Well, it's only taken me 60 years to acquire my first Buck. I've been
collecting knives for quite a while, and have quite a few different
brands. The one I've never owned is Buck. I've been hanging around
this forum for a few days and decided to take the plunge. I decided to
go with the Original Classic 110.
You probably wouldn't believe how many places and how many miles
I drove today to find one. I thought for sure my local Wal*Mart would
have one, but nope, only some of the newer models. Tried a few other
places, and decided the heck with it and went to Bass Pro Shops. They
must have had nearly every single Buck model, except the 110. They
had them from about 15 dollars on up, but no 110??? I asked the guy and
it took 3 of them to finally find someone who knew what the 110 was. All
I got was a "nope, we don't carry that one"!!!??? I was dumbfounded.
To me that would be like going to McDonalds and ordering a hamburger only
to be told, "no, we've got fish sandwiches, Big mac's....etc. but no classic
hamburgers, LOLOLOLOL.
On the way home I saw a Dick's Sporting good, and while I'm really not
fond of them I decided to stop. I went to the "Lodge" and looked in the case
and saw a shiny new 110, for 39.99. I told the guy I'd take it. He searched out on the rack and then in the store room. "Sorry, but this is the last one"
I didn't care, I didn't need the clamshell that I figured it would be in. He told
me they would give me another 10% off because it was the last one and opened. Heck, I would have bought it without the discount. So less then 39.00 dollars later I'm the proud owner of a new 110.
Great knife by the way. Heavier then I was expecting, and darn near Razor
sharp.
Now I just need to find a nice looking sheath like some of you all have. I'm
sure the nylon sheath is fine, but it just doesn't have the nice look to it.
Well here she is, My First Buck.
Thanks again guys, I really like this forum.
Regards Sonny
collecting knives for quite a while, and have quite a few different
brands. The one I've never owned is Buck. I've been hanging around
this forum for a few days and decided to take the plunge. I decided to
go with the Original Classic 110.
You probably wouldn't believe how many places and how many miles
I drove today to find one. I thought for sure my local Wal*Mart would
have one, but nope, only some of the newer models. Tried a few other
places, and decided the heck with it and went to Bass Pro Shops. They
must have had nearly every single Buck model, except the 110. They
had them from about 15 dollars on up, but no 110??? I asked the guy and
it took 3 of them to finally find someone who knew what the 110 was. All
I got was a "nope, we don't carry that one"!!!??? I was dumbfounded.
To me that would be like going to McDonalds and ordering a hamburger only
to be told, "no, we've got fish sandwiches, Big mac's....etc. but no classic
hamburgers, LOLOLOLOL.
On the way home I saw a Dick's Sporting good, and while I'm really not
fond of them I decided to stop. I went to the "Lodge" and looked in the case
and saw a shiny new 110, for 39.99. I told the guy I'd take it. He searched out on the rack and then in the store room. "Sorry, but this is the last one"
I didn't care, I didn't need the clamshell that I figured it would be in. He told
me they would give me another 10% off because it was the last one and opened. Heck, I would have bought it without the discount. So less then 39.00 dollars later I'm the proud owner of a new 110.
Great knife by the way. Heavier then I was expecting, and darn near Razor
sharp.
Now I just need to find a nice looking sheath like some of you all have. I'm
sure the nylon sheath is fine, but it just doesn't have the nice look to it.
Well here she is, My First Buck.
Thanks again guys, I really like this forum.
Regards Sonny
HL
All the places you went to should have certainly had the 110-cant believe you had that kind of problem finding the most recognized piece of cutlery of all time. Leather cases are easy to find on the bay. I personally like em better than the nylon. Good luck and enjoy the next one
