I thought this was interesting.

Lot different than when Hoyt was pounding out old file blades 100+ years ago.

Very cool.

I had a Buck 110 2 Dot (circa ~ '78-'79) when I was a youngster. Unfortunately, it was stolen by a workman at the house after only a few years of ownership. I've always wanted to replace it, and after looking for the past several years, I finally found a good 'un, for a good price.

On 5/5/17, I received my "new" 2 Dot and it was in excellent condition. The knife had obviously been used very little, if at all. All I did to it was to give it a good cleaning and oiling. The blade is tight - no side-to-side wobble at all - and it snaps open and closed with authority. I did have to work the blade (with oil) quite a bit due to some light corrosion in the pivot joint, which caused a bit of friction when opening, but it smoothed out nicely. Centering of the blade is damn near perfect and the blade/back spring, joint/seam is also very good. Workmanship on these old Buck 110s is first rate. I don't believe the knife had ever been sharpened as the original edge grind is present. I also don't believe the knife had been oiled in a long, long time. The Macassar Ebony is very nice, but does show evidence of being stored in the sheath (slight sheath snap indentations on the obverse scale) and a bit of green corrosion on the inside flap of the sheath. The belt sheath is also in excellent condition, but was starting to get a bit stiff with age, so I cleaned and oiled it well with Neatsfoot oil.

Photos:

I recently got a new 110 Hunter from a Federal ammo rebate. On the way is a 105 Pathfinder red Micarta with S30V and a Ranger thin of some sort.... I like Buck.

Wabigoon: I actually have toured the Buck Knife manufacturing plant (and corporate headquarters) there in Post Falls, Idaho. As well as just popping in several times to buy Buck knives and to get my Buck knives repaired (the couple I have had repaired were damaged do to my negligence - as it is very hard to damage a larger Buck knife without being negligent/irresponsible!).
I highly recommend anyone driving on I-90 and passing through northern Idaho stop in visit the museum and the gift shop and if time allows do a tour - its just a couple of blocks off of the freeway (exit #2 IIRC)!
The last time I stopped in there a large family group (16 - 18 people) of Canadians had just completed a tour plant and were being escorted in to the gift shop. The three adult men in the group (looked like brothers?) purchased over $900.00 total in Buck knives!
I was there for over half an hour trying to figure what the deal was with these folks and these large volume purchases, then it became obvious from what I overheard that those many knives were being purchased there to avoid the much inflated prices for Buck knives up in Canada!
That gift shop used to sell a LOT of "factory second" Buck knives at greatly reduced prices but the last few times I stopped in there they did not have any factory seconds on display - I don't know why.
Once I was there to get a blade replaced on a Buck 110 and I begged the people there to let me pay for its repair because the damage was MY fault (prying!) - they would not hear of it and in 20 minutes I had a freshly re-bladed Buck 110 in my hand - it was still very warm (hot!) from what ever processes they had put the knife through!
Another time their repair people were to busy for me to wait and they shipped the repaired knife back to me "post paid"!
At the risk of offending many "knife merchants" on this web site I consider the larger Buck folding knives and their Hunting and fishing knives to not only being the BEST value in knives anywhere on earth but the Buck knives are right at the top of the best value in the world of an all outdoor gear list!
I own a few dozen of them and have been pleased with them all.
And this, when I toured the Buck manufacturing facility I heard then in response to a question from someone on the tour that they made 6,000 (six thousand!) folding Buck knives A DAY there!
I was astounded - I thought perhaps I had misheard the tour guide or the tour guide got 6,000 a week or 6,000 a month mixed up?
But this video clarifies that amazingly enormous number of knives per day being manufactured (7,000!).
Thanks for posting the link - I very much enjoyed it.
Long live Buck Knives Incorporated - a fine American Company.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

High Noon: I am sorry to hear your original early Buck knife was stolen - I am glad you got to replace it.
Sorrow is one of the emotions I feel when I recall/relay to you what I did with MY 1960's Buck folding knife!
I sold it!
I did receive $120.00 for it when I sold it several years ago at the Great Falls, Montana Gunshow.
A Buck knife collector bought it there and he had a large display of mostly older Buck knives on his tables.
I did not know it til then but there is a "Buck Knife Collectors Association" and they are very active in their hobby.
My early Buck 110 folder was much slimmer, much more rounded and the blade more sleek than current Buck 110's and the leather sheath also more sleek (thinner) - I do wish I hadn't sold it but I was hot after a Varmint Rifle and needed the bucks.
Again I am glad you got yours replaced.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

I was so happy to hear a while back, of Bucks complete move out of Kali. In the same article I also read that Buck has cut down the percentage of overseas manufacturing. Trying hard to be the great company they were for so many years.

Bravo, Buck

Couple of years ago, I had a 110 built for me by their custom shop. S30V steel. It’s just about perfect. 😀

The best time to visit the factory in Post Falls is Father day week. They close the plant down and have a screaming good sale.
No plant tours during that time.

VarmintGuy: Thanks. I was happy to locate a replacement in such good condition - actually better condition than the one that was stolen. Too bad you had to let your 60s era Buck go, but I understand priorities. Perhaps you can find another one day. I looked sporadically for several years to find a 2 Dot in excellent condition. The vast majority of the 2 Dots I found were mostly in poor-fair condition and the ones I did find in good to excellent condition (rare) were way overpriced. If you're patient, I'm sure you can find one in good condition. Good luck.

Sent my youth abused 110 back to Buck last year.
It's so pretty now I won't take it out of the box they sent it back to me in.
Put it up along with a NIB 101.
Plan to hand both to grandson in a few years.

Raeford: What a great thing to do for your grandson. I'm sure he will treasure them.

Their CS is first-rate too.

Found a Buck 112 in a second hand store some time back. It had a broken lock and dinged blade.

Buck essentially rebuilt it at no charge and buffed it good as new.

The Buck Impact has been calling me.

No doubt!
My 110 is a early 70's model and when I said 'youth abused' that would be putting it mildly.
Looks and operates like brand new now.

Believe it or not, I only have one hunting knife. A 110 my girl friend (now wife) gave me in 1976. That knife has seen tons of deer and small game.

I have three 110's. One is the first or second year they were made. I should send it in as the blade has been sharpened so many times from skinning Elk, Deer and Pigs it looks like a Stilletto. I also have half a dozen other Bucks. Where do you send them for a blade replacement. To the factory or do they have a warranty address?

Go to their website: https://www.buckknives.com/
Chat box will pop up. Start chatting.
That's how I did it.

Have two 112's in the house. One I won in a raffle about 30 yrs ago and one I bought for my wife about 20 yrs ago. Hers has nickle hardware. Need a new sheath for mine because I have worn holes in it I've worn it so much.
Also have a stockman I bought over 30 yrs ago. In my pocket right this minute.

This is the one on the way. 105 S30V. Found it discounted. Fingers crossed.

Picked up a 1970 made 110 only stamped BUCK USA inverted and sheath a couple of years back unsharpened maybe unused in a pawn shop.
I have two 110's that have field dressed somewhere around 100 big game animals, both older 440C steel, one was a gift new the other was found in the middle of a dirt road 25 or so years ago.
Have a few more stockmen and fixed blades. Buck CS is one of the best, they have fixed two medium folders for me that I broke with no charge.

Yesterday I looked over an early twin set with the double sheath 1960's knives just stamped BUCK inverted, but they wanted about double what they were worth so unfortunately, they are still there.

I’ve had my Buck skinning knife for 50 years.

Traveler52; Thank you for that tip I am writing that down on my calendar!
I have heard they have a BIG sale once a year and now I know when it is.
Thanks again.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

I had one and gave it to my son. The blade is to big and thick to use for most things I use a knife for. I do like the woodsman the best. I have a personal and a pathfinder. I use other knives I like better now.

When I was growing up, a Buck 110 was THE knife to have. I got away from them as I got older, I guess to keep up with the "cool" and the "tactical" crowd. I've used several different brands over the years, and to give due credit, most of them were good knives. That said, it seems that the last couple of years I've come full circle, and prefer carrying a Buck 110 to anything else. I just got one of the 110 Pro's for Christmas, with the S30V blade, nickel bolsters, and G10 grips. Built like a tank, sharp as hell, and rides perfect in a horizontal leather sheath I bought for it.

Never cared for the 110, but happy many do.

+1. I have done the tour twice as my place up there is maybe 40 minutes away. An amazing operation with some killer "blem" deals available for cheap.

I've tried quite a few knives, but always end up going back to the 102.

Ive had the old black handle bolt cutters in black sheaths and the big folders. They get the job done, but for shear greatness, you must experience this: top grade hollow ground blade, good saw, and a gut hook that works. Makes me leave my custom at home.

Saw this several days ago....
https://www.buckknives.com/about-knives/heat-treating/


HEAT TREATING
WHAT IS HEAT TREATING?
Heat treating is the process used to impart special qualities to metals and alloys (hardness, strength, ductility, etc.). When heat and subsequent cooling are applied to metals in their solid state, the physical and structural properties (but not the chemical composition) of these metals are changed. Different metals respond to treatment at different temperatures. Each metal has a specific chemical composition, so changes in physical and structural properties take place at different, critical temperatures. Depending on the temperature used, these changes can represent a change in grain size, increase in toughness, removal of internal stresses, or formation of a hard surface on a ductile core. In addition to changes induced by heat, the rate and method of cooling have an effect on the structural properties. For example, in carbon steels, a rapid cooling will produce a metal with a hard structure, while a slow cooling will produce the opposite effect. Even small percentages of elements in the metal composition, such as carbon, will greatly determine the temperature, time, method and rate of cooling that needs to be used in the heat treating process. To achieve the desired heat treating results, it is crucial for us to know the type of metal being submitted for treatment and the desired results (Rockwell Hardness).



THE BEST STEEL MAKES THE BEST BLADES
We are known for our blades. Buck is a market leader in edge retention thanks to our steel selections and heat treat process pioneered by industry famous, Paul Bos, whose heat treating system has proven to be the best in the business. Each blade is put through a rigorous heat treat process and quality performance test. It is then tempered to the appropriate Rockwell Hardness through a heating, freezing and reheating system. This process, along with attention to detail through grinding and hand edging, are the foundation of our Edge2XTM technology. This gives you longer edge life, ease of resharpening and a blade that will not fail you.

PAUL BOS HEAT TREATING PRICE LIST
Subject to change without notice.

Minimum Charge
- Heat treating of up to 20 blades: $85.00
- Each blade over 20: $4.25 up to 100 blades, then $3.75 a blade after 100 blades.
- Mixed Materials: $10.00

Single blades
- Each blade, up to minimum charge $17.00
Maximum of 4 blades

Tempering
- Triple tempering: additional charge $15.00
- Folder springs and folder parts tempered back to spring temper: $1.50 each.

Additional Charge
- Blades over 10 inches: 50¢ per inch additional
- Mixed batches of materials (will advise)
- Extensive cleaning or straightening before heat treating: $50.00/hour for labor.
- Annealing $ 25.00 up to 20 blades, each blade over 20 $ 2.00

Handling
- Handling charge (packaging): $5.00 per package.

Shipping
- Shipping charges will be determined based on your preference (ground, air, overnight)

-Packages cannot exceed 40lbs

Payment
Payment is not required in advance, but is due on receipt of invoice.
A $5.00 service charge will be added if payment is not received within 30 days

Paul Bos Heat Treating
660 S. Lochsa Street
Post Falls, ID 83854
[email protected]
Office: 208-262-0500 ext. 211

Shipping Instructions

• Clean bluing and tape residue off all blades.
• Clean grinding and buffing compounds from blades and out of any holes.
• Clean burrs from holes.
• Make sure blades are straight.
• Do NOT tape blades together. Instead, roll 4 or 5 blades in double newspaper with tangs out so points of blades do not stick through other end. Then tape around paper.
• Pack in sturdy box with wadded-up newspapers to make sure blades will not move around. PLEASE DO NOT USE PACKING PEANUTS. Packages can weigh no more than 40 lbs.

Make sure you put a note in the box with the following REQUIRED INFORMATION:

• Your name, shipping and billing addresses, phone number and email address.
• Quantity of blades enclosed.
• Materials blades are made of.
• Rockwell Hardness desired.
• How do you want blades shipped back? (Ground, Air, Overnight?)
• When shipping back, do you want blades insured? For how much?
• If possible, please vibro etch your name and blade material onto blade tang.

On your address label to us, do not put "custom knives". Put just your name and address. This will help minimize the possibility of theft.
Ship package to:

Paul Bos Heat Treating
660 S. Lochsa Street
Post Falls, ID 83854-5200

Order fulfillment usually takes about 5-8 working days of shop time after receiving blades.When completed, we ship your blades to you via UPS ground unless otherwise specified.For Christmas or Shows, please plan ahead.

**Note: The shop is closed 2 weeks for Christmas and 2 weeks in July or August. Please contact us regarding your order fulfillment during these times.

Questions? Call us: (208) 262-0500, ext. 211 or email: [email protected].

ABOUT PAUL BOS
Paul Bos, widely recognized as America's foremost heat treat authority for knife blades, got an early start learning the importance of proper heat treat. He was a 9th grader, making a set of 16 cold chisels in metal shop. When he plunged them into water to cool them off, they shattered into 32 pieces. The instructor gave him an F, and it was then that Paul was determined to learn more about this amazing process. He found that the steel he used should have been oil-quenched, not water, even though he had followed the instructor's orders.
The heat treat expert he had sought out and who became Paul's mentor was a wonderful old blacksmith from Kansas City, who ran the heat treat system for Star Heat Treat and Fishing Supplies in San Diego. So, while he was still in high school, he went to work there. His main task was making fish hooks, but his mentor taught Paul all he knew about the proper heat treat process. That was it; Paul was hooked. As he says, "I fell in love with heat treat -and it's still what I love to do."

It didn't take long for Paul to put his new-found skills to work. One of his drag-racing friends was Frank Buck (Chuck Buck's brother, who died years ago), and Frank would bring custom blades to Paul for the needed heat treat. Paul then met Frank's dad, Al, and began doing more for Buck Knives.

In 1969, Paul bought Star Heat Treat and established Certified Metal Craft, and soon they were doing virtually all the heat treat done in San Diego County. By the time he left in 1980 it was the biggest heat treat service in Southern California, doing work for such big names as Boeing, Lockheed, Grumman and others.
At the same time, he was still working with Buck Knives. He found himself working 18 hours a day, seven days a week, and decided that was too much.

But his love of heat treat and Buck Knives was still very much alive. In the late '70s he helped Buck set up their own heat treat department, complete with the ovens and all the necessary equipment. So he and the Buck's worked out an arrangement where Paul would operate his own business right in the Buck plant - a win-win situation, where he was always on-site to serve Buck, while still doing heat treat for custom knife makers all over America. In 2001, Paul sold his business to Buck Knives, but remained the on-site heat treat expert.

In 2007 Bos was the recipient of the "Blade Magazine Industry Achievement Award" for the contributions and advances he made in heat treating technology. Furthermore, in 2010 he was inducted into the "Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall of Fame©" in recognition of nearly 50 years as the foremost authority on the heat treatment of steel for knife blades.

Paul Bos retired from Buck Knives in June, 2010. His retirement marked the end of an amazing era of accomplishment. Bos handed down the heat treat role to Paul Farner, after successfully teaching him the ins and outs of the business for over 10 years. Farner now runs the heat treat department, as well as serves the custom knife makers.

Although he has retired, Bos remains an intricate part of Buck's heat treat protocol. Bos is still accessible and maintains an in-depth role when new steels are introduced and tested.

ABOUT PAUL FARNER
When Bos retired, he entrusted the business to none other than, heat treat expert, Paul Farner. Farner worked alongside Bos for over 10 years, learning the key aspects of the heat treat process.

Paul Farner first began working for Buck Knives in 1994, while the Buck Knives factory was still located in El Cajon, California. During the winter months, Farner recalls the temperature in the heat treat room reaching points of 103-106 degrees Fahrenheit . Although many employees were discouraged with working in the area for that reason, Farner, who had worked in construction for over 13 years, was not bothered by the intense heat. After only one year in the heat treat department, Farner was promoted to Heat Treat Lead. Working on both Buck products and custom heat treating, Farner was busy learning all of the various techniques and processes involved in the heat treating of different metals.

"I enjoyed the challenge and learning from the best," Farner recalls of his training days with Bos. "Paul was a great mentor."

In his free time, Farner enjoys watching football and Nascar races, boating and fishing on Lake Coeur d'Alene, camping, fishing, and taking in the beautiful rugged outdoors and hiking trails that North Idaho has to offer.

I saw Buck Knives for $10 at the store in 1965.

I took back some shoe inserts to BIG5 in ~ 2002.
The gave me credit, not a refund, and I got a 442 Buck knife. ~ $24
Later I got an SOG spec elite mini ~$80,
Then a Benchmark Axis Griptilian ~ $100
Now I am carrying a benchmade 485-171-valet-gold-class-blue-titanium-damasteel with a knob I made and a back I made. 2-56 threads and a #50 drill.

My grandfather died in 1965. He was a carpenter. He had buck chisels.

I have an old 102 that holds an edge forever it seems. That and my rubber handled Buck Vanguard are my go-to skinning knives.

The info you are looking for is on this page......

https://www.buckknives.com/about-knives/bucks-forever-warranty/

First knife I ever bought for myself was a Buck 105 back in the early 1970's. I figured since my Dad had one, that was the model to get. I still have it but haven't used it in probably 30 years. I don't really care for the blade shape, but it's a very good knife.

This thread prompted me to get out my Buck knives and determine the date of manufacture.

I bought my first skinning knife at 16 years old. A Buck model 118. Saved my paper route money to afford it.

I lost my original 110 folding knife, but also found an old 110 out in the middle of nowhere that some poor hunter had lost.

The tip is broke off, but so sharp it'll make you bleed just looking at it.

I've got a ton of bucks. Check out the new 110 with a pocket clip. It is incredibly slim and the clip is great. It's my edc knife. So nice to have a big 110 just disappear in your pocket.

For $10 buck will put a new blade on it; polish it up, and ship it back to you.

Thanks, K1500 for the head's up. I had no idea Buck Knives stood behind their products like that.

I'm going to send it in.

Anyone try their:

BOS 5160 High Carbon Steel?

Or a drop point Ranger?



Pro with Micarta ans S30V

I carry a small folding Buck pocketknife everyday with me here in Afghanistan. You'd be surprised at the crap a weatherman has to cut. LOL! I had an Old Timer when I first got here, but I left in my laundry and never got it back. Out of all the pocketknives I've had, so far the Buck is my favorite one, and sharpest.

wabigoon;
Good evening to you my friend, I trust that this finds you and your fine family well and warm enough in this cold snap.

Way back when the earth was green - a decade now I see - we had occasion to take the girls down to Spokane on a shopping weekend and ended up touring the Buck factory.

It was in the dark days of the 2009 Recession and they were working 4 days only as I recall, so I believe we did the tour on a Thursday which would have been their last day of the week.

After a lifetime of working in production facilities I was struck with the overall cleanliness of the plant as well as the attitude of the crew. They were polite and appeared to me to be happy to be there - again at that point in my life I was in middle management and trained in QA, Safety and HR. All that to say if they were weren't happy to be there, they were doing a most excellent job of faking it.

This was back in the days when some of their knives were made off shore but they were talking about reducing or eliminating that when we toured.

I recall telling the girls I'd buy them each a knife of their choosing as long as it was built there in Idaho - which they agreed was only right and proper.

Of course I picked up a couple too since the factory discount was pretty good as I recall.


I'd had a few Buck knives previous to that tour and have picked up at least 4 more since then that I can think of off the top of my head. That trip was my introduction to their Vantage Pro line of folders as well as Paul Bos heat treating and since that trip there's not been a hunt I've been on where one of these hasn't been in my back pocket.


They do work as advertised.


Funny how time flies by isn't it wabigoon - the one beside me is now married for more than 2 years and the other one will graduate university with her first degree in a couple months.

Thanks for stirring up some grand memories tonight wabigoon, I truly appreciate the respite from a bit of a vexing work day coupled with this seemingly unending cold and wind.

All the best to you all as we head into spring and calving season for you and the other cattlemen here at the 'Fire.

Dwayne

I kinda like having this one, 1970's with sheath, box, & etc.

Cool thread. When I was growing up my parents had a small country store on the way to the lake, we sold beer, chips , fishing lures, bait and a few sporting goods. We had Buck knives in a fancy display case. I used to spend a lot of time looking at those knives and dreaming of owning one. I didn't have enough money to buy one. Finally my parents gave me a 102 personal for Christmas and I still own it.
Great memories

It took me 37 years of wanting a Buck knife.
I could have afforded one as an adult, but I was afraid I would just loose a knife, like I do ballpoint pens.

But I can keep a knife, like car keys and wallet.

I have always admired Buck knives. But in 1985 I found a deal on the Schrade LB7 for $10 each and bought four of them. I lost one somewhere over the years, gave one to my son, and keep two in a box with some other good knives and old photos. They have dressed many deer and several elk.

I once had a fondness for the Buck "gent" SS pocket knife. I have worn out and discarded several. The bolsters loosened and the blades sharpened away to a toothpick.

I now carry exclusively a Gerber STL 2.0 1911017A pocket folder. It seems that I never keep one around long enough anymore to wear it out. At $12, it does not break my heart if it gets dropped in the mud and lost forever cutting twine while feeding livestock. I have three or four spares stashed in case of loss.

Own several from the big skinner that I hammer through the pelvis of deer, elk, pronghorn, moose, caribou etc and several 110's and Trappers. All good products. Also a few Gerber's and some other brands that have arrived as gifts. My one misfortune is I once saw a great looking set of Buck kitchen knives, cleaver, and block years back that I could not quite afford at the moment. Not seen a similar set since, so I wish I had done the deed when it was there.

I did eventually acquire a Foster Bros cleaver at a swap meet for $20. It's a serious beast. Had about 6 offers to double or triple my investment as I packed it around for another couple hours. Not used it yet, but it's still not for sale.

Always have a Buck folder and a Leatherman on the belt. Damn near lost them to TSA last go around, but they let me package them up to mail home on the spot.

Got my first Buck knife (a Stockman) in 1973, my second (a 105) in 1976 - never stopped accumulating them. These are most of my 110 Folding Hunters (1968 - 1988). I use the 118 most of the time for deer.

I dont collect knives, but I do have 3 that are put-up and not used. Thanks to one of the Campfire members, one of them is a mint Buck 110, 3 pin, with the Buck USA upside down, made from '67-72. Scabbard was included, also.

I bought my first Buck in 78, a 311 Trapper. I still have it. Carried it until the late 80's. Carried a Swiss Army Mechanic up until a few years ago. Back to carrying an old 309 I pick up on eBay.

James

Its pretty easy cutting through the hip joint on a deer or elk with a knife.

Clip point ain’t my favorite, but I love a Buck.

It’s an American icon.

In memory of my father, I always carry some of his gear afield when I go hunting. One of my prized possessions is Dad's 110 Folding Hunter. Just a good, rock solid knife. I can't even venture to guess how many deer have been gutted between Dad and I with that well used, beat up old 110. Some things are just too darned good to leave in the cabinet collecting dust. This is one of them.

The custom shop can provide you with a nifty drop point

In my Navy days, 68-72, it seemed everyone in a blackshoe rate (at least in SEA) wore a 110 on his belt. As an Airedale, of course, I had to be different and carried a custom Batangas balisong.

My first exwife gave me a 110 in 1974. I used it and abused it quite a few years. At some point, my older son asked for it and I gave it to him. He sent it to Buck and got a new blade, looks like a new knife.

My current EDC is an all stainless 722 which works well for about anything I need a knife for on a daily basis. I have a few other knives, probably 10 or 12, I don’t know, several of which I prefer for those occasions when I have to dress up a bit, but the 722 gets the most mileage.

Now you guys have got me wanting another 110.

I've used Buck knives for well over 30 years. The 110, 112, and 119 are all excellent knives.

Some steel info here, seems well-done.

https://www.bladehq.com/cat--Best-Knife-Steel-Guide--3368

I also carry my Dad’s 110 in memory of him. Can someone explain the significance of the 2 pin vs 3 pin? Also, I see discussion on various steel in the 110s; is there something on the knives that indicate what steel? I don’t see anything on mine. Thank you. JM

The Custom Shop turns out a nice product.

110’s are the 30-06’s and Leupold 3x9’s of the world. Never a mistake. Mine is a titanium handled model my brother gave me for Christmas sometime in the ‘80’s. I used the hell outta that thing, but am too afraid of losing it anymore...

I dug mine out last night after reading this post. I bought it in 1976 from an Army PX while I was stationed in Alaska. It has the 2 dots on it. One on each side of the 110. I have butchered my blade in years passed trying to sharpen it. It's been years since I actually carried it.

kwg

Buck is a great company with great products. I found a 102 with a broken blade. Sent it to Buck and they sent me a new knife.

3 antique Buck Brothers Cast Steel chisels I am flattening, sharpening, and making new handles; Maple, yellow heart, and leather.

Well lookie this little peanut I found today in a parkinglot. Must have been the luck of this thread.

For my 16th birthday my sister surprised me with a 110. That was 50 years ago. It has field dressed scores of deer, hogs, elk, antelope, and bear not to mention fish. Sent it back to BUCK for a couple of tune ups and sheath replacements. There is always a rush of good memories when I slide the sheath on my belt. Wonderful knife from a great sister.

Thanks.

Like the looks of that..... I am going to have a hard time not buying a knife tonight!

Drop points in 110 and 112 are available at retailers online, as I write this

The 110 slim pocket clip is also a mod drop point

How about a 402 Akonua, walnut with S30V... New school meets old school...

Those chisels don't have a thing to do with Buck knives- two totally diferent companies.

Glad you posted those pics .

I was wondering what Buck's Buckeye burl looked like on a knife.. Damn nice looking 110

I bought a 110 at the Camp Pendleton PX in '69 before heading to Vietnam, think it cost me 10-12 bucks. Carried it along with an issue K-Bar for 13 months. Served me well, still have both.

Semper Fi

I had a 110 stolen right around that same time.

I see you are right.
Buck Bros was absorbed by Great Neck that makes a $17 clone of the Buck 110

https://www.amazon.com/Sheffield-12102-Inch-Lock-back-Knife/dp/B000FPAP6E

For EDC, the 120 with high carbon 5160.

Gene Moe, he’s the guy who killed a Kodiak with a Buck 110. He loves Buck knives. Stabbed it in the spine.

Been tempted by a 119 with S30V but found a standard one with 420HC today for a bargain price, so I did what I had to... Pretty sure I need a 120 and 124 also. No real reason other than they are there. Several new toad stickers awaiting me at home...

I have 1 each of those...........
The 124 is an older Rosewood handled one that I picked up cheap. It was pretty beat up, but still had the original factory edge on it. I sent it off to Buck, and, for a whopping $7.95 (basically the return shipping), they sent it back looking damned near brand new.

7000 a day, wow, business is good.

I'd hate like hell to have to sharpen and buff knives all day.

I have one of those, like it ok, but sure seems out of balance compared to the black handled models.

Have any thoughts you'd share on the 5160 steel?



Have no idea what I'd ever need them long-bladed ones for. But....

So is the S30V hard to sharpen as the site says?

Gutting and gilling fish mostly. I'm not a pro at sharpening knives, but I manage to get a nice sharp edge, something I could never achieve on my CutCo fillet knives.
I take that back, I have the Pathfinder, one in Micarta the other with the wood handle. The wood handle seems too heavy for the knife.

My grandaddy's old Buck 118. Had it since 1993. Don't know who's gonna get it next...yet.

120, 124, 119

Too soon to tell. Last year I got a 110 auto with S30V and I've used it on some small game but it'll still take hair off my arm.

I kinda suck at sharpening so I hope it's not to difficult.

Wow thanks for starting this thread and posting the video...
My best friend got a 110 for his birthday maybe 15-16 years old...I wanted one soon bad...my parents thought they were way too expencive...so I had to be patient and wait till I had my own job and could buy one myself...my buck 110 was one of the verry first things I bought after saving up enough money....that was probably 1980-81? I carried that knife every day for the next 20 years or so till it got replaced by a letherman for EDC...the 110 is in my hunting gear and has been into 99 percent of the deer I have killed...this year I almost lost it ...I shot a deer and was in a hurry to get back to the combine and in my hast I left it in the field....it dawned on me while in the combine so I stopped harvest to go find it...I was worried but there it was....
Shortly after buying the 110 I got a 703? The 3 blade rose wood....I carried that thing for 20 years or so till I lost in an oil refinerie..I replaced it with a case 3 blade with bone handle....I did like that knife but preferred the buck...it held an edge better. The case disappeared about a year ago...I believe it is in the house somwhere but hasn't showed up yet...funny thing is a buck landed in my position only a week or two after the case disappeared...I was cleaning out the basement of farm house on the farm we bought a year earlier...I was owned by a close friend and nehbor who I grew up around...the girls sold me the farm because they wanted a family friend to have it...anyway in the basement in a file cabinet was a new in the box buck 303 ..still wrapped in paper never used...why???
He was old depletion era guy and his other knife was still usable...he probably got it as a gift....I'm honored to carry it....

Cool video Thanks
Hank

In 1975 I received a buck 110 for my 16th birthday. Gutted a bunch of deer and a couple antelope, fish small game you name it. My truck got broken into a few years back and it along with my pack was stolen. Replaced it with a more modern model 110 but this thread has me yearning for an older model. Time to start looking...

Especially at the hourly pay rates they advertise. I’d hope they charge a little more and pay a decent wage.

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Thanks I ordered a new buck 345... My son has one and he let me carry I'd for a week to see if like it...the pocket clip just works...it's really thin and light..can't really even feel it in your pocket...

Well, that's why they moved out of CA most likely.

I have accumulated a few early buck knives over the past years. Esp like the fixed blade ones. Took me a few years to find a 124 with inverted mark (BUCK) only on the blade. It also had the early red spacers and was drilled for a lanyard. Looking for the same model with red synthetic handle. Their out their but normally not in my price range.

Have early 102, 105, 119's coming in the mail within a couple weeks. GW

Bought a 119 40+ years ago. Still have it. I use smaller blades anymore so it doesn't get used much.

Yep, found a very old 110 at our local flea market, with a weak lock spring, and fairly dinged up. Bought it for all of $2, sent it off to Buck and they overhauled it and returned it, not quite "like new", but pretty darn close. They are a good outfit, most would either not fix it, or would simply replace it with a new production one.

Here's a few others, and an old display case from a small gun shop going out of business:

Those 119's makin' a comeback...

They must have gotten a quantity discount.

Any other owners of the 107 Scout here?

I used it for 9-10 years as my 'deer knife' before putting it in retirement.
Wood scaled, very light well balanced.

A few years ago I found myself close to the Buck factory so I called for a tour. At that time you needed to make a reservation for the tour but I did go to the factory store. Bought some seconds there. Last year we were vacationing in Gatlinburg TN and I bought a automatic 110. I never realized how many times my left hand is busy when I need to access my knife. That’s when an auto knife is really useful.

I have a 110, it was the first B-day present my wife gave me back in 1980. Used it for years, but has been in my truck as a backup for a long time. It's in real nice shape, too. Are they collectible?

I got my first 110 in the early 70's. Now that they moved to Post Falls, they are only about 15 miles away from home. I love their Sales.

Mine has the standard micarta handle. It's my personal steak knife, has been since the 70's.

I think I have all the fixed blades from the late 70's with the exception of the skinner & Frontiersman.

I used to throw mine in bag when traveling to use as my dinner knife.
After retiring it I switched to a KOA Cub for that purpose.

Hope to remember to get a pic of mine tonight, really like the wood handle without butt plate.

You all missed the new 117.Top knife is the famous Buck 119,below is the new 117.

Have both.
Guess I need to pull all my Bucks out and get a inventory and pics.
Wife used to give me one each Christmas years back, I'd use one for a while then clean, sharpen and put back in box.

You're welcome to inventory mine as well.My best guess is between 200 and 300.

No thanks, once above 20 I'm in trouble plus my back is sore from bending to count toes....

I have my eye on a 117 too.... And several others. For years growing up my dad always had a 103 Skinner around. He had a very low angle edge on it that was, no joking, razor sharp.... Always wanted some and now's the time I guess.

Droppin those knives while counting barefoot?

A 117 and a 103 would make the perfect pair for processing game.

That was a great scene. I don't think he liked her.

Wabigoon: And another thing I love about Buck knives and the Buck Knife Company is they were strong enough, brave enough, realistic enough AND ESPECIALLY smart enough to move their company OUT OF KALIFORNICATIONKOPIA!
Three cheers for Buck Knives Incorporated!
Hip hip hooray!
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Hip hip hooray!
Buck Knives a great American Company.
Long live Buck Knives Incorporated.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

I love my 110, it's gutted a couple of hundred deer.

yep

Copper and Clad has this Ebony 420hc 110 for $45




And this cute little 55. I like the curved brass. Rosewood, $55.

I found a Buck knife in a school parking lot once, and nobody ever claimed it, so it was mine. I thought I really had something until I found out this particular Buck knife was made in China. I didn't even know they had their name on Chinese knives.

Some. Disappointing. I am not sure if they are currently but I have run into a few. Things were pretty tight for them at times I think. I hope they'll go all domestic. We'll need to do our part and buy buy buy.

Read they have put an end to that or are in the near future.
I always thought they should have used a different name like Leupold did with Redfield for foreign made products

Buck has no knives manufactured in China at this time.


Here is a new model a #212 that Buck manufactured for one of their dealers.

Saw a 121 Fisherman for sale somewhere today....

Got home to find some new Bucks (and a Cold Steel bargain}..

The 105 Pathfinder red micarta and 402 walnut Akonua are S30V, 119 is 420HC. The Cold Steel Outdoorsman Lite has German Krupp 4116. If everything works out that Akonua is going to be elk'd up this fall.

Sporting Specialist: I really like that Buck 212! I don't believe I have ever seen one in person. I am going to check "flea-bay" and see if any are for sale there.
I am glad someone revived this thread - I absolutely LOVE Buck knives in fact bought another one this past weekend at the Hamilton, Montana Gunshow.
It is another Model 317 (the black handled double bladed large folding knife).
I already have two of these Model 317's but the price was so GOOD on this one I bought it anyway.
Long live Buck Knives Inc.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

PM sent.

My wife just adopted the super nice dark grey (charcoal) handled 110 I got from the Federal Premium rebate! Figuring this means I can shop some more! Buck it!

The 402 pictured above sure feels substantial in hand. I like the slab sides. It's a DLT Trading exclusive I think.

I have a .110. a friend won in a Scottsdale AZ gun shop raffle and gave to me. I have been using it for hunting but now not sure I should. It has Ivory handles that have been scrimshawed with bird hunting scenes. Anyone have an idea of the origin of this or similar knives? The date on the raffle receipt is May of 1982. Any significant value to this knife?

Bill

Still proudly using the 110 my parents gave me 50 years ago. Best knife ever IMHO.

Early 70's when you saw a lot of Buck 110s on belts in public I got a Gerber folding hunter because they were narrower lighter easier to carry in a pocket.
Some guys I knew took some 110's and some other carried knives laid them in the sand, stood over and shot the blade with a 38 Special.
The 110's cut the lead bullets into and the Gerber's ( not mine) blade broke in half.
Not long after I got a 110 that I still have. It has been used a lot and has been an excellent knife.
The Gerber doesn't hold an edge near as well as the Buck either.

Fixed 112 Lucite, 420HC $130 at Copper and Clad

Wish they'd come out with a 103 in s30v. Brass and cherrywood would be sweet. IMHO.

I have had a few liked the woodsman the best. Don't have one now but have a personal, a pathfinder. And a frontiersman. Gave my 110 to my son one year for Christmas when money was tight. I have a case finn that is similar pattern to a woodsman or I would buy one. I like the looks of the 117. I do like a clip pattern better than a drop point. I like the looks of that fisherman someone posted.

Have one of this model and two little brothers.

Picked this up on Cabela's . . .

Pretty sure I have a 402 in my knife box that I bought at a garage sale years ago. Mine has black scales iirc. Didn’t know they had any value or desirability. Should probably clean it up and decide to keep it or sell it.

BTW Copper and Clad has the big 124 Frontiersman w/ black Micarta on sale for $120.




I really like the little version of those. But don't tell the others. There was a time they were sitting there at a gunshow, only bargain in the place, 2 for $20 and I only got a couple.


Apparently it was once a popular pattern? I hope to bloody mine this year, and not with my blood.

A quick google search would seem to indicated that mine is an early model as it has no date code on the blade (pre 1986), black grips and pointed finger guard.

Looks like the blade has been lightly used and touched up but far from abused. I’m inclined to Brasso the metal, leather conditioner the sheath and try to sell it somewhere or trade it for a hunting knife I will actually use.

That's nice. I didn't know they made anything like that.

Mine fall in the old school category.

Well as usual you dicks cost me some money. Again. Lol

Did you get one of these?
https://www.dlttrading.com/buck-113-ranger-skinner

I actually bought a new Buck 110 last week to replace a lesser knife I somehow lost.

Really appreciated seeing this thread!!

Mike Holmes

I still have a 7 1/2" #120 that I got for Christmas in 1967. Very hard to sharpen, but a butcher friend puts a great edge on it. I think it's 440C @ 61+. It's about twice as long as I need but back then long blades were well received.

Interesting thread......had to dig out my three Bucks and do some research......

First one was my Dad's....Buck model #118 Personal Knife. Is not stamped with the model number, but has the upside down "Buck USA", which dates it between 1967-1972.

Second one was Dad's also.....Buck #432, which is a special run of 112's from a 1983 Goodyear Tire promotion, and has his initials stamped on it.

Third one is my two dot 110 from the early 70's I received as a present from the folks. This one has always been my #1 buck gutter.....

i was feeling guilty looking at this thread and went to the knife vault, and pulled out a 110 in its leather holster. One of the first presents my wife bought me after marriage back in the 70's. I locked it up years ago, having other knives and afraid of losing it.
picards leather treatment on the leather, steel wool and oil on the brass and blade.
still looks pretty much as it did all those years ago.

The Akonua and its big brother Kalinga are old school. The one MBoom posted is a redo of the original that came out in 72. Kalinga was out in 69.

I prefer the originals but they are much more expensive than the redos.

Look at those beautiful micarta scales on the Kalinga not to mention the Rosewood handles of the original Akonua. some collectors go after all the variations on handle material not to mention 1st year models. As well a pristine badass sheath.

Those are cool. Love the brasswork....



Seems like Buck has some great toadstickers for the buck....

Kalingas were very popular with Bikers in the 70's.

I have a nice micarta scaled Akonua I don’t need. It’s got some minor use marks but nothing gross though I don’t have the factory box to it. If someone wants it for their collection or to use then throw me a cash offer or trade me for a different belt knife as I prefer more drop and less point in my using knives.

Dang, We're a few months late and I'm a Benjamin short!

I don't do pictures but I really like the Buck Vanguard with the Rubber handle 692 BR I think. Drop point, and a handle that wasn't slippery when bloody. Plenty of blade for Peeling a hide down. What's not to like.

https://www.amazon.com/Buck-692BR-V...mp;psc=1&refRID=8026TED5KZBJWVWSG8GJ

The Vanguard 192 with the polished wood handle is the knives version of a bar b q knife.

https://www.amazon.com/Buck-Knives-...mp;psc=1&refRID=CBQWE4Q6TSQECHYA009M

I’ve had a buck vanguard 692 since high school. Good all around hunting and camp knife. I have fancier knives but that one is always in the pack or travel trailer.

back in the 70's friend was trying to crack the breast bone on a deer with a buck straight knife and a hammer, busting the blade.
i remember he sent it back to buck, and they gave him a new one.
always remembered that.

Here you go. I think they're about perfect but have not gotten any "yet".

Thank you. Give them a try. Good balance.

I have broke two, both stockman folders, one on a deer another on a elk, one was my fault, the other was a freak accident.
Sent both to Buck with a letter of explanation asking if they could be fixed. Both times they sent me a brand new knife.
I have never had better customer service from any company.
A buck is in my pocket as I write this.

A bunch of oldies in this photo. The Buck #120 is in its sheath at the top left of photo. They haven't made that style of sheath for a while.

I lost the sheath for my 120. Ordered a new one with the new design. I actually like it better. The knife rattled in the original one.

Nor did I.

Just ordered a Buck 110 from the Custom Shop. Elk stag, S30V, satin, no rivets, brass, brown leather sheath. $158.50.

Have wanted a 110 in elk forever.

I've broken both Bucks that I owned: a 110 (tang snapped inside the handle), and a Bucklite folder (tip snapped). I rewelded the tang on the 110 and replaced the slippery black phenolite handle with walnut. I think I reshaped the Bucklite, but lost or gave it away.
I now prefer cheaper knives that are tougher and withstand abuse, but concede the great Buck hardness/edge retention. They make attractive knives though.

Might consider one of these. LOL

It's my understanding that in the distant past, Buck used a harder steel in their knives.
They changed to 420, due to the number of broken blade warranty claims.

My dad bought 3 or 4 110's at a flea market, for a couple $ each, with the tips broke (slow learner?).
He reground the points, and sharpened them up.
One he gave to a hunting buddy that never had a decent knife,
one he had at some sale, a vender was struggling to cut something and dad handed him the 110.
The guy was amazed at how sharp it was, and offered to buy it.
$20 made it his.
He kept whatever was left.
A bargain shopper of high caliber, he mentions that deal anytime I show him a new knife.

I have a 102 woodsman with the old flap sheath and a 105 and 120 with the new style. I like the old sheath better.

i was fooling around in the knife vault the other day, and found a buck i bought years ago. i don't remember the model name, but bought one for a grandson too. it came with about six or so different style blades you could swap in or out.
everything from a sawblade to a skinning blade.
one blade i am gonna start using has a round circle point, followed by a sharp edge, then the back.
used for hoof work on horses, cows etc, and i think just perfect for my goats.

I see you have a Sharpfinger. Oldy but a goody.

Yes, bought in the early 70s. Back then they were carbon steel (probably 1095) and they would sharpen up beautifully.

They surely DO rattle. I still have adhesive tape in mine (put there in the 60s) to quiet it. I wore it on my belt on an elk hunt when I first got it and a game warden thought it was a pistol!

A video from FOX although I can't embed it. Buck Knives CEO on the importance of Making his products in the USA, 8/31/19.



Buck CEO on Made in USA

Were you the member who asked about the 5160 steel used in some Buck models?

I just received this 117 yesterday,bottom knife.I have several more in the 5160 steel and they're extremely good cutters.

What ARE those?

Mini or pocket pry-bars.

I found a buck 500 at a boat ramp about 20 years ago. That's a dang fine knife. I would of never bought it, but currently use it all the time.

Yes, thanks for the info.... Been meaning to buy one with 5160.

Buck Knives CEO on the importance of making his products in the US

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6081979453001/#sp=show-clips

You should get on Copper and Clad's mailing list.

I bought the 117 at 30% off and paid $62.00 shipped.

https://copperandclad.com/

I bought a 110 pro hunter w/s30v. The blade stays sharp.

Almost every Air Force aircrew member in Vietnam carried a big ol' Buck knife on their pistol belt, sure make 'em look tactical but I dont think most of them had the slightest idea what to do with it or how to even sharpen it. Base Exchange at the Fairchild AFB Jungle Survival School must have had a deal with the instructors, they made it a point to STRONGLY RECOMMEND we all get over there and buy one. I just got a folder, which resided in my foot locker for years, finally lost it on a fishing trip after I retired.

I was a "beta tester" for what Buck then called Pete’s Custom Knife Shoppe in 1999 and had them build me a #110 Designer’s Choice: ram’s horn handles, fingergrooved frame, nickel-silver bolsters, BG-42 blade. Here pictured below a 2002 #110-CEN2-0 Charcoal handled Centennial limited edition,420HC blade



I'm a big fan of the sadly discontinued 532. Many of mine are customs from Buck.

I bought a Buck knife at the old cigar store in downtown Santa Cruz California for about $20 in 1979. It was called, I believe the “Duke”. Since then it has been all over the West and used for just about any purpose from cutting light wire and heavy rope to field dressing a whole bunch of critters. The leather case while still functional sags and the handles have knicks and scratches, just like my 270 Winchester. Would not trade either cause they both work just fine!

Those Buck 110 knives are cool.I do like the BG-42,I fortunately have a few of the 110's with that steel.

Your collection of 532's are awesome,especially the Master Series.

What is a beta tester?

What was the folder, a 110?

Field tester. Somebody who actually tests the knife or whatever it is, under real-world conditions are the initial tests in a laboratory or whatever.

Got to work up a deer with this and enjoyed it. Little longer than I generally use and I liked it. It didn't dull but ever so slightly. And it's purdy!

I've never been disappointed by a Buck knife... Got a bunch of 'em..

Lot's of Bucks in the safe, and for a mass produced product I find them more than acceptable. Some see tough use, like hammering them through elk pelvis, and I'm yet to really damage one.

Perfect deer-sized game knife. I have the Alaskan Guide model as well.

Love my rubber-handled Vanguard. I pair it with an Outdoor Edge replaceable-blade model to do all my dressing and skinning chores.

Posted before, but, for the Buck, the small Bucklite is pretty functional. I wish I'd bought the whole table full when they were $10.

These are actually some of my favorites, for moose or elk. I like a drop point knife. Hard to beat these. With the Rubber handle, you have a good grip, even if it's bloody.

I bought 3 or 4 of each size. I wish they were still making the large ones in orange. My oldest boy absolutely loves them for deer.

I've got one of those. One of my favorites. I've got Elk Stag, and Buffalo Horn. Just got home from Red Robbin where I got my Veterans day lunch, and decided from here on out I'll order a new knife from buck every Veterans day. To start off I ordered 2 knives. I have a whole year to decide what's next.

I've had a 109 since I was a teenager. I broke the knife off throwing it at a tree. (I know-dumb move) It sat in my junk bin for decades, until this fall when I finally sent it in for warranty. They replaced it no questions asked. Great service, in my opinion.

Anyone have a 1960's 124 burgandy micarta they would part with. GW

OT there was no such knife produced in the '60's.

I think that is one outstanding new self-imposed rule to live by.

Would you be interested in selling that blue bone one, second from the left?

For Jim.

I know that's an old post but I just saw it.....


I don't think so. Curious what you thought it'd take to buy it from me.

FWIW that model would be #B532-BL-0 2000 Limited Edition indigo royalwood Bucklock Edge2000 BG-42. It has never been used.