"New" 110 2 Dot

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High_Noon

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I had a Buck 110 2 Dot when I was a youngster. Unfortunately, it was stolen by a workman at the house after only a few years of ownership. I've always wanted to replace it, and after looking for the past several years, I finally found a good 'un, for a good price.

Today, I received my "new" 2 Dot and it is in excellent condition. This knife has obviously been used very little, if at all. All I've done to it is to give it a good cleaning and oiling. The blade is tight - no side-to-side wobble at all - and it snaps open and closed with authority. I did have to work the blade (with oil) quite a bit due to some light corrosion in the pivot joint, which caused a bit of friction when opening, but it seems to be smoothing out nicely. Centering of the blade is damn near perfect and the blade/back spring, joint/seam is also very good. Workmanship on these old Buck 110s is first rate. I don't believe the knife had ever been sharpened as the original edge grind is present. I also don't believe the knife had been oiled in a long, long time. The Macassar Ebony is very nice, but does show evidence of being stored in the sheath (slight sheath snap indentations on the obverse scale) and a bit of green corrosion on the inside flap of the sheath. The belt sheath is also in excellent condition, but was starting to get a bit stiff with age, so I cleaned and oiled it well with Neatsfoot oil.

I have not sharpened it yet.

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noon, that's a handsome 2 dot. With the larger pins, I'd say it's some of the last, 1979. DM
 
David M. Thanks, I agree that it's a good looking' 2 Dot and I wondered where it fell within the '74-'80 range of the 2 Dots. One of the things I like about this one is that the scales are pretty evenly matched and have good figure; whereas, my original one (the one that was stolen) had one scale that was figured and one that was almost completely black. My memory fails me, but I think my original was purchased in '78 or '79, so this one is a great replacement and it's in much better condition than the one that was stolen. As a kid, I used it pretty hard and it had a fair amount of wear by the time it was stolen.
 
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I think you did real well on getting it. One in that shape is a find. Miss matched handles I often see among the solid macassar ebony scales.
Still, that makes them unique. You won't see that after the switch in 92. At shows a model like that I see priced at 50-60. Worth it to me. DM
 
David M. You're correct, it is a find, which is why it took me several years of very sporadic looking to find one in great shape. The vast majority of the 2 Dots I found were mostly in poor-fair condition and the ones I did find in good to excellent condition (rare) were way overpriced, IMO. I paid $61.00, which I believe to be a very reasonable price for a 2 Dot 110 in excellent condition, and I'm happy with the purchase. I'll hand it down (along with all my other knives) to my young daughter one day. She's already starting a small collection of her own!
 
Very nice Two-Dot - and it cleaned up nicely too. You going to use it or preserve it? OH
 
OH: Thanks. I spent a few hours sharpening it tonight and it took a very keen edge - much better than I expected from a 440C blade. I think I'll preserve it, but may use it on occasion.
 
High_Noon said:
One of the things I like about this one is that the scales are pretty evenly matched and have good figure...
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That's a super 2-dot, HN. I am picky about matching scales. I doubt you would ever find a much better match. :thumbsup:
 
Nice two dot 110! Those older ones are my favorites. They are rugged knives and the fit and finish was usually very good. Buck set the industry standard for looks, fit and finish, and design back in those days with the 110. Many companies copied it, but none equaled it.
 
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