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I carried I don't know how many 110s in my life. In my 20s, 30s and 40s, that was the only knife I carried and I'd keep one until the blade was about 3/4 the original size, worn down from sharpening.
They're a great knife. The only thing I'd do after buying one was work the joint with valve lapping compound for hours so that I could open it with a wrist flip.
The all-American knife - every kid in high school in the 80's carried one. Same as you, we'd work the blade till we could flick it open.
ReplyDeletecarried one in the army for a while until I got a Swiss army champ. used the sheath for it
ReplyDeletekind of funny, I had people ask me what kind of knife I carried during my time in and they shocked to find out the most useful knife I ever carried was a Swiss army knife. dave in pa.
Ken, I think you mentioned the valve lapping compound solution for the 110's a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteI've never regularly carried a knife and I have a lot of others, but the 110 was a B-day present when I was an early teen. It's always meant a lot to me. It's still stiff after close to 50 years. I WILL try the compound at some point.
If you still have any of your old bucks, send them to buck and they will refurbish them. I have a couple I've sent in , they come back right ,new blade of needed and all shined up. Oh, and it's free except the shipping "to" them ,they shipped back free.
ReplyDeleteWayne is correct. My dad sent them an old favorite pocket knife they he had broken the blade doing something he shouldn’t.
DeleteThey replaced the blade and returned it very quickly and for free
I like a good knife even though they are illegal to have on you here still didn't stop me carrying two of them everywhere I went for many years
ReplyDeleteThey used to have a shop in California, not any more !
ReplyDeleteMoved from El Cajon due to CA costs and housing
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They also make it as an auto knife and PA just made them legal to carry.
ReplyDeleteI’d LOVE to have one, but I’m not paying what they’re asking, for 420HC stainless.
ReplyDeleteI have carried a knife daily since I was around 9 or 10. Of course, this was in a much different day and age. I have had 2 different Buck knives, one I broke a blade on it, but lost it. The other one ended up falling into the bath of molten steel while I was a furnace operator and was fixing the thermocouple next to the crucible. Let me tell you, I was not happy with that!
ReplyDeleteI did not carry a nice knife to work after that. Now I carry a couple of knives on me at all times, one in my pocket is a CRKT and on my pocket is a clip on that has a flipper that lets it open fast upon removal. It is just a cheap knife, but takes and holds an edge pretty well. I am a knife whore, having an ammo can full of knives that I have picked up over the years from yard sales or have had given to me. I have a couple of large knives that are too big, plus a very nice Damascus folder from my son that I keep tucked away as a keepsake.
If I were only going to have one knife no doubt it would be a Buck 110. They are simply the best quality for the price, and the design speaks for itself.
Have some, lost some. Know the exact spot in Monroe county OH where I left one 40 years ago and planned on going back some day to see if it's still there
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The Buck 110 is a fine choice and it's reputation is well earned. You aren't confined to buying new - I've found used 110s at pawn shops and gun shows for less then half the cost of new.
ReplyDeleteLast year, I was looking for a big folder to carry in a magazine pouch on the molle panel on the seat backs of my Jeep and Tundra. Already had one brass and teak 110 and a search showed me the light weight LT model, which Cabela's was blowing out the door for $19, half price, with free shipping. I ordered 4 and they all came from a different states. I slicked up the hinges and installed an ebay thumb stud on the blade spines. The Spyderco Pro Hunter rides in my BDU pocket, but there's always that big Buck right behind me, too.
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Carried a 110 the entire 9 years I was in the Navy.
ReplyDeleteMy first one that I carried throughout my first enlistment was stolen by fucking Gypsies in Rota Spain, so I bought another at the Exchange (PX) for about 435 IIRR.
There's a lot of Kernies that have my blood on them from where I cut my thumb stripping big wire for transformer connections.
Workers faced with the job materials wrapped with three steel straps, about 3/4" black straps. Nobody had a hammer or snips.I opened my Buck and slid the blade under and put it close to the hinge. Folded the knife to close it on the steel. They were watching and laughing. Then I closed the knife and cut the strap.
ReplyDeleteTough knives. If they were not so sturdy, the thick scales and the heavy brass the steel might have opened up the blade slot in the handle and wrecked the knife instead of the steel strap.
I bought my first (and only) 110 forty-nine years ago and still have it. I am on the fourth or fifth holster for it.
ReplyDeleteI am a Case knife guy, but then i worked there from 77-82, have carried one ever since
ReplyDeleteI have one and a couple of knock offs , and a few other styles of Buck Knife ,and you can feel the difference in quality when you hold some of them side by side. The Pakastani craftsmanship isn't quite up the same standards that the Buck company maintains .
ReplyDeleteI carried a110 for ever it seems, got my first when I was around 10 and still have 3 or 4 here at the house now.. I don't carry one now though, got into carring a Gerber due to the pocket clip about a decade ago... Loved them Bucks but always had to sharpen them....
ReplyDeleteJD
If you're a veteran you can get a discount.
ReplyDeleteMy Buck 110 is over 40 yrs old I still use it often
ReplyDeleteI have wore down 3 blades on 110's. My father-in-law gave me a 110 special edition. It is the Tiger Shark version. It has a rich burl handle and a high polished blade with a Tiger Shark laser cut into the blade. It is too nice to carry.
ReplyDeleteMy daily carry is a Benchmade Auto. It has a harder metal and can a PIA sharpening it to get a good edge but it keeps an edge better than the 110.
I'm lucky enough to live just a little ways from the Buck factory. I've got four Buck knives, including an auto. All of them are awesome. I tend to carry the auto more these days because I spend a lot of time working, and I need a knife that opens quick with one hand.
ReplyDeletePrevious comment was me. Sorry. I forgot to put my name on it before I hit "Publish".
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