Winner...And Still Heavyweight Champion...The Venerable Buck 110

I'm artist and hate the colour Green! but I love this green! nice! what a beautiful knife.....
 
Here's a not so heavy Milled 6AL-4V Titanium 110 with NS pinned Ebony and Titanium screws. Weighs about 2/3rds a stock 110.

 
knarfeng said:
When Buck first made the 110 in the early 60's, 440C was considered brittle. The ridge just behind the cutting edge was there to strengthen the edge to prevent chipping.

(Likely folks were running it too hard at over 60. I think Buck ran theirs around 58, so they did not have that problem, but that strengthening bulge was still a feature on all of their early 440C blades. I have a Pathfinder and a Special, [105 and 119 in today's parlance] as well as a 110. I got them all in the late 60's and they all have that bulge.)

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, The Lone Ranger shows his grungy old 110 that he used to EDC in his front pocket when he was in college back in the day when no one cared what was in your pocket.

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wish my modern 110 was 440c. but with a cleaner grind.
 
As I was reading all of this, I decided to dig out my buck. It is a 112, not a 110, but it has three small dots next to the model number. Two on the right, one on the left. Can anyone please explaine what these small dots mean? Anybody?

This is all new stuff for a noobie such as myself.
 
This is a picture thread so I'll disquise discussion with a couple on topic pics.
Here is a 3 dot 112, the dots indicate date code. 3 dots were 1980 and maybe early 1981. 2 dots 1974-79 and 4 dots 81-85. Date code histories are on stickys on this page. I'm sure the mods would ask you to present questions in the regular Buck discussion threads. We'll be glad to answer. Welcome





3 dot 110 to keep theme of thread

 
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Watchmaker said:
Just ordered one for $38,- and that included overseas shipping. :thumbup:

Will be my second Buck; my first was (still have it) a Duke 500 for which I paid WAAAAY too much money in a B&M store here in Rotterdam. The 110 will probably be a safe queen, for this amount of money (26 Euros!) I won't regret not using it. OTOH, I may like it so much that I will... :)
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I paid €70.45 here in the Netherlands.... Great knife. May I ask you where you bought it?
 
sabre cat said:
As I was reading all of this, I decided to dig out my buck. It is a 112, not a 110, but it has three small dots next to the model number. Two on the right, one on the left. Can anyone please explaine what these small dots mean? Anybody?

This is all new stuff for a noobie such as myself.
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That would be a buck 3 dot. Some of the last of the 440c 78 to 84 I believe
 
I inherited a 110V and the person from whom I inherited did not maintain the knife. The brass ends and screws have oxidized and I want to know how to restore the knife to its former glory. Any tips?
 
Welcome CBA. You can use a soft cloth like a T-shirt and a polish like Never-Dull, Brasso, or Mothers mag polish. Really anything made to polish brass will work.
 
Grateful said:
More great photos. Finger grooves, what's not to like?;)
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Thanks, Jim. The FG's are fine for slicing and some push cutting. But when the knife is reversed (not "ice-pick" grip, which is fine, but standard reverse grip) for pull cutting, the grooves can dig into the palm. It's better with gloves, but you can still feel the grooves.
 
C Broad Arrow said:
I inherited a 110V and the person from whom I inherited did not maintain the knife. The brass ends and screws have oxidized and I want to know how to restore the knife to its former glory. Any tips?
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Send it to Buck for "spa treatment" - their knives have lifetime warranties, and I'm sure they will be happy to make it good as new for you.

And be sure to get some before and after pics to share with us!
 
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