the new ones which have a lot more resistance.

Buck should offer one like that. It would be a great replacement for the Buck 881 Strider collaboration that was discontinued. I love that 112 model and believe it would sell well even if it was just offered with a one hand opening feature without a clip but anyway. Thats the only time I've seen a Buck for any type of lock problem.
STR
 
I once broke the lock of a standard 110 while batoning a piece of lumber.
I can't use the search function, but I posted about it in a thread in the "review forum"....maybe someone can find it and post a link?
 
different problem for me.I have a custom shop 110 that I've got to send back after I opened it the lock will not disengage.
 
:cool:...That is indeed an interesting post mnblade and it goes right back to what I initially said earlier in this thread...Ya gotta use 'em as they were designed and intended to be used. The 110 is a knife...it slices and dices and whittles just great. It doesn't do pry bar work or ax work or chin-up bar work very well at all. If it fails at those last tasks, who should be surprised by the ramifications??...:confused::cool:
 
I have a ~38 year old 110 that still locks up absolutely securely. And I wasn't particularly kind to it in my younger years.
 
Buck_110 said:
There will always be a select few trying to prove they are too much man for their knives to handle the punishment only THEY can dish out.
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It wasn't like that at all I assure you.
If one of our gold members cares to search for the post and link it here then you would perhaps understand.

Sincerely,
Allen
 
I like lockbacks, properly designed ones don't slip and fail, it's almost always some other part of the knife that does so. That being said I've seen some quality non-buck lockbacks fail, and during "normal cutting" at that. I'm fairly sure that it was a problem with the steel in the lockbar, as the lockbar snapped in half while cutting through a blister pack.
 
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