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Buck 110 advice and possible help,

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Well ive decided next i want a buck 110, it had to happen :wink: in the uk ther pretty pricey, around £50-60 without postage, plus i would rather have a older loved one :D ive been on ebay.com and there is alot :shock: my help would be how much is a good price on say a 90's or used 110 , i have been offered plenty of help with shipping as some folk wont ship to the uk so i might be asking if i win one, thanks guys for any help as this would be my first 110 and i look forward to comparing it to the copy 110's i have, ::tu::

Im watching around 5 at the moment, there is a new one that would work out posted at £35 and seems reasonable
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I just had a pm from a really nice member who is going to help me out with a 110 user, ::tu:: the help on this site is above and beyond , looks like my 110 itch is going to be scratched, ::tu::
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Zed;You will not regret it GREAT knife TOUGH.I use a 110,112 and a Schrade LB7 at work all the time ,I now want a 112 stag for show ::handshake::
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garddogg56 wrote:Zed;You will not regret it GREAT knife TOUGH.I use a 110,112 and a Schrade LB7 at work all the time ,I now want a 112 stag for show ::handshake::
::tu:: they look like they would last for years , i want one for my backpack for camping trips etc, plus great bit of history with these knives, plus got to be one of the most copied knives . yeah stag would be cool 8) ::tu::
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Hey Zed,

Here's one that went to 'Nam with me in '72.
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The blade is down some, mostly from being bored and sharpening the damn thing when it didn't really need it.

When I wasn't sharpening it to death, I did some file work on it to pass the time and make it more visible if it got "lost" ( stolen ) like my first one did.

It's on my belt as I type and gets used pretty much every day.

They'll damn sure go the distance. ::tu::
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BEAUTIFUL ::woot:: YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE SAFE QUEENS IN THE WORLD ::barf:: A working mans knife is like an original work of art ::tu:: one mans junk is an other mans PICASSO.
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garddogg56 wrote:BEAUTIFUL ::woot:: YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE SAFE QUEENS IN THE WORLD ::barf:: A working mans knife is like an original work of art ::tu:: one mans junk is an other mans PICASSO.
THANKS!

I've got a VERY few that are "safe queens", probably 5 out of 100 or so. I try to buy a neat knife that won't get screwed up if I decide to put it back to work.
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Bill that is a amzing looking 110 with one hell of a history, 8) ::tu:: did you do the file work etc in nam or after ? thats one to hand down through generations ::tu::
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Wow Bill, I got goose bumps reading the story of that 110 going to Viet Nam with you.
That's truly a trusted friend with a gifted history. ::tu::

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Hey Willie, seeing your nice knife again reminded me that I wanted to ask you how you got those very sharp or pointed cuts on the bolsters. It really looks nice. Thanks.
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Thanks for the compliments.

I did all that stuff to it during what little "quiet time' we had during and after flight ops.

I had a set of "Craftsman" needle files that I'd traded for and used one of the flatter triangular files to get the sharp cuts in the bolsters. I had to use a rotary grindstone in a drill motor to get the cuts on that damn blade as it is harder than a minister's pecker. It knocked the teeth off the little file I originally tried to use on the blade.

It also has my last name on the bolsters as well but I photoshopped it out of the picture for some stupid reason. I didn't go by Willie back in those days as I do now.

Funny story about that knife. During one of our in-port periods at Subic Bay, Phillipines, one of the angry young black gents bought a butterfly knife from a local vendor. The vendor told the kid that knife would cut anything and stay sharp etc etc. It was made supposedly from jeep springs left over from WWII and was the ABSOLUTE BEST KNIFE in the world. Said gentleman was expounding the virtues of his new toy whilst playing the bad ass butterfly knife artist in our berthing compartment later that night. He went on and on and on along with trash talk etc. I walked over to where he was mouthing and told him it was a piece of crap and I'd prove it.

He bit, hook, line, and sinker. I took his super knife and proceeded to cut the edge off of it in one thin sliver from tang to tip and then I shaved the hair on my arm with that 110. He had a look on his face like the all the butter had slid off his biscuit!

I had also gotten pretty damn good at fast drawing and opening that old Buck. I put it back in the holster and then yanked it out and had it open in that dude's face and grinned and told him THIS sawed off Texas white boy knows how to use a knife. I then closed it one handed and shoved it back in the pouch. They all gave me a wide berth after that night. ;)

I can't thumb it out anymore due to arthritis. I can still open it one handed by holding the blade and swinging it. Nor can I grip the butt end and squeeze the lock one handed and let it close.

Oh well, I got nothing to prove anymore. ;)
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Willie,
thanks for explaining your file work on your knife. Interesting stuff.

That's a great story you told. I laughed like hell.

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Great story willie, i cant wait to try and flick my 110 out quick draw style, i practiced with my 110 copy and found it pretty easy as the handle is pretty heavy so flicks out with no problem, i do love that file work and wish i had those skills as would give it a go , possibly practice on the copy :wink:
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zed6309 wrote:Great story willie, i cant wait to try and flick my 110 out quick draw style, i practiced with my 110 copy and found it pretty easy as the handle is pretty heavy so flicks out with no problem, i do love that file work and wish i had those skills as would give it a go , possibly practice on the copy :wink:
They're pretty easy to flip out. The blade has some weight to it and all you have to do is get it started out and then flip your wrist and the weight of the blade will carry it on out to the lock. My wrists are shot with osteoarthritis nowadays and things don't work like they used to. I can still pinch the blade and swing the handle down and open it one handed that way though. ;)

That was the first knife I ever tried file working on. It's pretty shabby compared to some of the file work I've seen demonstrated here by some of the members of this forum. I've learned to do better since, but have pretty much given up on it.


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zed6309 wrote:Great story willie, i cant wait to try and flick my 110 out quick draw style, i practiced with my 110 copy and found it pretty easy as the handle is pretty heavy so flicks out with no problem, i do love that file work and wish i had those skills as would give it a go , possibly practice on the copy :wink:
They're pretty easy to flip out. The blade has some weight to it and all you have to do is get it started out and then flip your wrist and the weight of the blade will carry it on out to the lock. My wrists are shot with osteoarthritis nowadays and things don't work like they used to. I can still pinch the blade and swing the handle down and open it one handed that way though. ;)

That was the first knife I ever tried file working on. It's pretty shabby compared to some of the file work I've seen demonstrated here by some of the members of this forum. I've learned to do better since, but have pretty much given up on it.


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Thanks willie for the info, i can flick out the buck copy ok, ::tu:: i might practice file work on that one but need some better files, ill pick some up, ::tu::
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Willie, your ol' 110 makes me proud to have this one on my side. ::tu::
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Great show, I love seeing that knife. 8)
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Johnny a big thanks again for helping me out with a 110 ::tu:: that one looks sweet mate, when did they change the pins on the rear of the scales from 1 to 2 ? ::tu::
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johnny twoshoes wrote:Willie, your ol' 110 makes me proud to have this one on my side. ::tu::
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Great show, I love seeing that knife. 8)
Yours is definitely a dandy and a damn fine lookin' old 110. It'll take good care of you. ;)

Zed, I think they started putting the extra pin in around '74. Some where in this vast fount of knowledge resides a 110 dating chart that will give you the info on 110 dates.

Here ya go;
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 53&t=11569
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Owd Wullie wrote:
johnny twoshoes wrote:Willie, your ol' 110 makes me proud to have this one on my side. ::tu::
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Great show, I love seeing that knife. 8)
Yours is definitely a dandy and a damn fine lookin' old 110. It'll take good care of you. ;)

Zed, I think they started putting the extra pin in around '74. Some where in this vast fount of knowledge resides a 110 dating chart that will give you the info on 110 dates.

Here ya go;
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 53&t=11569
Thanks willie your a gent ::tu:: one more thing are they made of 420 now and when did they change from 440c :? ::tu::
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::tu:: after all that its still lookin good !!
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zed6309 wrote:
Owd Wullie wrote:
johnny twoshoes wrote:Willie, your ol' 110 makes me proud to have this one on my side. ::tu::
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Great show, I love seeing that knife. 8)
Yours is definitely a dandy and a damn fine lookin' old 110. It'll take good care of you. ;)

Zed, I think they started putting the extra pin in around '74. Some where in this vast fount of knowledge resides a 110 dating chart that will give you the info on 110 dates.

Here ya go;
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 53&t=11569
Thanks willie your a gent ::tu:: one more thing are they made of 420 now and when did they change from 440c :? ::tu::
THANKS You Sir.

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I'm not sure when the transition was made to 420. It's good steel if it's treated right and I think BUCK has that part figured out.

Might ask that question in the BUCK knives forum.
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Thanks willie, im from the uk but i have hope in all countries gaining some peace, i work with the elderly with dementia, its a hard job but i love it, ive done it for 12 years, hopefully next year i wont to get my own buisness up and running, it does involve the eldery and my passion for cycling, sounds odd but i dont wont to give too much away as its my idea and i dont and its top secret :wink: thanks for the info on 420 , ive had many knives made of 420 and 440 with no problems, as you say if treated right it should be fine, ::tu::
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one of my favorites ECD's.........double action
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paulsvintage wrote:one of my favorites ECD's.........double action

i watched these on youtube paul , very cool, what is the model called > is it a 110 auto :? ::tu::
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zed6309 wrote:
paulsvintage wrote:one of my favorites ECD's.........double action

i watched these on youtube paul , very cool, what is the model called > is it a 110 auto :? ::tu::
Zed i don't think Buck does them . check 888 knives or horizon online they sell boker and case auto's there aftermarket knives
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