I’m 60 years old, and grew up on a family farm here in Ohio, and when I turned 16, my father bought me a Buck 110. It was a right of passage in those days. It meant that you were responsible enough, mature enough to handle, own and wear a man’s knife on your belt. Oh, it was a big deal back in the day. I’m retired now, and regardless of where I go, vacations, church, or to the grocery, my Buck 110 is still on my hip. These are working knives, not some “fidget flipper” I see so many younger boys with today. Proud to say that my Buck 110 is always with me! -Steve, Ohio
I'm 42 and this is the first knife I remember from when I was a kid. My grandfather carried his constantly. I bought my own and was eventually passed his as well. The only modern knife that compares is the new Buck 110 Sport. Same knife just aluminum, micarta pocket clip and thumb stud.
60, damn we getting OLD, but, you are right, they were like fashion to lots of us, except, lots of guys i knew carried them in the back pockets of blue jeans, you could see the pocket worn pattern shape wore into the jeans, good times in Louisiana and brings back memories
That is amazing, I am 51, I also got a Buck 110 at sixteen, a right of passage. Had that knife 35 years, recently retired it and got myself a custom one in S30V, because I felt I owed the Buck company some more money after 35 years of amazing service. My new one is on my belt EVERY DAY and I find it is actually less cumbersome than a lighter knife in my pocket with a clip.
Blackie, my Buck 110 was a Christmas gift from my wife in 1976. It’s one of the squared bolster brass frame models (pre-date stamped). I’m 70 years old and my Buck is still going strong. The early sheaths carried better than the newer ones. They started date stamping in the mid 1970s, so anyone can look up their year on the Buck website. We used to say “Buck’s the best, f*** the rest.(pardon my French). Thanks for another great video.
As a 20 year old that carries a buck 110 I do sometimes get some strange looks by people my age😂 I have other more modern knives but the mix of the buck 110 and leatherman rebar as my edc im pretty set for everything. Also I don't personally mind the clip for skinning but it's what I grew up on so that probably has something to do with it
Such a sturdy knife! In 1974, I was gonna buy a flashy plastic handled knife for my first hunting knife. My dad said he’d pay the difference in price if I bought the Buck 110, instead, and I still have it!
The Buck 110 was the go to knife in the US Navy almost every engineer on board ship had one. It was found in every ships store while I was in the Navy from 1975 to 1993
i put a radar tracking unit on the U.S.S coontz and one of the guys with me lost his knife and they let him buy a 110 from the ships stores in the px like thing on board where sailors bought chips snacks ect
@@BLACKIETHOMAS When was that because i was stationed on the USS Yosemite AD-19 and I remember a crew working on Radar tracking unit of the USS Coontz went we were working on some pumps down in the Engine room
This was a great honest and historical review. My Uncle carried one in Vietnam and said He used it more than His Kabar. This was the only pocket knife He carried everywhere, there was no other.
I can remember every boy at school had some kind of a knife. I have carried the 110 alot and had many of them. But my first one, that my dad gave me was a 112 Ranger with finger grooves, I think that what it was called. I carried that thing in my back pocket until it wore through every pair of jeans that I had lol!!
I've carried a Buck 110 on my belt since I was around 12 years old. Today I still carry one alongside a Leatherman Wave on my belt. Even though the multitool has a blade, the 110 just feels better in the palm of my hand when I have to really push and work the blade. Another great video Blackie!
Definitely a beast and a classic tool. My wife found my current 110, on tank trail on Ft Knox (we are both Veterans and met at Knox). It had been run over by a tank. That was early 2000's. Took a little to tweak the liners to get it to open but it's been a work horse and great tool. Hope all is well Blackie.
Blackie , You Are right I'm 61 years old and in High School all of guys had one . Thanks for sharing. I Greatly Appreciate you sharing of your time and knowledge and wisdom and passing on the craft. I've still got mine and others. We all carried knives and we also traded shotguns and rifles in the parking lot at high school. Things were a lot better then.
My Buck 110 has served me faithfully for the last 41 years. It's on its fourth or fifth sheath. Like you said, every kid I knew including me had a Buck 110. It's one of my prized possessions.
@@BLACKIETHOMAS Good Morning I had one back in the day and I carry mine everyday now still along with one of my American Zippo"s too ! That way food prep or fire I got things covered
Great review. I bought my first 110 in 1997, and a bad sharpener destroyed my blade. In 2017, Buck's forever warranty service replaced it with a new one, for only ten dollars (I think it was for shipping costs). I can say that my beloved knife was reborn, and now I carry it with me everywhere possible.
Grandfather got his when he was 13 and then when he turned 15 he got the 119 and he said you needed it back then had to skin a animal cut rope and leather on the farm and they do hold a good edge
I just acquired one and I don't know why I waited so late in life to do so. Man, that thing is sharp. I have a Gerber that is similar that I got back in 1976. The edge on it is a little difficult to get razor sharp because of the grind but it is a stout knife also. Still in pristine condition because I have never used it. But this Buck 110. Man oh man, it is a good one to hand down to the young'uns.
We are fairly close in age I believe, like you I was a teen in the seventies and the 110 rode my belt all over. It took a licking I abused that knife all the time. I actually had three over the years broke too and had the last one stolen..
remember in school in those old desks with a thin wood seat and all us boys would sit down and the BONG! as the 110 in the back pocket hit the thin wood seat
Always on my belt, never without. Awhile back when a carbon steel 110 became available I ordered one with the drop point and oak scales . On one side of the tang is stamped " Buck USA " and the Buck anvil . On the other side is embossed BOS 5160 . Sometimes I alternate which one I carry but it is always one of the two. They are rock solid knives, none better and I never baton with one or pry with it. Thanks for your great channel.
i bought my dad a buck 110 a number of ears ago for Christmas (his request). I fell in love with it and went out and bought my own. It's fantastic, currently it lives in my haversack. You just can't beat a classic.
I still have my 110 from H.S. . Which I will give to my son. This knife was made in 1968 or 69 (tell by the sheath which was made for two years only). I have both 110 and 112 auto elite which are great knife. I now carry the lighter 110 for work and cutting task. I am in my late 60's and I rather use my buck for all of working task. 👍👍👍
I rely on a Buck 110 everyday. I have a couple of 110 Classics, well used and I still love they way they look and feel. Today, I EDC a Buck 110 Select Slim for pocket clip carry when wearing shorts. Same blade as the 110 Classic, yet very lightweight handle. I’ve also carried the 110 LT as my folding knife in my rucksack. Thanks for this update on your use of the Buck 110. - Tennessee Smoky
👍 I love my Buck 110s, all 4 of them. I have both clip point and drop point version in 4 different steels (420HC, S30V, 5160, & Magnacut). All but one have had the standard wood inlays replaced with stag or fancier woods all with palm swells. I can’t think of anything these knives cannot do well.
55 and the buck 110 was the ultimate in 1981 as a 14 year old desired by every high school want to be outdoorsman/country boy. Well in OK anyway. Yep 440c vs. today's 420HC. I went with the Uncle Henry with the carbon steel blade and stag handles because I like being different and had a liner lock. WIsh I still had it, I broke it prying as a 19 year old idget.
Yes, back in the 70s you could not turn around without bumping into a Buck 110 hanging off some guy's belt. I was a Gerber guy (like Ford vs. Chevy) so I was in my 60s before I got one, an old one in 440C. I sent it to Buck for the SPA treatment and it came back like new and razor sharp. The only thing I am not crazy about is the hollow grind. I don't have the skill or equipment to properly sharpen a hollow grind blade, so I will probably just touch up the blade as needed and if it needs more I will send it back to Buck. It is a helluva knife. It inspires confidence when you have it in your hand.
i carried 1 the years i was roughnecking and never wore one out, the main threat was loosing them, i dropped a couple in the drilling mud tanks, this was in the late 70's and early 80's, i agree about everyone had them, infact, it was like fashion back then as a back pocket EDC, i still have one today put aside of my collection, spyderco is my interest now days, in my opinion, they are AMERICAN PRIDE and PROUD TO HAVE ONE
I currently have two - one a standard version I purchased at Walmart a couple of years ago and one 'semi-custom' I ordered from a seller on Amazon. The 'semi-custom' one has light colored walnut scales, a D2 blade and is a drop point rather than a clip point. I ordered a 'thumb bar' and installed it on my standard version so I can open it with one hand. I don't carry either all that much because when I carry a 110 I want to carry it in the sheath on my belt - don't care much for carrying it in my pocket - and if I can carry a sheath knife I generally prefer a fixed blade. Still, there are times when it might draw a little less attention than a fixed blade as well as times I carry a 110 'just because'. It is truly a classic and in my area (East Tennessee) it is still pretty common to see them in sheaths on belts - especially in more rural areas. Come to think about it I actually have three - one was my Dad's. It has been sharpened so much over the years that the blade profile changed and the blade is about 1/2 an inch or so shorter than when it was new. Not sure if that was all him or if he came by it used. No idea where the sheath for that one is - he pocket carried it when he carried it - but I never carry it, anyway because of the sentimental value One day I will probably hit up Buck's custom shop and order one with a special blade material, probably drop point with nickel bolsters and antler scales. It will cost a pretty penny but I would rather have that than any of the high dollar, tactical folders that cost about the same.
Damn, that's the one ALL the guys carried on their belts in High School (70s & 80s).... Not today. Of course the absolute last thing any of us would think about was injuring someone else.
@@BLACKIETHOMAS That's right. And though it may sound unbelievable, in the entire three years Iq attended, there were no fights or disturbances. We moved from the big city to the country the end of my freshman year. The beginning of my junior year I was able to join the volunteer fire department, and seniors with decent grades were allowed to leave school for fires if we were paged. That only happened twice. The VFD was the Scouts at for me. Hope you are feeling better Blackie.
Always coveted the ones the guys would have at school & I just found a rattlesnake sheath. It looks to be made for the 110, amongst my dad's things, so I bought one finally!
Still carry my 110. I put brass thumb opener on the back of the blade for one handed opening. They're easy to find and attach with an allen head set screw.
I'm 33 got around 80 pocket knives got a little of everything benchmades Spydercos reeves Medford and the 110 is still my go to growing up my daddy and grandfather always had one was me first knife will also be my son's first knife
I still have mine from my days in the Boy Scouts. Honestly don't recall how I came to own it, but I've kept it in a drawer in my toolbox since about 1986. So yes, it has hardly ever been used.
Hi Blackie! I agree with your assessment of the 110. A great durable work knife. As far as sharpening goes, I use the Smith's Diamond Sharpener with it and it works great.
Yup, it was all the older guys who had one and my dad's generation. I wanted one so badly as a little guy. I eventually got one of the better imitations because you got what was available then in that area which was a lot less than now. I have one of the light weight versions now because I'm no spring chicken and like putting in the miles, it's been pretty well thought out, the handle is shaped well enough so you can get the work out of it without your hand aching. The handle material is some sort of plastic/fibreglass mix and is stronger than most handles on lightweight modern knives. I like it even if many don't.
I carried a 110 a lot in the past later changed to a 112 the baby bro of the 110. Just another use or maybe abuse of my 112 in the late eighties early nineties I was taking a class in machine shop at a community College and several times used the 112 as a deburring tool the steel in the blade would take a wire edge off in nothing flat and still cut moderately well. Not a good way to use a good knife but it worked and still does!
Still the best knife out there. You really need to try the new Buck 110 Sport. Aluminum body, micarta inlays, pocket clip and thumb stud. As tough as the original but completely modern. The only difference is easy pocket carry and one hand opening. Same amazing performance.
The 110 lite is pretty good but I like the one they call the 110 slim. The slim has a pocket clip, ultra light, and the classic 110 blade shape. The only thing I have a complaint about all the 110 knives is that I don't like the lock when closing the blade. I wish the release was mid back like how cold steel makes theirs.
Yes. I've lost faith in the new Cold Steel since Lynn Thompson sold them but I've carried a clip point voyager that was made in Japan since the day they came out because I had carried a buck 110 in high school. I would love to see buck do that. If you use the side of your thumb knuckle the Voyager with the triad lock is easy to close as a buck anyway. I put one of those stainless screw on thumbstuds on my 110
👍 I love my Buck 110! However, an alternative would be the Grohmann large lockback folder (model 300). It was originally produced about the same time the 110 originated and is the folding knife version of the Russell/Grohmann Canadian Belt Knife. I own one, a very good knife! But, I’m also keeping my Buck 110. 😀
You don't hear a lot about Grohmann knives in the states, but they are definitely classic Canadian knives and a have a unique look that is very functional.
I have been carrying a 110 since 1976 and all through High School I still carry one today , this is a great knife . I still have my 2 rivet Buck but the lock is worn out . I also have a Buck 111
I’ve had a bunch of these over the years they either get lost or stolen. I do now carry the 112 lite. I like that now you can get them with clip blades.
The Buck 110 is great, but I've always wanted one in carbon steel. I found a very similar (copycat?) old Schrade (USA) 7OT (7ot). It is NOT marked Schrade+, so it is not stainless and of course after all this time it shows, but it is in very good shape. It's apparently in 1095.
Bucks are all I've carried since the late 60's, we all used to carry buck 110's, then the buck lites, now I carry buck bantam, 285 an 286 models, just depends on what I'm doing as to which one I carry, they just work for me. We used to call the 110's the Loxahatchee switchblade, if you know how to make it work like a switchblade we did. Thx for the vid
Didn’t get the buck 110 but did the ka bar equivalent to it for Christmas one year ,, I’ve had that same knife over 40 yrs now .. back in high school everyone carried the old timer single lock blade during my years .. reason I don’t carry ,my ka bar ,, was a gift from my dad and has become a keep sake
I keep a bottle of Brasso metal polish in my garage storage cabinet. Take a shop rag, rougher textured the better, pour a dab the size of a dime on the rag, gently wipe tarnished brass in a circular motion, coat the area needing polish. Let set a few minutes for better results, then wipe hard, buff off the polish. Brass will shine like a mirror. Works great on brass .22 rifle magazine followers, too.
Never had a problem with sharpening the old 110 with stones and I bought one 30+ years ago, but it is heavy so I switched to the 560 (titanium version of the 110) but the 560 is so rare these days they are pretty expensive second hand so now I cary the buck bones.
You can order a 110 from Buck with a drop point blade, better all around hunting/skinning blade than the clip point blade the 110 normally comes with. I’ve been carrying the 112 for quite a while now, same heft and balance as the 110 but scaled down a little. If you find the 110 just a bit too big you’ll probably love the 112.
I have a 112 from the Buck custom shop with the elk handles, they do really nice work. At the time I bought it the drop point blade wasn’t available so it has the clip, but as was mentioned above, you get used to the clip and it’s perfectly fine.
I love the 110 been through 3 in 57year. Lost 1 broke tip on 1. I have a custom sheath for the one I have now. It holds it horizontal and opens it when I pull it out. Buck 109 Is also a knife I have used most of my life.
Hey Blackie! Thanks for another interesting video! I got my 110 for Christmas about 1970, still a go-to, still heavy, still a bear to sharpen, contemplating a new one just for the easier-to-sharpen steel, think I want the fluorescent green one (just to be different) LOL! Regards and best to you and yours, Pink.
i once found one a few months after deer season stuck i n a tree where the hunter had cleaned deer and left 110 stuck in tree..i cleaned it oiled it and it worked fine
my late dad carried a Buck 110 when I was a kid, never saw him with any other pocket knife. a few years ago I found a used one exactly like my dad's 110 so I bought it. I don't know who got my dad's knife but I do hope it's still in the family. I don't know the true age of mine but the brass bolsters have a nice patina on them. I keep mine in my fishing rod bag. I do not have a Buck sheath for it but maybe I'll look into getting one of those
thanks for all the comments
I’m 60 years old, and grew up on a family farm here in Ohio, and when I turned 16, my father bought me a Buck 110. It was a right of passage in those days. It meant that you were responsible enough, mature enough to handle, own and wear a man’s knife on your belt. Oh, it was a big deal back in the day. I’m retired now, and regardless of where I go, vacations, church, or to the grocery, my Buck 110 is still on my hip. These are working knives, not some “fidget flipper” I see so many younger boys with today. Proud to say that my Buck 110 is always with me! -Steve, Ohio
I'm 42 and this is the first knife I remember from when I was a kid. My grandfather carried his constantly. I bought my own and was eventually passed his as well. The only modern knife that compares is the new Buck 110 Sport. Same knife just aluminum, micarta pocket clip and thumb stud.
i agree it was a right of passage
60, damn we getting OLD, but, you are right, they were like fashion to lots of us, except, lots of guys i knew carried them in the back pockets of blue jeans, you could see the pocket worn pattern shape wore into the jeans, good times in Louisiana and brings back memories
That is amazing, I am 51, I also got a Buck 110 at sixteen, a right of passage. Had that knife 35 years, recently retired it and got myself a custom one in S30V, because I felt I owed the Buck company some more money after 35 years of amazing service. My new one is on my belt EVERY DAY and I find it is actually less cumbersome than a lighter knife in my pocket with a clip.
Dang right
Blackie, my Buck 110 was a Christmas gift from my wife in 1976. It’s one of the squared bolster brass frame models (pre-date stamped). I’m 70 years old and my Buck is still going strong. The early sheaths carried better than the newer ones. They started date stamping in the mid 1970s, so anyone can look up their year on the Buck website. We used to say “Buck’s the best, f*** the rest.(pardon my French).
Thanks for another great video.
I absolutely adore my Buck 110!
thanks for watching brother
As a 20 year old that carries a buck 110 I do sometimes get some strange looks by people my age😂 I have other more modern knives but the mix of the buck 110 and leatherman rebar as my edc im pretty set for everything. Also I don't personally mind the clip for skinning but it's what I grew up on so that probably has something to do with it
awesome glad to see it used in a younger genaration
Such a sturdy knife! In 1974, I was gonna buy a flashy plastic handled knife for my first hunting knife. My dad said he’d pay the difference in price if I bought the Buck 110, instead, and I still have it!
Good dad.
The Buck 110 was the go to knife in the US Navy almost every engineer on board ship had one. It was found in every ships store while I was in the Navy from 1975 to 1993
i put a radar tracking unit on the U.S.S coontz and one of the guys with me lost his knife and they let him buy a 110 from the ships stores in the px like thing on board where sailors bought chips snacks ect
@@BLACKIETHOMAS When was that because i was stationed on the USS Yosemite AD-19 and I remember a crew working on Radar tracking unit of the USS Coontz went we were working on some pumps down in the Engine room
I was US Navy from 1972-1999. I worked on Deck. Wife bought me a 110 in ‘75. Everyone on Deck carried them. Used them every day
This was a great honest and historical review. My Uncle carried one in Vietnam and said He used it more than His Kabar. This was the only pocket knife He carried everywhere, there was no other.
I field-dressed my first deer back in the early 70s with my Buck 110!!
I can remember every boy at school had some kind of a knife. I have carried the 110 alot and had many of them. But my first one, that my dad gave me was a 112 Ranger with finger grooves, I think that what it was called. I carried that thing in my back pocket until it wore through every pair of jeans that I had lol!!
I've carried my Buck 110 for almost 10 years one of the best k Ives out there.
it is a good general carry to be sure
I've carried a Buck 110 on my belt since I was around 12 years old. Today I still carry one alongside a Leatherman Wave on my belt. Even though the multitool has a blade, the 110 just feels better in the palm of my hand when I have to really push and work the blade. Another great video Blackie!
Definitely a beast and a classic tool.
My wife found my current 110, on tank trail on Ft Knox (we are both Veterans and met at Knox). It had been run over by a tank. That was early 2000's.
Took a little to tweak the liners to get it to open but it's been a work horse and great tool. Hope all is well Blackie.
cool story
Blackie , You Are right I'm 61 years old and in High School all of guys had one . Thanks for sharing. I Greatly Appreciate you sharing of your time and knowledge and wisdom and passing on the craft. I've still got mine and others. We all carried knives and we also traded shotguns and rifles in the parking lot at high school. Things were a lot better then.
i remember those days
I got my first 110 in 1974 and still have it. Rugged well made knife.
My Buck 110 has served me faithfully for the last 41 years. It's on its fourth or fifth sheath. Like you said, every kid I knew including me had a Buck 110. It's one of my prized possessions.
American Buck 110 ! Absolutely Beautiful!
i agree
@@BLACKIETHOMAS Good Morning I had one back in the day and I carry mine everyday now still along with one of my American Zippo"s too ! That way food prep or fire I got things covered
A classic that holds its own today
Great review. I bought my first 110 in 1997, and a bad sharpener destroyed my blade. In 2017, Buck's forever warranty service replaced it with a new one, for only ten dollars (I think it was for shipping costs). I can say that my beloved knife was reborn, and now I carry it with me everywhere possible.
Yes sir, buck 110, tobacco can, a zippo, an a leatherman. Not much I can't do with that set up.
Yes sir, I’m 65 and still use mine for many tasks.
Grandfather got his when he was 13 and then when he turned 15 he got the 119 and he said you needed it back then had to skin a animal cut rope and leather on the farm and they do hold a good edge
I just acquired one and I don't know why I waited so late in life to do so. Man, that thing is sharp. I have a Gerber that is similar that I got back in 1976. The edge on it is a little difficult to get razor sharp because of the grind but it is a stout knife also. Still in pristine condition because I have never used it. But this Buck 110. Man oh man, it is a good one to hand down to the young'uns.
We are fairly close in age I believe, like you I was a teen in the seventies and the 110 rode my belt all over. It took a licking I abused that knife all the time. I actually had three over the years broke too and had the last one stolen..
remember in school in those old desks with a thin wood seat and all us boys would sit down and the BONG! as the 110 in the back pocket hit the thin wood seat
It worked? No, it WORKS! It was born in 1964, and so was I. And I'm a still working!! Lol. Great video!
Always on my belt, never without. Awhile back when a carbon steel 110 became available I ordered one with the drop point and oak scales . On one side of the tang is stamped " Buck USA " and the Buck anvil . On the other side is embossed BOS 5160 . Sometimes I alternate which one I carry but it is always one of the two. They are rock solid knives, none better and I never baton with one or pry with it. Thanks for your great channel.
When I was a kid Bo and Luke Duke carried Buck knives. I wanted one.so bad.
I've had a 112 for 37 years. I love that knife. I bought a 110 about 3 years ago. Too old school for so many. Not me.
i am like that as well
Best Dam knives on market! American made ! Buck Knives Rule !!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🪓🔪👍👍
i bought my dad a buck 110 a number of ears ago for Christmas (his request). I fell in love with it and went out and bought my own.
It's fantastic, currently it lives in my haversack.
You just can't beat a classic.
good haversack knife to be sure
Nice, I have had a 110 since the 1970s. I think maybe 10 years ago I got one of the carbon steel versions, that thing is a light saber.
nice have not tried a carbon fiber yet
Yeah, I'm going to say I enjoy my Camillus #4. Works about the same as the Buck it taught me a lesson of not playing with knives. 🙂
Good to know!
I still have my 110 from H.S. . Which I will give to my son. This knife was made in 1968 or 69 (tell by the sheath which was made for two years only). I have both 110 and 112 auto elite which are great knife. I now carry the lighter 110 for work and cutting task. I am in my late 60's and I rather use my buck for all of working task. 👍👍👍
I bought my first 110 in 1970 when I was in the Navy. It was a great knife!
I still carry one to this day! ATB Sam Adler from Vietnam
thanks for watching
I rely on a Buck 110 everyday. I have a couple of 110 Classics, well used and I still love they way they look and feel. Today, I EDC a Buck 110 Select Slim for pocket clip carry when wearing shorts. Same blade as the 110 Classic, yet very lightweight handle. I’ve also carried the 110 LT as my folding knife in my rucksack. Thanks for this update on your use of the Buck 110. - Tennessee Smoky
thanks for watching
Got my 110 in 1980 when I joined the U S Navy,still have it and use it today !
👍 I love my Buck 110s, all 4 of them.
I have both clip point and drop point version in 4 different steels (420HC, S30V, 5160, & Magnacut).
All but one have had the standard wood inlays replaced with stag or fancier woods all with palm swells.
I can’t think of anything these knives cannot do well.
Indeed. I love my Buck 110. My most carried knife. Always on my belt.
Never had the 110 but still. Have my 112 the sheath has held up quite well for over 40 yrs .
Thanks for the reminder. Will use mine more often.
Great!
I have one I've had for 40 years
THANK YOU - Have a nice weekend dear Thomas 🌲🌲🌲
Thank you too
55 and the buck 110 was the ultimate in 1981 as a 14 year old desired by every high school want to be outdoorsman/country boy. Well in OK anyway. Yep 440c vs. today's 420HC. I went with the Uncle Henry with the carbon steel blade and stag handles because I like being different and had a liner lock. WIsh I still had it, I broke it prying as a 19 year old idget.
I have a knife sharpening business and the 110 takes a great edge. I have no trouble putting a razor edge on it. Built like a tank.
The 110, 122, 500 and the older Schrade LB8 are great and everyone should have at least one.
i agree
My dad had an Arkansas stone he had rounded the edges on sharpening old knives with great steel.
my uncle had one he wore down so thin the stone snapped in half 30 yrs as a pocket stone take a tole
Had one growing up great knife
yes sir !
My most favorite knife of all time. Bought it in 1974. Too many stories to tell.
they do become part of ya
Yes, back in the 70s you could not turn around without bumping into a Buck 110 hanging off some guy's belt. I was a Gerber guy (like Ford vs. Chevy) so I was in my 60s before I got one, an old one in 440C. I sent it to Buck for the SPA treatment and it came back like new and razor sharp.
The only thing I am not crazy about is the hollow grind. I don't have the skill or equipment to properly sharpen a hollow grind blade, so I will probably just touch up the blade as needed and if it needs more I will send it back to Buck.
It is a helluva knife. It inspires confidence when you have it in your hand.
i carried 1 the years i was roughnecking and never wore one out, the main threat was loosing them, i dropped a couple in the drilling mud tanks, this was in the late 70's and early 80's, i agree about everyone had them, infact, it was like fashion back then as a back pocket EDC, i still have one today put aside of my collection, spyderco is my interest now days, in my opinion, they are AMERICAN PRIDE and PROUD TO HAVE ONE
I currently have two - one a standard version I purchased at Walmart a couple of years ago and one 'semi-custom' I ordered from a seller on Amazon. The 'semi-custom' one has light colored walnut scales, a D2 blade and is a drop point rather than a clip point. I ordered a 'thumb bar' and installed it on my standard version so I can open it with one hand. I don't carry either all that much because when I carry a 110 I want to carry it in the sheath on my belt - don't care much for carrying it in my pocket - and if I can carry a sheath knife I generally prefer a fixed blade. Still, there are times when it might draw a little less attention than a fixed blade as well as times I carry a 110 'just because'. It is truly a classic and in my area (East Tennessee) it is still pretty common to see them in sheaths on belts - especially in more rural areas.
Come to think about it I actually have three - one was my Dad's. It has been sharpened so much over the years that the blade profile changed and the blade is about 1/2 an inch or so shorter than when it was new. Not sure if that was all him or if he came by it used. No idea where the sheath for that one is - he pocket carried it when he carried it - but I never carry it, anyway because of the sentimental value
One day I will probably hit up Buck's custom shop and order one with a special blade material, probably drop point with nickel bolsters and antler scales. It will cost a pretty penny but I would rather have that than any of the high dollar, tactical folders that cost about the same.
I just LOVE 💕 your Channel Blackie!!! It is my FAV!!! God bless you from North Mississippi!
Thank you so much!
I like my Buck 110 also. I have the 50 year anniversary model. 👍
very cool
I have my dad's 110 from the 70s. We also carried knives in school in the early - mid 90s here 8n north Alabama.
many people get them as hand me downs they last so long
Damn, that's the one ALL the guys carried on their belts in High School (70s & 80s).... Not today. Of course the absolute last thing any of us would think about was injuring someone else.
we didnt need a knife if we got mad in school we had fists for that
@@BLACKIETHOMAS That's right. And though it may sound unbelievable, in the entire three years Iq attended, there were no fights or disturbances. We moved from the big city to the country the end of my freshman year. The beginning of my junior year I was able to join the volunteer fire department, and seniors with decent grades were allowed to leave school for fires if we were paged. That only happened twice. The VFD was the Scouts at for me. Hope you are feeling better Blackie.
Always coveted the ones the guys would have at school & I just found a rattlesnake sheath. It looks to be made for the 110, amongst my dad's things, so I bought one finally!
Still carry my 110.
I put brass thumb opener on the back of the blade for one handed opening. They're easy to find and attach with an allen head set screw.
i have used those and they do help
I'm 33 got around 80 pocket knives got a little of everything benchmades Spydercos reeves Medford and the 110 is still my go to growing up my daddy and grandfather always had one was me first knife will also be my son's first knife
Blackie, this is simple, I agree with everything you said about the Buck 110.
thank you
Yup, those are good knives; Buck 110
thanks for watching
I still have mine from my days in the Boy Scouts. Honestly don't recall how I came to own it, but I've kept it in a drawer in my toolbox since about 1986. So yes, it has hardly ever been used.
I still have my Buck that I got in 1976 for my 12th birthday and it looks new. Work horse.
I got mine in 1976 also , it is a great knife
yep a solid work horse that keeps going
Hi Blackie! I agree with your assessment of the 110. A great durable work knife. As far as sharpening goes, I use the Smith's Diamond Sharpener with it and it works great.
that will get a good edge on one
Yup, it was all the older guys who had one and my dad's generation. I wanted one so badly as a little guy. I eventually got one of the better imitations because you got what was available then in that area which was a lot less than now. I have one of the light weight versions now because I'm no spring chicken and like putting in the miles, it's been pretty well thought out, the handle is shaped well enough so you can get the work out of it without your hand aching. The handle material is some sort of plastic/fibreglass mix and is stronger than most handles on lightweight modern knives. I like it even if many don't.
I carried a 110 a lot in the past later changed to a 112 the baby bro of the 110. Just another use or maybe abuse of my 112 in the late eighties early nineties I was taking a class in machine shop at a community College and several times used the 112 as a deburring tool the steel in the blade would take a wire edge off in nothing flat and still cut moderately well. Not a good way to use a good knife but it worked and still does!
hey it was tough enough for the job
Hell yeah buck 110.
your right
I have the standard 110 and the auto 110. The auto 110 is more handy because of the push button open, but both knives are really great to carry.
great vidio sir super knife i remember the first time i sharpened mine lots of bad words hahahahah thank you sir for reminding me
yes but they taught us to keep the stone and the knife in correct alignment less we would not end up with a sharp blade
I have the 112 Ranger. Equally great.
An American classic!
for real
Still the best knife out there. You really need to try the new Buck 110 Sport. Aluminum body, micarta inlays, pocket clip and thumb stud. As tough as the original but completely modern. The only difference is easy pocket carry and one hand opening. Same amazing performance.
i will look into it
Grew up in the 70s ,had many of em..to this day I still carry one on my belt only different is mines auto..great blades a true classic.
i have never had a auto one of those
The excellent Buck 110 has long been one of my favorite working knives. I've carried one for almost 50 years.
solid work horse
Thanks Blackie
your welcome
The 110 lite is pretty good but I like the one they call the 110 slim. The slim has a pocket clip, ultra light, and the classic 110 blade shape. The only thing I have a complaint about all the 110 knives is that I don't like the lock when closing the blade. I wish the release was mid back like how cold steel makes theirs.
Yes. I've lost faith in the new Cold Steel since Lynn Thompson sold them but I've carried a clip point voyager that was made in Japan since the day they came out because I had carried a buck 110 in high school. I would love to see buck do that. If you use the side of your thumb knuckle the Voyager with the triad lock is easy to close as a buck anyway. I put one of those stainless screw on thumbstuds on my 110
thanks for watching
I started carrying a Buck 110 back when I was 7 years old I am still carrying a Buck 110 today and I am 52 now that 45 years
beware the man who has one knife and knows how to use it
As Guy Clark said 'Stuff that works'
I have a friend who have got the same from at least 25 years, and he will not change it.
it becomes a part of you
Have and use both 🤠
awesome
Great review as always! 🇲🇹
Much appreciated!
👍 I love my Buck 110! However, an alternative would be the Grohmann large lockback folder (model 300). It was originally produced about the same time the 110 originated and is the folding knife version of the Russell/Grohmann Canadian Belt Knife. I own one, a very good knife! But, I’m also keeping my Buck 110. 😀
You don't hear a lot about Grohmann knives in the states, but they are definitely classic Canadian knives and a have a unique look that is very functional.
@@crypto118 👍. I’ve used the Grohmann No. 3 fixed blade knife as my main hunting, fishing, camping tool for years. I agree, very functional.
i will take at look at them thanks
I have been carrying a 110 since 1976 and all through High School I still carry one today , this is a great knife . I still have my 2 rivet Buck but the lock is worn out . I also have a Buck 111
nice !
Born in 84 and i carried a 110 for a long time
it was the knife of choice back in the day
Good video Blackie , a timeless classic for sure , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Glad you enjoyed it
I’ve had a bunch of these over the years they either get lost or stolen. I do now carry the 112 lite. I like that now you can get them with clip blades.
thanks for watching
The Buck 110 is great, but I've always wanted one in carbon steel. I found a very similar (copycat?) old Schrade (USA) 7OT (7ot). It is NOT marked Schrade+, so it is not stainless and of course after all this time it shows, but it is in very good shape. It's apparently in 1095.
Yup.
Bucks are all I've carried since the late 60's, we all used to carry buck 110's, then the buck lites, now I carry buck bantam, 285 an 286 models, just depends on what I'm doing as to which one I carry, they just work for me. We used to call the 110's the Loxahatchee switchblade, if you know how to make it work like a switchblade we did. Thx for the vid
a little side thumb pressure and a snap of the wrist pop it was out and ready
@@BLACKIETHOMAS Alot of peeps don't know this, thx Blackie
I got my Buck 110 when u did that first video and it’s been on me ever since
awesome hope you enjoy it for many years
Blackie I think you are right about the 110 , I bought my first one last month…awesome video Thanks
Right on
Didn’t get the buck 110 but did the ka bar equivalent to it for Christmas one year ,, I’ve had that same knife over 40 yrs now .. back in high school everyone carried the old timer single lock blade during my years .. reason I don’t carry ,my ka bar ,, was a gift from my dad and has become a keep sake
i understand i have my grandfathers case / dads case /and the case they gave me when i turned 16 those stay home
I still have my Buck 110 from when I was a teen. I love this knife but the brass has tarnished over time and I have been leary on trying to polish it.
Just leave it, adds character and tells a story.
I keep a bottle of Brasso metal polish in my garage storage cabinet. Take a shop rag, rougher textured the better, pour a dab the size of a dime on the rag, gently wipe tarnished brass in a circular motion, coat the area needing polish. Let set a few minutes for better results, then wipe hard, buff off the polish. Brass will shine like a mirror. Works great on brass .22 rifle magazine followers, too.
there is a brass wax you can find on ebay to keep brass from tarnish
Try Never dull it works great! Or you could use Brasso it works just as well!
Never had a problem with sharpening the old 110 with stones and I bought one 30+ years ago, but it is heavy so I switched to the 560 (titanium version of the 110) but the 560 is so rare these days they are pretty expensive second hand so now I cary the buck bones.
i have not seen the bones i will look into it
Awesome knife!
i agree
You can order a 110 from Buck with a drop point blade, better all around hunting/skinning blade than the clip point blade the 110 normally comes with. I’ve been carrying the 112 for quite a while now, same heft and balance as the 110 but scaled down a little. If you find the 110 just a bit too big you’ll probably love the 112.
I don't see much difference between clip and drop for skinning but I grew up using clips more than drop points so there's probably that
i have seen knives from the custom shop i one was a 110 with real stag handles
@@BLACKIETHOMAS have a custom 110 on the way in s30v with nickel bolster elk scales and engraving. I'm so excited!
I have a 112 from the Buck custom shop with the elk handles, they do really nice work. At the time I bought it the drop point blade wasn’t available so it has the clip, but as was mentioned above, you get used to the clip and it’s perfectly fine.
I love the 110 been through 3 in 57year. Lost 1 broke tip on 1. I have a custom sheath for the one I have now. It holds it horizontal and opens it when I pull it out. Buck 109 Is also a knife I have used most of my life.
Hey Blackie! Thanks for another interesting video! I got my 110 for Christmas about 1970, still a go-to, still heavy, still a bear to sharpen, contemplating a new one just for the easier-to-sharpen steel, think I want the fluorescent green one (just to be different) LOL! Regards and best to you and yours, Pink.
I have one that I found in the woods while scouting for deer. I also have a craftsman copy of the 110 from sears.. strong, very strong
i once found one a few months after deer season stuck i n a tree where the hunter had cleaned deer and left 110 stuck in tree..i cleaned it oiled it and it worked fine
my late dad carried a Buck 110 when I was a kid, never saw him with any other pocket knife. a few years ago I found a used one exactly like my dad's 110 so I bought it. I don't know who got my dad's knife but I do hope it's still in the family. I don't know the true age of mine but the brass bolsters have a nice patina on them. I keep mine in my fishing rod bag. I do not have a Buck sheath for it but maybe I'll look into getting one of those
The definition of "desecration" is a Buck 110 with a half-serrated blade.