Not a bad price for a LE...

honesttom said:
This is a very nice knife, i bought a few at the idaho factory, still think i have 3 or 4 left, i remember selling on ebay back in 05-06 and they brought around 140-160 , very few of them for sure and will always be collectible.
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I gotta move closer to Idaho!! :D
 
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I always forget this feature, please forgive me for my replies gentlemen :D

This message is hidden because BG42EDGE is on your ignore list.

The Buck forums are once again fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
I would like to remind all fellow forumites, if more people used this feature some undesirable that stirs up alot of threads would go away....
 
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honesttom said:
This is a very nice knife, i bought a few at the idaho factory, still think i have 3 or 4 left, i remember selling on ebay back in 05-06 and they brought around 140-160 , very few of them for sure and will always be collectible.
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So they were selling for $140 to $160 a few years ago and now selling for $66?

How does this not illustrate my point?

Just stating the facts......don't see a reason for anybody to take offense.
 
He's probably there bidding now.

Pictures in about a week, I suppose.

:)
 
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postfallsidaho said:
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I always forget this feature, please forgive me for my replies gentlemen :D

This message is hidden because BG42EDGE is on your ignore list.

The Buck forums are once again fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
I would like to remind all fellow forumites, if more people used this feature some undesirable that stirs up alot of threads would go away....
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:thumbup:I'm surprised that you waited so long. I used that little feature a few days a go. Wow, it's really peaceful now!:D
 
Plumberdv said:
:thumbup:I'm surprised that you waited so long. I used that little feature a few days a go. Wow, it's really peaceful now!:D
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I forgot Dave, as I posted in your other thread, I am a slow learner :D

Years back I tried hard to get that El Cajon 110, but that was when I was working on my Buck family favorites/history display. Now I just like to use 'em!!!!!! ;)
 
Word of warning.....STOP SUGGESTING THAT PEOPLE CHECK OUT EBAY FOR KNIVES!!! They pay nothing to this site for the advertising.

Linking to eBay is fine for discussion purposes ONLY! You cannot let people know that there is a knife up for auction on eBay.

Please get with the program or infractions will be handed out.
 
BG42EDGE said:
The Three-Dot is different in that it was the end of an era.......last of the 440C and maybe the first and only BOS heat-treat of a 110 in 440C.

A heavy-duty, slabside classic at the age of 30.......it too, has a leather sheath.......also......it doesn't look like a damned billboard.

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Just from an old guy that's more of a user than a collector,those old 110s were a real pain in the ass to sharpen and get a nice razor edge.Don't get me wrong,one served me for well over 20 years until I finally tossed it in the garbage can.After that I went on to knives with better steel like a German made Puma.In my opinion the steel in modern day Buck knives is far superior to those old 3 Dot 110s.I would take a $30 Wally World 110 over an old 3 Dot,nylon sheath and all.:D
 
the laser on the wood is the same as for
"The Buck Stops Here and So Did I"
issue which could only be had new from the store
the thank you S.D. blade was also on a plain jane wood
had i not had the other two at all i would have paid
over the C mark to have it .
while some may not be attracted to it
it is a extremely good knife to have in a collection
esp if it is a relatively young collection that may be in a show some time..
 
skyhorse said:
...those old 110s were a real pain in the ass to sharpen and get a nice razor edge. Don't get me wrong,one served me for well over 20 years until I finally tossed it in the garbage can.

After that I went on to knives with better steel like a German made Puma.
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Better steel with a Puma? Hmmmmm.......why do so many people stick with Buck? I'll stick with Buck, too. I'd take a BOS treated 440C over Puma any old time.

With the contemporary sharpening options, diamond, etc.--the 440C is not that difficult at all. I don't see much difference except that 440C will hold an edge a bit longer than the 420HC and 425 MOD.

Frankly, I never had much of a problem with sharpening them, even with a 1968 vintage Arkansas stone. But I'm patient.

:)
 
A THREE-DOT 110 and the BUCK 110 EL CAJON are both collectable knives for different reasons. Some people like one, some like the other, some like both.

Some people collect opera music, some collect rock music, a few collect both.
 
I suppose I shouldn't agree with you again, Wolf.......as I got some static from Post Falls last time I did.

But I do agree. The true measure of value, in the final analysis, should be the pleasure gained from a collectible......and the fun we have. Can't measure everything in dollars.

:)
 
:cool:Yes the 3 Dot was good in the 70s,and so were dial up phones.The 440c is no longer used in the 110 because nowadays Buck uses better steel.You're right they do mark an end of an era,just like 8 track tape players.I'm not a Puma guy,but the steel in that old worn out knife IS better than 440c and that's a fact. It also cost 3 times as much as a 110 when I got it almost 30 years ago.If all I ever used were Bucks,how would I know today Buck knives are so great!
 

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skyhorse said:
Just from an old guy that's more of a user than a collector,those old 110s were a real pain in the ass to sharpen and get a nice razor edge.Don't get me wrong,one served me for well over 20 years until I finally tossed it in the garbage can.After that I went on to knives with better steel like a German made Puma.In my opinion the steel in modern day Buck knives is far superior to those old 3 Dot 110s.I would take a $30 Wally World 110 over an old 3 Dot,nylon sheath and all.:D
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The shapening issue was one factor that kept me from buying a 110 back in the old days. I had more than one person tell me that they were a bear to sharpen.

Now I guess that if you are a person skilled at using a good stone or stones, can keep a consistant angle by hand and have plenty of patience, it's doable. Most casual knife owners/users don't fall in to that catagory and I'm one of them. I'd much rather have a user that may not hold an edge as long but one that I can get back in shape with something like a Sharpmaker.

I didn't buy all the S30V, BG-42, etc., knives that I have because they hold a better edge. I got them just because they are cool (snob appeal, I suppose)and I like the Bos stamp.

I still go back to my 420HC blades to use.:thumbup:
 
The 440c is what made me stray years ago,for my use not the best steel.The steel Buck uses now is the thing that brought me back.The Puma is not as strong a knife as a Buck,after about 5 years it had a real bad case of blade play and got put out to pasture.If old was my thing I would run out,grab me a 90 year old woman and marry her.
 
Plumberdv said:
The shapening issue was one factor that kept me from buying a 110 back in the old days. I had more than one person tell me that they were a bear to sharpen.

Now I guess that if you are a person skilled at using a good stone or stones, can keep a consistant angle by hand and have plenty of patience, it's doable. Most casual knife owners/users don't fall in to that catagory
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at 14 i had already learned to use stones and steels from
working in short order kitchens..
so i never thought my 110 hard to sharpen ..
only that others were quick and easy...
takeing time to sharpen my 110 was mostly a mater of pride
in that i was good at it...
i did not like the 4 dots as well as they had thiner edge blades..
thought they were easer to sharpen..
i have not sharpened any s30v as yet .. would like to try..
my hands are not as steady as years ago.. so dont know if i could
and i use sand paper now not stones as before..
i was shocked to learn that buck used a belt sander to sharpen knives
 
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