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mattpeyton

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Buck 110 50th Anniversary. Little back story. 40 years ago, give or take, a 10 year old me went to Hermans World Of Sports in scary Times Square not once, but twice, to get this knife's great grandfather for summer camp. I guess at that point the design was only 10 years old although I thought it was rather prehistoric. I carried it around for many happy summers at summer camp whitling sticks and learning to freehand sharpen it.

Anyhow that knife went the way of many post college possessions having been sold in a yard sale 20 years ago. I keep forgetting and going looking for it haha. I saw this one on an auction site for $35. I figured how bad can it be? Having just arrived on a cold snowy day it is absolutely stunningly put together.. Out of the box is perhaps the sharpest knife I have ever seen. Note the kindling surrounding the knife those are shards of the bill of sale haha

My son already has his eyes on it hopefully we will pass it down to the generations.
 
Definitely a classic, in all sense of the word. I never could afford a real one when I was a kid, so had the cheap copies. Finally got a real job, and picked up the Cabela's Alaskan Guide version in S30V. There's something to be said about a design that has stood the test of time, virtually unchanged.

Congrats to Buck on 50 years of perfection! Anyone can say what they want about how modern knives are so much better, but when you get down to it, all these new-fangled gadgets like clips, studs and fancy locks don't improve the tool much more than just marginally, and seem to lose something in the execution, that is just abundant in this classic design.
 
Nice find. I hope you enjoy this for the rest of your life, and that your family enjoys it for generations to come.
 
The nostalgia got the best of me. Mine is on the way. In 1980 when I got out of the USMC, I almost purchased the 110. There was a Gerber option at the shop that was a slightly larger blade, and it cost less money. I went with the Gerber. I still have that knife, but I really wanted the 110. Now I will have it. I do not carry or use the Gerber any longer, but I still sharpen it occasionally so that it is ready for service on a moment's notice.
 
From the subject I was expecting a photo of a naked woman. :D

Congrats on your find. It's a classic.
 
mattpeyton said:
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I bought a 110 a while ago.
Quite frankly I wasnt happy with the fit and finish, but I kept it anyway and use it for hunting/gutting/skinning. I still like the feel of it.
One of these days Ill pay a it more and get a fancier one like an Alaskan Guide or one like this.

Hows the fit? Centered? Any play?
 
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