what's wrong whit Buck Knives?

Case Shark Tooth is wood handles, lockback, USA and more money, same pinned blade even, brass bolsters.

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JD Bear said:
Yeah, I'm sticking with my 110s and 112s. There may be better knives available, but I like the old school, classic folders. I still keep a one handed modern opener in my pocket, but there's always a Buck on my belt...
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If we're being honest, it's you, and folks like you who keep Buck alive. I am honestly glad to see it. I have a lot of knives, many of which are better than my Buck knives in one or more ways, but you know, if I went into a sporting goods store, or a Wal-Mart, and there wasn't a Buck 110 for sale on the knife rack...I think I'd feel like a part of my childhood was gone. It wouldn't feel right, that's for sure.

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Quiet said:
If we're being honest, it's you, and folks like you who keep Buck alive. I am honestly glad to see it. I have a lot of knives, many of which are better than my Buck knives in one or more ways, but you know, if I went into a sporting goods store, or a Wal-Mart, and there wasn't a Buck 110 for sale on the knife rack...I think I'd feel like a part of my childhood was gone. It wouldn't feel right, that's for sure.

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I appreciate that Quiet. It's a piece of Americana. My son is only 2 now, but one day a simple folding Buck will be his first blade, just like mine was...

Jill, great pictures!! Thanks for sharing...
 
Buck 110 was what the infamous Manson gang used to commit the Tate murders. Manson ordered his crew to carry a Buck 110 at all times. They even had them smuggled into prison later, I've read. Manson said the other gangs had shanks, but we had Buck knives.

"Unbeknown to Parent, Garretson, or any occupants of the main house, members of the Manson family were entering the property at that moment, with the intentions of killing the residents. Parent got into his father's 1966 white AMC Rambler and backed up into the split rail fence. He drove down the parking area and stopped to push the button that operated the electronic gate. As Parent rolled down his window, he was met by a dark figure who shouted, "Halt!" The figure was Manson "family" member Charles "Tex" Watson with a 22 revolver in one hand and a buck knife in the other. As Watson leveled a 22-caliber revolver at Parent, the frightened youth begged Watson, "Please don't hurt me. I won't say anything." Parent raised his arm to protect his face as Watson swung the knife at him, giving him a defensive slash wound on the palm of his hand (severing tendons and tearing the boy's watch off his wrist). Watson then shot Parent four times in rapid succession, hitting him in the face, chest, and abdomen.[3] Watson then ordered Manson Family associates Linda Kasabian, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel to help push the car further up the driveway[4]:22–25[5] After traversing the front lawn and having Kasabian search for an open window of the main house, Watson cut the screen of a window. Watson told Kasabian to keep watch down by the gate; she walked over to Steven Parent's Rambler and waited.[4][4]:258–269[4]:176–184[5] He then removed the screen, entered through the window, and let Atkins and Krenwinkel in through the front door."
 
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Both knives made with S30V, presumably with good heat treatments. Both seem to cut stuff well. I've had 'em both for several years. The one on the top costs 1/4 to 1/3 the amount of the one on the bottom and has better ergonomics, for me. The one on the bottom has a pocket clip, which often annoys me.
 
I finally had to get one of those 5160s also. Peer pressure, I tells ya...
 
JD Bear said:
It seems like this thread has slowed down a bit, but I would like to throw a question out there. And by no means am I being sarcastic. What would be a recommended substitute for a 110 or 112? The same style of course. Lockback, wood handle, clip point, sheath carry, made in the USA, etc. I've heard better alternatives mentioned a lot so I'm curious what exactly they are.

I'm not going to give up Buck knives, but I thought it'd be interesting for this thread...
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Puma makes several models, Earl, Duke, etc that are pretty close but they aren't made here.
 
JDBear,

Competitors to the Buck 110 include the GEC #42 Missouri Trader and the Queen Cutlery Mountain Man. Bear & Son makes a lock back Hunter too. All of these are made in the US.
 
Quiet said:
I finally had to get one of those 5160s also. Peer pressure, I tells ya...
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This thread has me on the verge of doing the same. Although the Buck custom shop has me itching for a S30v 112 in indigo.
 
pinnah said:
JDBear,

Competitors to the Buck 110 include the GEC #42 Missouri Trader and the Queen Cutlery Mountain Man. Bear & Son makes a lock back Hunter too. All of these are made in the US.
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Case, Queen, GEC, B&S, they all make traditional lockbacks in the same size class as Buck 110, but they aren't true competitors for variety of reasons. Buck beats them all in quality/price (aka value) department.
So, alternatives, yes, competitors, no.
 
pinnah said:
I'll reach for this old Buck 500, which has the 440C steel.

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Every time you post a picture of that 500 I get jealous. I prefer that older blade profile with less belly, and the scales are beauties. What year was that manufactured?
 
What I see as a pretty good value is you don't have to go custom shop. You can get an s30v version for under a hundred bucks new. Pretty good deal for a more traditional styled folder.


The one factor that isn't talked about as we're all arguing about alternative knives at different price points is the fact that we all have more knives than we need and we all enjoy having a variety of knives. I just picked up a thin gentleman's lockback recently. I went through a cycle of sebenzas small and large early in the year. Last year was all about cf handled knives for me.

I feel this year I've really gone full circle. I like lockbacks with flat scales. I know it's old-school but I've come to accept that it's OK. It's OK to like 440c for example even though I love Elmax. But just bc it doesn't have Elmax or m4 which is awesome isn't a deal breaker for me. Most of the time I'm just cutting stuff. Really regular cutting. And I've beat on lesser steels and they held up fine.
 
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Buy a c------ or b--pro shop 110 with s30v steel. Or build one from the factory as well if you dont care for 420 steel. Big C has the alaskan guide series in sale for 69.00 with lifetime free sharpening service. Awesome leather sheath as well.
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Ankerson said:
Bottom line is one NEVER gets something for NOTHING unless it's a gift.

And knowing how things work one is not getting anything high quality for $28 Retail, will NEVER happen because the MONEY just isn't there in that $28 total price for that to happen.

What you do get is a functional knife that works OK.

Don't make it sound like more than it is because it's just not.

That said I have a 110 not even 2 ft from me as I type this and every time I look at it I thank GOD how far the knife world has really come.
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Rotte said:


Both knives made with S30V, presumably with good heat treatments. Both seem to cut stuff well. I've had 'em both for several years. The one on the top costs 1/4 to 1/3 the amount of the one on the bottom and has better ergonomics, for me. The one on the bottom has a pocket clip, which often annoys me.
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Buck 28.00 CRK 400.00 plus?
 
That 110 is from the custom shop and was made with S30V, so it probably ran closer to $100. (It's been a while, and I don't remember the exact price.) But, you are right, Cabela's sells a similar knife for a bit less.
 
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