Looking for some help with this Buck 110

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jake33

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My Grandmother gave this to me as an early Christmas gift. She said she purchased on Amazon. The knife feels excellent, and has the fingernail groove. What is concerning is that the knife has both a right pointing arrow -> and a "50" Anvil. Is this a real Buck knife? Is there something I don't know? I am new to Buck knives as I've only carried a Leatherman in the Fire Service. Any help is appreciated. Pics Below.

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Welcome Jake. It is a real Buck knife. That was the stamp that was used for those. DM
 
I disagree with DM, Every thing looks counterfeit to me. The blade the box the inlays. Including the 2009 date code.
 
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There are fake 110s? People spend the effort to fake a $40 knife?

I have no idea if that's an authentic one or not but it doesn't look like the 50th anniversary 110 I own. I know there are different versions though
 
A few things do not look right to me. The pins, the wood, the box, the blade grind, and the sheath groove. All these things are not the same as my 50th 110's. I could be wrong though. I would check with Buck.

Center picture blade stamp indicates it is a 2009 blade. 50th anvil stamp does not look as deep or is etched. Hard to tell though.

Are the stamps on both sides of the blades somewhat equal in stamp depth?
 
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Pretty sure it's fake as you can find that exact same knife and box on a well known site with Ali in the name. All their Buck 110 clones have a 2009 date code and USA with a dot after the A
 
The bolsters look too long....especially the front bolster. The rear pins look a little far back and the rocker arm pin is definitely too far back. The front pin looks about right.

Too bad because a Buck Knife with those tang stamps would be very unique.
 
One more vote.... :thumbdn:
I have a collection of fakes, that's one I need to add. I laid out a small display of fakes alongside the real ones at a knife show last summer.... no one cared.
 
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Was looking at the photos again this morning and in addition to the other details/discrepancies noted the sheath looks wrong too. It seems way to rounded and wide at the bottom. May just be the angle of the photo but the sheath looks twice as wide as the knife itself.
 
David Martin said:
Why do you suppose no one cared? Was it on another guys table? DM
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It was a small display on my table...just saying it created no interest. I really don't see that many fakes at the local shows. I used to take the educational approach but have come to the conclusion that knife and gun show dealers don't want to hear that their knife is fake...I suspect they already know sometimes, they just want to be able to sell it with a clear conscience of ignorance.
 
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If it is a fake, its a good fake. I'm not 100% sure on it. It might be one that someone has possibly cobbled together from 110 parts?? The Buck 110 tang stamp looks pretty darn good for a fake.


Desotosky, I for one would love to see some of your fakes. Are the pictured in the "fake "thread. I think there is still a thread by that title. I haven't looked in ages as most of the fakes I had seen were pretty obvious.
 
You know, the funny thing about fakes is that some fakes become famous themselves. A bookdealer named Thomas Wise, early in his career, faked several pamphlets supposedly containing early "pre-publication" versions of famous poems by famous poets. Late in his career, Wise was exposed as a forger and his career and reputation were destroyed. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_James_Wise and the book Forging Ahead by Wilfrid Partington.

Well, it wasn't long before Wise's forgeries became famous and collectible themselves — and guess what? Forgeries of Wise forgeries began to appear...

That probably won't happen with "Buck 110" copies. But collecting forgeries can be fun, so long as you go into it with both eyes open.
 
Jake can you take a better picture of the whole blade to shoe the point of it?
 
There is only a period stamped after the "U", "S" and "A" and looks like this; "USA."

My Buck 110's are stamped with a period after the "U", the "S" and the "A" and look like this; "U.S.A."

Even my old two dots have periods after each letter.
 
That is a fake ,I'll bet all of my buck knives that I'm right,even the sheath is fake,no buck on snap and rounded bottom,blade is the wrong shape,rivets are all silver instead of silver rocker and brass rivets,bolsters are the wrong shape fake fake fake!
 
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...akes-Counterfeits-amp-Americans-Who-Sell-Them

The vendor site of your knife is the first fake seller in post #1 of this buck fakes and American sellers. That seller site has a history of supporting sellers of fake buck knives and yours is another example.

If possible, please forward the name of the particular seller from the site the knife was purchased from so I can include that vendor if they are American. Simply click my avatar for my email. Thank you. I am sorry that your thoughtful, kind and generous Grandmother was ripped off, lied to and cheated by an American site. I am doing everything I can to fight this. I could use everyone's help reporting fakes and American fakers.
 
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