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Im home with a dose of the flu so I thought I would do something useful with my time and put together some reviews/impressions of four knives I have received in the past couple of weeks.
The first of these is the Buck 111
I think that there have been other iterations of the 111 in past years that came with decorative metal grips, but this current knife is very close to the 110 in most respects. They are dimensionally the same, use the same blade and innards and laminated Obeechee scales. The differences are cosmetic and consist of curved bolsters that are in this case, nickel silver instead of the usual brass. The blade steel is not identified but it would be fairly safe to assume that it is Bucks standard 420 HC offering. A pic of the 111 sitting next to a standard 110 appears below. I havent used the knife as yet but I regularly use 110s and would envisage no difference in performance or handling qualities.
Curiously the knife does not have the usual year of manufacture symbol. It came in a standard Buck cardboard box with a sticker displaying the date: 05/14/2008.
The sheath is black leather. Note the diagonal cut at the opening. I dont know if this is unique to the 111 or if Buck has recently introduced it with other models.
The knife was shaving sharp out of the box and has negligible blade play. Overall workmanship is excellent. I like the look of this 111 more than the 110.
The first of these is the Buck 111
I think that there have been other iterations of the 111 in past years that came with decorative metal grips, but this current knife is very close to the 110 in most respects. They are dimensionally the same, use the same blade and innards and laminated Obeechee scales. The differences are cosmetic and consist of curved bolsters that are in this case, nickel silver instead of the usual brass. The blade steel is not identified but it would be fairly safe to assume that it is Bucks standard 420 HC offering. A pic of the 111 sitting next to a standard 110 appears below. I havent used the knife as yet but I regularly use 110s and would envisage no difference in performance or handling qualities.
Curiously the knife does not have the usual year of manufacture symbol. It came in a standard Buck cardboard box with a sticker displaying the date: 05/14/2008.
The sheath is black leather. Note the diagonal cut at the opening. I dont know if this is unique to the 111 or if Buck has recently introduced it with other models.
The knife was shaving sharp out of the box and has negligible blade play. Overall workmanship is excellent. I like the look of this 111 more than the 110.
