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

Great knife... the Bass Pro (CPM-154) and Cabella's (S30V) are better steels, but Buck's 420HC is more affordable.
 
Doug S said:
The nylon sheath works pretty well also.


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The 110s are one of my favorites. The nylon sheath looks sharp, but mine seems to come unsnapped too easily, it's not a tight enough snap. But they may not all be like that.
 
Bucks are good knives, I've got a Buck 112, it's a darn good work knife, only knife I carried when I worked construction.
 
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... :)
 
I like the Buck 110 and have had more than a few of them over the years. But, I find the 112 the exact perfect size for the majority of my outdoor needs and a little lighter to pack on my belt.. I've been using my Buck 112 off and on for many, many moons.

A Buck is hard to beat for many varied heavy use cutting chores..

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Aside from being a milestone knife, and a trigger for dramatic change in the world of knives, the 110 is just plain rugged.

In the years I was serving in the army, Buck was the main knife that the PX had for sale. No matter what any knife magazine says about things like Randall's and other high end kives, ( of which I saw exactly one of in my years of service) everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY, had a Buck 110 on thier belt. Company clerks, medics, deuce and a half drivers, engineers, special forces, and even mess personel. While in OD fatigues, the black leather pouch was ubiquitous among the troops. And this was stateside. In Viet Nam it was more so. Buck was THE knife to have if you wanted something 'better' than the issue Camillus. After the 110, the Buck special sheath knife was the big seller for those going out in the field.

But what was really kind of funny, was when we got NATO troops in for training. Sometimes we'd get British, Norwiegen, West German, or even Italian personel in for training with us. When this happened, the PX would be out of stock on Buck knives. The Buck 110 was bought up by them for taking bake to where they came from.

Buck's seem to be popular all over!
 
Hey Wolfdog, you may be able to fix the sheath by squeezing the outer edges of the buckle with a pair of pliers. Go gently, I fixed one of mine like that.

I like the nylon sheath more than the leather as its more compact and I can leave the knife in it without fear of the brass tarnishing.

Vinny
 
jackknife said:
Aside from being a milestone knife, and a trigger for dramatic change in the world of knives, the 110 is just plain rugged.

In the years I was serving in the army, Buck was the main knife that the PX had for sale. No matter what any knife magazine says about things like Randall's and other high end kives, ( of which I saw exactly one of in my years of service) everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY, had a Buck 110 on thier belt. Company clerks, medics, deuce and a half drivers, engineers, special forces, and even mess personel. While in OD fatigues, the black leather pouch was ubiquitous among the troops. And this was stateside. In Viet Nam it was more so. Buck was THE knife to have if you wanted something 'better' than the issue Camillus. After the 110, the Buck special sheath knife was the big seller for those going out in the field.

But what was really kind of funny, was when we got NATO troops in for training. Sometimes we'd get British, Norwiegen, West German, or even Italian personel in for training with us. When this happened, the PX would be out of stock on Buck knives. The Buck 110 was bought up by them for taking bake to where they came from.

Buck's seem to be popular all over!
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That's pretty funny JK. Even, clerics having 110's. It's the culture I guess. Many people believed that it was the 110, that started the "tactical knife" revolution. It's amazing how some trends can just take the world by storm. They say that the buck 110 design is the most copied knife design in the world. I guess its up us to come up with the next Buck 110.

God Bless
 
I'd like to find one of the 112s, but haven't seen one. Maybe I'll have to do an Internet purchase sometime. Also wouldn't mind getting one of the Cabela or Buck custom made 110s.

Jack Knife, interesting info. I'm a bit younger, but I remember growing up in rural SW PA in the 70's and 80's where the leather pouches and Buck knives were the knives to have. Used one to pretty good effect hunting during those same years.

The nylon sheath looks sharp, but mine seems to come unsnapped too easily, it's not a tight enough snap.
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Sorry to hear yours isn't working well. I've carried two with the nylon sheath without any problems. In fact it takes a little effort to get mine open.


Watchmaker,

Glad to read that you ordered one. I think you like it. It is one of those knives though, that once you handle it, you'll probably want to use it. You got it at a very good price also. Most of the local and chain sport shops around here are selling them in the $50+ range. The Walmart price is awesome considering how well built the knife is. If you haven't handled one, the picture actually makes it look smaller. It's a pretty sizable and hefty knife.
 
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Since we've just had a very long and informative thread on the 110 (and variants) these two threads will be merged with a link remaining in the Traditional Forum.
 
I've had one for many years -- truly a great knife. Mine now mostly lives in a drawer by the back door as a yard knife -- too heavy to carry unless I know I'll be using it for something specific.

I wish it had a bit better steel, but for what I use it for, it's really just fine.
 
smersh said:
I wish it had a bit better steel, but for what I use it for, it's really just fine.
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The same goes for me as far as the steel goes. I suspect the 420HC steel is fine for most of your average users. I know that in my case, having some with upgraded steel is more of a "vanity" or "ego" thing than an actual necessity.:o
 
wolfdog said:
If anyone wants to remedy their lack of a 110, here's a deal. Amazon still has some founders edition 110's with rosewood handle and mirror finish for just $20. plus s&h. These are new-in-box. This is the knife imafritz pictured in the center of his set on post # 59.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SAY2GS/ref=oss_T15_product

No, the 110 was not "traditional" when it first came out, but it has become a traditional, a classic. :)
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question - is this the same 110 that goes for $18 more? what am i missing?
 
No it's not the same issue. It has a rosewood handle, not the standard one. It has a mirror finish, not satin and it has Al Buck's signature on the blade. Same quality? Yes. It has the standard brass bolsters and 420HC steel. It's called the "Founder's Edition" to commemorate the invention of the original 110. It was a special issue and these are the last ones of that edition.
 
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vba said:
Hey Wolfdog, you may be able to fix the sheath by squeezing the outer edges of the buckle with a pair of pliers. Go gently, I fixed one of mine like that.

I like the nylon sheath more than the leather as its more compact and I can leave the knife in it without fear of the brass tarnishing.

Vinny
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Thanks.

Yes, I tried that a couple times. It worked better for a while then loosened up again. I just did it again and it works better now, but it does not seem like a powerful snap that I've found on other holders. It's not too bad, though. Not bad enough to replace it or switch it to one of many others.

I like the nylon, too. It is more weather resistant than the leather ones, especially the "distressed" leather ones. It looks nice, too.
 
robotboy175 said:
question - is this the same 110 that goes for $18 more? what am i missing?
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The only thing that will be different is that you will not have spent as much as even the ones at Walmart cost.

They were a holiday special a couple of years ago and someone had a ton of them left over. I bought 10 of them for $20 each and the shipping was free.

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My Bass Pro 110 in CPM-154 is my current EDC. This steel seems to be very fine grained and takes a hair-popping edge with very little effort. Edge holding seems to be comparable to S30V, but it's much easier to sharpen. The titanium-aluminum-nitride (I think) coating makes it a very slippery cutter, as well.
 
Very rarely do I venture into the Buck Forum, but I'm happy I did as I really enjoyed the pics and stories. And eventhough I've never carried my 110(received as a gift), it's pretty cool seeing knives that were meant to be used from day 1 and continue BEING used. Thanks guys:thumbup:
 
Some of the nylon/cordura 110 sheaths are both vertical and horizontal carry. During hunting season, I always wear one horizontally. Very comfortable and no drag getting in and out of the truck.

Far as the steel. I have been using S30V 110's now for a few years and get a lot more deer processing out of them than I do 420HC. I have about gotten down the hang of bringing a S30V edge back sharp almost as fast as 420.
The extra sharpening time is worth it.
 
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