New Buck 110

Modoc ED · May 12, 2010

I was in Wal Mart in Redding, CA yesterday and bought a Buck 110 Folding Hunter. The price was $28.97 for the knife plus $2.39 sales tax for an out of the door $31.36 price. I already have one of these great traditional lock backs but thought it couldn't hurt to get another one. However, I'm a bit shocked that one of the great traditional, lock back, folders, came bubble wrapped.

It also came with a nylon sheath but I have a couple spare Buck 110 leather sheaths that will fit it just fine although the nylon sheath is first rate -- very well constructed.

Evidently, Wal Mart is doing away with their big knife display cases and require all manufactures to package their products so they can be hung on peg-board type hooks.

I'll be in Klamath Falls, OR this weekend and will pick up another one a little cheaper as OR doesn't have sales tax.

I haven't had my old Buck 110 out of my knife box for quite awhile and it was nice to handle one again. The fit and finish is superb with a great finish and it is very sharp right out of the box -- errrrrrrrrr, bubble wrap. I'm going to carry it today when I go to town.

David Martin · May 12, 2010

Good buy and I hope you enjoy it Ed . DM

postfallsidaho · May 12, 2010

Good buy! Enjoy it! Good thing you had another 110 to get it out of the blister pack

imafritz · May 12, 2010

Youre right-cant have too many 110's. I empathize with you about the blister pak, but when it comes down to it, unless its a collector, who needs the box?. 50 years from now you may be cursing this advise but for now it seems ok. I am told as a user, the nylon sheath is more practical and more cleanable. Again, the 50 yrs from now scenario kicks in, but unless youre a lot younger than me, that wont matter. I'd love to have a '64 with no box:thumbup:

CJ Buck · May 12, 2010

Believe me when I say we would love to not sell product in clam packs (what you called bubble wrap). One of the great things is it does allow is for people to help themselves to the product (as getting someone to help you can be problematic at times). It also allows us a nice billboard to tell the Buck story and give detail about the product...not to mention it is costly to do are requires a molding die to make the plastic "clam".

Glad you liked the knife you bought tho...we have really dialed in the making of 110's and they are better now as far as being tighter, sharper and with smoother action then ever...ok gotta quit selling or they will kick me off for spam...hah

Modoc ED · May 12, 2010

I don't know if you'll come back to this thread CJ but up until 10-years ago I lived in San Diego and was working for SDG&E. Whenever my helper and I were in El Cajon, we'd stop in at Buck Knives for a look-see. I miss that. It was always nice to stop in, see the newer products, and just shoot the bull with the people in the Buck Store on the premisis. I also liked that area just to the right and just before entering the Buck Store where there was a group of Buck products (past and present) on display.

I've always liked the Buck 110 and Buck Special (#119 I think). I have some old ones but I like to buy new ones as I did yesterday. Need isn't a factor with me so much as want.

Zach4542 · May 12, 2010

CJ Buck said:
One of the great things is it does allow is for people to help themselves to the product (as getting someone to help you can be problematic at times).

I don't know if everywhere is like my local walmart but you can't just take the knife from the rack its locked so somone has to come with a key to take the knife off. All knives over like 20 bucks are locked.

bucksforus · May 12, 2010

Zach4542 said:
I don't know if everywhere is like my local walmart but you can't just take the knife from the rack its locked so somone has to come with a key to take the knife off. All knives over like 20 bucks are locked.

It's a good idea to keep knives not so ready accessable to younger teenagers you think?

RAZORBLADES · May 13, 2010

I lke to handle the knife i'm going to buy,but thats ok,I haven't been to a store yet that won't let me open the clampack if they know i'm serious about the knife,It keeps the theft down also,those packs are harder to hide.

Modoc ED · May 13, 2010

bucksforus said:
It's a good idea to keep knives not so ready accessable to younger teenagers you think?

What????????? Good idea???????? I remember standing on the playground of Hawthorne Elementary School in Oklahoma City, OK in 1948 when I was 5-years old playing mumbly-peg with some of the other guys and a gal or two too I might add during recess. On occasion even one of the teachers would step in and play a round or two. All the guys had knives and some of the girls too. If you didn't have a knife, you were the odd guy out.

bucksforus · May 13, 2010

Modoc ED said:
What????????? Good idea???????? I remember standing on the playground of Hawthorne Elementary School in Oklahoma City, OK in 1948 when I was 5-years old playing mumbly-peg with some of the other guys and a gal or two too I might add during recess. On occasion even one of the teachers would step in and play a round or two. All the guys had knives and some of the girls too. If you didn't have a knife, you were the odd guy out.

That was back when there was discipline at home and at school. You did not have kids stabbing and shooting at the school either.

Obsessed with Edges · May 13, 2010

RAZORBLADES said:
I lke to handle the knife i'm going to buy,but thats ok,I haven't been to a store yet that won't let me open the clampack if they know i'm serious about the knife,It keeps the theft down also,those packs are harder to hide.

I visited a local Cabela's store a while back (last summer). I was in the knife section checking out the wares, and started to look at the Bucks in clamshell packs on the racks. I don't remember which model it was, but one of the clamshells had been sliced open with a knife/razor, the knife removed, and the clamshell hung back on the rack (BEHIND one of the unopened packs, of course).

And interestingly enough, many years before that, I visited a local Walmart store to check out some Buck 112s. At that time, the Bucks were still in the yellow/cream colored boxes, behind the counter. Had to ask the clerk to take 2 or 3 of them down for me to look at. One of the boxes had no doubt been handled by somebody else. They had taken the new knife out of the box, and REPLACED it with an old, beat up 112 that had about 1/2" of the tip broken off

. I was shocked to see it when I lifted the lid off the box, and made sure I didn't even touch the knife. Just very quickly slid the box back across the counter to the clerk, who looked about as shocked as me.

I fully understand why stores feel compelled to lock 'em up. Thieves can be very crafty...