What would you do with this poor Buck?

Replying late, but as some other have said I would just sharpen it and use it unless it has other problems. The scratches and other signs of use are the character and history of that knife. If you want to use a newer blade I would carry a new Buck and leave this one as-is.
 
Some follow-up to this knife! It's been a while and life got very busy.

Well, I thought long and hard about what to do, and decided to have the blade replaced and the whole knife restored. I take very good care of my things, and thought this would be best for longevity. I'm not a collector, and not worried about resale value. This will likely end up with my son (or maybe the grandkids if I have any eventually!) when he's older.





I'm very happy with it and glad I had them clean it up and replace the blade.
 
GREAT GRANDFATHER!!!!

I would do nothing but get a display case and display it!

You send it back to Buck and it will come back looking near new. Nothing that would tell anyone a story. All the character would be gone.

Sorry,,,I didn't see the timming on this...

But a knife to cherish..
 
The knife was very, very abused before. I couldn't leave it partially cleaned up, I had to look at it from my grandfather's perspective, and knowing him it's likely he would have done the same.
 
Cool.
I love it.
Now its a great knife with a great memory.
Heirlooms that work are the best ones.
 
I let my father see the pictures and he agrees, that it's what grandpa Bill would have wanted. There's a long story about this knife but basically a relative took it years ago and it didn't show up until my grandfather's health was too poor to worry about it. My grandfather gave it to me hoping I could find some use for it since his days of sharpening and using tools in general were over. It ended up in storage and when I dug it out I knew I had to do something to make it usable.

Either way I'm happy. My son (he'll be four next month) thinks it's beautiful, and I've told him about his great grandfather, so this will be a tangible way for him to stay connected with him, having been born a couple years after he passed.
 
Turbo-Coolness.
Do still have pictures from before the repair? They don't show up in the original post.
 
I think you did good! The old blade might have been difficult to keep in good sharp condition and hesitant to be used good and proper. With the new blade you should get good desirable usage for years to come and you’re more likely to favor using it now.
 
Have you thought about etching your grandfather's name on the blade? That might be a good way to remind everybody where the knife came from.
 
This 110 is a fairly rare model too..There was a very brief window they were made when Buck transitioned from 2 handle pins to 3 Buck did not want to waste the frames and about 300 110's (about 1 pail) and slightly less 112's were made with 4 handle pins and the rocker. It's a 1 of 1 with the new blade..
 
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