All About Pocket Knives

kossetx wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:41 pm Here is my newest. A 110 pro in post oak burl.110 burl.jpg

Pretty!!!

doglegg wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:45 pm

kossetx wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:41 pm Here is my newest. A 110 pro in post oak burl.110 burl.jpg

Pretty!!!

John

I've been on a little Buck buying spree since Thanksgiving. Too many good sales. First is an aluminum framed, drop point, pocket clipped, micarta handled 110. Really very pleased with this knife I've wanted one of these for a while. Then I bought a 303 of 1998 vintage at a gun show. No pic of this one. $15 and doesn't look like its ever been sharpened.
Then I bought this one because it was on sale and well, just because. Its a purple Buck 112! Finally I bought a 301 in Rosewood. Yes, it was on sale Think how much money I've saved

Great looking Bucks, Breeze. Glad you go some good deals on them.

Oh...and to AAPK.

KLJ77 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:17 pm Great looking Bucks, Breeze. Glad you go some good deals on them.

Oh...and to AAPK.

Why thank you

This is the first Buck I’ve had in a while, and the only one currently. I was doing some Christmas shopping today in a local used gun and knife store. Hundreds of old knives, some gems and some junk. I saw this one and had to have it. I knew nothing about it until I got home, it’s the large Mentor I believe.

It was brand new, never sharpened, but missing the sheath. I loved the way it fits in my hand. Seems to be a good knife. I think I’ll try my hand at making a Kydex sheath for it, although he did throw in this sheath that fits pretty good.

It was $25 out the door. How bad did I get skint?

1st things 1st. --- Breeze, welcome to AAPK. That purple 112 is hot stuff and I'm not even a big purple fan.

Colonel,

IMHO, you got a pretty good deal for $25.00, even though the 470 Mentor originally sold for $25.50 back in 1995, and I believe Buck stopped making them in 2000. So, for a 20+ year old knife, brand new, never used or sharpened...yeah, you got a good deal. They're selling way higher on the bay in used condition. Buck also came out with the mini-mentor Model 475 in 1997. That would be a nice 'matching pair', if you were interested in possibly going that way. I don't think you got 'skint' at all.

I picked up a Frontiersman 124 from Midway USA, they were having a sale with free shipping so it was a Christmas present to myself. In Micarta, but pairs well with the 119 Special and 120 General I already have. It has to be the heftiest Buck fixed blade out there.

Nice Buck! That thing is a beast!

Thanks, Byrd, it is quite a handful of stainless. Also, those Buck sheaths are good quality leather.

I debated getting the 124, but ended up buying a 117 instead! Talk about both ends of the spectrum. I still want a 124 though. Great choice!

Byrd wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 9:12 pm I debated getting the 124, but ended up buying a 117 instead! Talk about both ends of the spectrum. I still want a 124 though. Great choice!

I like your snow pic, cool idea. I had been looking for a deal on a 124 for some time now, since I first saw its release. I would have preferred the traditional Phenolic handle but this was too good of a deal to pass up.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 8:12 pm I picked up a Frontiersman 124 from Midway USA, they were having a sale with free shipping so it was a Christmas present to myself. In Micarta, but pairs well with the 119 Special and 120 General I already have. It has to be the heftiest Buck fixed blade out there.

Those are nice!

KLJ77 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 5:11 pm Colonel,

IMHO, you got a pretty good deal for $25.00, even though the 470 Mentor originally sold for $25.50 back in 1995, and I believe Buck stopped making them in 2000. So, for a 20+ year old knife, brand new, never used or sharpened...yeah, you got a good deal. They're selling way higher on the bay in used condition. Buck also came out with the mini-mentor Model 475 in 1997. That would be a nice 'matching pair', if you were interested in possibly going that way. I don't think you got 'skint' at all.

Thank you. I’ve never been a big fixed blade kind of guy. But I’ve been carrying this one around for a few days working g around the barn and in the shop and I must say I’m impressed with these bucks. They hold a real nice edge and this one fits me like a glove. I’ll keep an eye out for the baby version.

I had a 119 for years and hardly used it. I traded it off when the knife accumulating bug bit me, like a fool. I think I need to replace it.

The 124 is a great knife. I had this sheath made to piggy back my 110.

That's pretty slick eveled! A lot of weight to carry. Do you use a reinforced gun belt? Seriously. My CCW belt has inserts in it to stiffen it and support the pistol. Makes a huge difference.

Great sheath design and cool idea, eveled. With those two knives, what more would you need?

1967redrider wrote: ↑Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:32 pm With those two knives, what more would you need?

A Camillus 72.

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 28, 2019 5:25 pm

1967redrider wrote: ↑Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:32 pm With those two knives, what more would you need?

A Camillus 72.

That's the whittler, right?

Camillus said it is so yes.

Buck 112 Ranger 2 dot.

What a sweet looking Buck! I love THE 112's with no nail nick. Great find. It appears to be in great shape as well.

I only have a handful of Buck knives. Picked this up: 110 LT , S30V steel and OD micarta; just to check it out.

Very nice David, hard to go wrong with a two-dot! OH