Hoyt Buck produced the first Buck Knife in 1902. Hoyt and his son Al moved to San Diego and set up shop as H.H. Buck & Son in 1947. Al Buck revolutionized the knife industry in 1964 with the infamous Model 110 Folding Hunter. The company's innovative history and attention to quality have made for many great collectible knives.
Nice pictures! 3 rivet 110s bring back a lot of memeries. Can not remember how I got my first one but it was a "keeper". Of course I lost it. bought a new one(4 rivet) to replace it, but it just wase'nt the same. That first one sharpened so easy and held an edge so well I always remembered it as carbon steel blade, just did'nt need the same care as Schrade. Late teens, enough said?
I like the narrower thinner frame of the old 3 rivit 110's I have probably 6 or 7 of them with a couple different tangstamps. I just cannot "get into" collecting the 110's by year code, from the 80's and 90's If it's got 3 rivits and a narrow frame it goes in the keeper roll. Everything else gets filework and/or new handles.