An American Classic
Those are great knives. They take a little work to raise an edge on them, but through nomal use, the blade holds up great
Congrats!
Mine is about 40 years old, too. It has gone with me on every hunting since I bought it. It is the only knife I have ever used to gut a deer with and it has gutted a few.
Mine is about 40 years old, too. It has gone with me on every hunting since I bought it. It is the only knife I have ever used to gut a deer with and it has gutted a few.
I've aquired about 5 110's.A little more time involved in sharpening but worth the effort.I've field dressed 3 deer before the blade needs touching up.How'lin,a company called "Triple K Mfg. Co. makes a fine leather pouch type sheath that I use.Perfect snug fit and inexpensive.Style 608 "SONORAN" 5".They're out of San Diego.
My grandson is 34 years old. I gave him a Buck 110 for his 6th birthday with a stipulation that he leave it in my knife box until he was older. I took him deer hunting and he sat in the blind with me that year. We used a tree blind and when we returned home his knife was missing. We had hunted in Sonora, Texas that trip, on a friend's ranch and wouldn't make the trip again until the following deer season.
When we returned to Sonora and the ranch, he wanted to go to that tree immediately. We saddled our horses and rode out. Would you believe it? He found the knife in it's sheath within a minute. It was no worse for wear except a rodent of some kind had chewed a bit on the sheath. He makes it a point to dress his deer every year using that knife. Memories......
I think I bought this Buck knife back in 1988.The only times I ever used it was gutting a couple of deers and I used it to carve a hiking stick at Mount Charleston outside of Las Vegas another time.I don't even know what model it is.The blades been sharpened like a razor on some sharpening stones I have had for years also.The brass could use some polishing somehow,it would look a lot better.
Missed this thread back in December when I was in Brazil.
The 110 is the classic folder IMO. And yes the original hollow ground blades take some patience and skill on a stone but again IMO they are worth it. Here's mine, I bought it in about 1979.
"Hollow ground" is not how I would describe the old Buck blades.
"Terrible grind" is more like it. I wouldn't own one.
There is no reason to grind a blade that way- leaving a big ridge at the apex of the bevel.
Buck has since seen the error of their ways, and does a proper grind on their blades now.
Bill, coming from most anyone else I'd take some small umbrage to that but I respect your opinion sir. Needless to say, there always has been a lot of difference of opinion as to the quality and design of Buck products. I still like my knife.
Actually they were hollow ground down to where the God awful hump was. hammered them through a bolt.But they needed that thing because it actually turned the blade into a chisel. That was how they convinced people to buy them. That lump is gone these days and buck is making some really nice knives these. I think I've got three now.
I have lost every buck 110 (if you count people stealing them as lost) I have ever owned. I now have a little buck 2 blade pen knife I carry every where. I do have an old Buck Triple stone that I bought in 1974 at the Navy exchange that I sharpen every knife in the house with still. That Washita stone on it makes a huge difference in Sharp! I think I will ask for a Buck 110 for my birthday this year from my daughter, she is only 4 years behind in even giving me a card
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