I like many is a 110 folding buck knife on my side. Is it still number 1?

It's my choice. Had the same one since 1976. Use it on everything...

Is for me, was my grandfathers. It is so much heavier then the new ones.

Great knife, some say it might be heavy but heavy = built to last. I take one also with me, good all around knife.

I switched from my fixed blade that I have been using since the 70's to the Buck 110. It is a good all purpose knife. And, it does not get in the way as much as a longer knife.

I love it,but twice I used the 110 buck to dress a deer. Used the point to break the pelvic bone. Twice I ended up breaking the point on two different knifes. It was not made for that.

quote PINETREE: "I love it,but twice I used the 110 buck to dress a deer. Used the point to break the pelvic bone. Twice I ended up breaking the point on two different knifes. It was not made for that."

This is why I use a 119 for hunting. It's large, but when it comes down to it, it justifies itself when you start working on the hip bone. For the BW though when weight is a concern and I need a pliers for fishing, I like a multi-tool.

quote keth0601: "

quote PINETREE: "I love it,but twice I used the 110 buck to dress a deer. Used the point to break the pelvic bone. Twice I ended up breaking the point on two different knifes. It was not made for that."

This is why I use a 119 for hunting. It's large, but when it comes down to it, it justifies itself when you start working on the hip bone. For the BW though when weight is a concern and I need a pliers for fishing, I like a multi-tool."

I have a Schrade Old Timer fixed blade I usually for deer hunting for the last 40 years. That is good as new and it can take a beating.

I also have a 110 along and used that when I should not of.

broke the blade on mine on a deer pelvic bone. Sent it back to buck,they sent it back with a new blade. Buck can fix stupid.

I love my 110. Its my go to knife most of the time. Always have a leathermans on my to.

Carry a leatherman on me now, but the Buck folding is in the kitchen pack.

I love my 110 too, but won't use it on deer anymore. For the first 20 years or so of hunting I'd dutifully clean the crap out of the knife after dressing a deer but finally hit the point of why? The last 26 have been a fixed blade and now a quick and easy clean up. Still love the knife though.

quote mutz: "broke the blade on mine on a deer pelvic bone. Sent it back to buck,they sent it back with a new blade. Buck can fix stupid."

Did you still have the receipt from the purchase?

My favorite was the Shrade 250T carbon steel. It required maintenance, but you had 2 big blades that were unbelievably sharp. Saved my life one time

I have a whole box of various knives; each different but all of top quality. At various times I've tried them all to see which seemed best, and the one I keep coming back to is a Buck #105. It has a name as well but I've forgotten it. Didn't much care for the flap over sheath so I made my own with two husky snaps securing the handle. I really do believe that for a all around sheath knife it would be hard to find a better one. There are bigger and stronger and smaller and lighter but for me it's just right. I find that if I tuck the sheath in one of my hip pockets it doesn't get hung up on anything but I can still get to it with no problem.
Thinking on it; over the years the Buck folks sure have provided us with some fine knives, not the most expensive mind you but some real honest workhorses.
Best Wishes, Rob

quote PINETREE: "I love it,but twice I used the 110 buck to dress a deer. Used the point to break the pelvic bone. Twice I ended up breaking the point on two different knifes. It was not made for that."

Buy a sagen saw and use that for the pelvic bone splitting. Saves on bent and broken blades and I thinks its safer because you could accidentally cut your self on the broken blade.

I recently bought a buck 110, but yet to use it on deer cleaning. Still prefer my stout fixed blade for easy cleaning afterwards although I see the advantage of the short blade folder on the hip.

I carry a Schrade Old Timer w/guthook for my belt knife while hunting. I've had this same knife for many years. On float trips I carry a Schrade multi-tool on my hip and I'm rarely without my Benchmade folding pocket knife.

I've never been a fan of Buck knives.

on canoe trips ive taken a mora force but might not anymore. cant rememeber that last time i used it. i use a tiny swiss army most of the time. i trip simple.

The 110 is Still number one in my book but I don't take it trippin. I take a multi-tool as I find it to be more useful. I also take the short version of the US Marine Ka-Bar knife.
Ka bar short
The KaBar is a fixed blade and as mentioned above, I will often stick the sheath into my pocket but as it is a shorter version of the original, I will often let it hang and it doesn't really get in the way.
I have never used a 110 for hunting other than for skinning and cleaning smaller animals that I trapped when I was a kid. That was my first 110 and I got it back in the early 80's.
While I was in the Navy for 20 years, I went through three of them and still have two of those which I use off and on to this day. The Buck 110 was a standard for the Navy. Nearly every topsider and engineer (hell, everyone onboard a ship really) would have one on their belt and it was used for nearly everything that it could be used for. Lot's of tips were broken off/ground down to make a screwdriver out of it. It was used for cutting rope/line, wire, stripping wire, cutting lagging (insulation) on pipes and bulkheads, used for cutting gaskets...all kinds of stuff.
The Buck 110's started to lose their appeal with sailors in the late 90's as the multi-tools became more abundant and popular. There were still plenty of people wearing them though when I retired in 2006.
I would never use a knife without a guard between the handle and blade to bust through a pelvic bone for deer. I think that is just plain crazy. I had for some 20 years though busted that bone dozens of times with my fixed blade hunting knife w/blade guard. Then about 6 years ago my cousin was doing it and his hand slipped and he sliced his hand open. Required a crap load of stitches. He is not the only person I have heard of this happening to. Of course there are some old timers around that have been doing it that way forever, like my dad. Fifty some years of deer hunting and he has never slipped. Anyway, when my cousin sliced open his hand I was done. I bought a saw for that bone. A couple weeks ago though I was ready to do it the old school way again though when my brother was gutting his buck. He realized he didn't have his saw and wasn't wanting to bust through the pelvic with a knife for fear of a slipped hand (my cousin is also his cousin). I said I would do it but he did it. His saw was left back at the house and we were pretty deep into the woods.

In recent years they have come out with different buck 110 models with prices varying. It seems to me the lower price 110 is quite a bit cheaper than say 20 years ago. Did they cheapen the blade material in some models or is it all the same. I wonder about that?

Schrade Oldtimer here... My Buck Knife just dosn't hold a sharp blade like my Schrade.

I like the old schrade 70T made in the USA,but isn't all Schrade a China make now. I know schrade closed down for a short time.

Have been using this

In the early to mid 2000's Schrade was bought out by Taylor cutlery and they are continuing on the line. I do believe they are made in China.

While these knives aren't top of the line I've been using them for the comfortable grip and ability to sharpen and hold an edge. Along the way I've picked up the Trail Boss and Outfitter. I got the Outfitter through Amazon for $11. That being said I'm not afraid to really use them. My son gave me a CRKT Brow Tine knife and I absolutely love it. It's gorgeous and it fits my hand well, but have only used it lightly for fear of nicking it up.

With hunting and fishing needs I've always got one along. I always carry a knife when I work part time on a farm and, whether I need it or not, there's always one on my belt when canoe camping. Knife nut here.

Out in the woods or on the lake I would fill naked without my buck 110.

My current favorite is a Turley "Boones Branch" that I had made a couple of years ago. I had it made of 3/16" steel with G-10 grips and liners. It is a convex grind tapering from rear to tip. I carry it as a neck knife and to this point it is my favorite knife I have ever used. Tough enough for batoning but the tip is fine enough for slicing. I love wood handles but the G-10 is bullet proof and much cheaper. If you can find one, I would recommend a Turley to anyone. Very reasonable price for a full custom knife. Biggest issue is that Iz is not taking orders at this time. He has a 4 year backlog of orders.

no receipt for knife had had it for a long time. A friend of mine said they replace them do to the safety factor, I don't know but it didn't cost me anything. This was a couple of years ago, but you can e-mail buck and ask if they charge now, I would guess that they don't do to the life time guarantee.

I carry a bucklite which I got new 20 years ago. sent it in once, about 4 years ago and they replaced the blade. The tip had broken off a couple times before I sent it in.

The bucklite's my camping knife. I carry a small multi tool, too, for jobs that don't require a blade.

quote mirth: "I carry a bucklite which I got new 20 years ago. sent it in once, about 4 years ago and they replaced the blade. The tip had broken off a couple times before I sent it in.


The bucklite's my camping knife. I carry a small multi tool, too, for jobs that don't require a blade."

Some of it is hard use and abuse by our part(breaking tips)but starting to wonder if they could do a little better on reinforcing the tips.

Got a Kershaw Asset on Steep and Cheap for $17 about a year ago. I keep it clipped to my PFD when paddling. Extremely sharp and durable. Excellent folding lock blade and opens like a swicthblade. I believe the regular price is $35. After I got it, I wished I'd of bought a dozen at the S&C price.

I guess I'm not the only one whose broken a tip in a pelvis. Had a local guy grind a new point...good as new. last many years, I prefer a fixed plade for deer hunting. For bdub, I bring my leatherman and a buck utility knife.

quote nctry: "Schrade Oldtimer here... My Buck Knife just dosn't hold a sharp blade like my Schrade."

Ain't that the truth.

I'm a knife freak and always have my 110 and leathermans charge tti on me, for a fixed blade (which I always carry in the bdub and backpacking trips) is my cabelas s30v buck vanguard. Not only extremly pretty its been more than good enough for everything I've ever put her through. Its a little expensive but worth it. I don't hunt so I can't say anything about using it for that but I think it would put any 119 to shame. A wonderful knife and super pretty!! Just sucks sharpening the s30v but very rarley need to do it.

Carbon steel only for me. I wear out those Bucks too quick. They don't hold an edge when the work gets tough. Here's my favorite knife for most outdoor work. Had it since 2003 and it is a well-made tool. It was the first thing I ever saw named after Cliff Jacobson. The guy who makes these is a craftsman, and loves to see his knives used (not collected). He remade the sheath to my specifications for free after a couple years of carrying the knife in the BW. If I knew another outdoorsman, this is the knife he would get for X-mas. As it is, I don't know if I'll leave my gear to my son or grandson or not. I'd also like to go to my reward thinking that my neat stuff would be used by someone.

This knife has a blade that's perfectly shaped and not too thick. You can slice cheese, a rope, make kindling, or shave with it, and still be able to field dress a deer in a pinch.

Cliff Knife .

"If I knew another outdoorsman, this is the knife he would get for X-mas."

In that case,,,,,,,,,,Let me introduce myself. :>) :>)

quote Huntindave: ""If I knew another outdoorsman, this is the knife he would get for X-mas."


In that case,,,,,,,,,,Let me introduce myself. :>) :>)"

Very funny. I gave my son many knives over the years, and was appalled at the condition he left one folder. Bottom of a box, a non-watertight box. He used it on his sailboat, mainly as a pry tool it seems. It was revolting. I took it home and cleaned it up (the best I could), ground out the blade disfigurement, and honed it back to a razor. Snuck it back in his boat kit. We were out on the boat sometime later and he needed a knife. Quite a surprize when he saw his knife. All he said was, "Hmmm, cuts real good now."

Maybe my grandson will be worthy of the knives in my safe someday.

Chris Reeve Mountaineer 2 for the back country. Worth it's weight in gold, which is good because its about what they cost anymore since he discontinued the A2 round handled One Piece knives. If you ever have a chance to own/use one (or any of his knives for that matter) you better jump on it. Love the water tight storage too. I've carried a lot of good knives for a lot of years before I finally pulled the trigger on one of his, now I have 3...and haven't touch my other 50+... I know I have a problem :)

Old topic but still relevant. I am ready for a change. Belt knife?

Note: Time flies,I thought I posted this 6 months ago,not almost 4 years ago.

Buck will repair any of their knives for free for life. No receipt necessary. I got a bucklite as a kid the summer I went to Sea Base with the kids. One of the other kids on the trip busted the tip off and my knife sat in a nightstand drawer for almost 20 years until it came up in conversation one day. Sent my knife off & a couple weeks later it was back with a brand new blade.

quote mirth: "Buck will repair any of their knives for free for life. No receipt necessary. I got a bucklite as a kid the summer I went to Sea Base with the kids. One of the other kids on the trip busted the tip off and my knife sat in a nightstand drawer for almost 20 years until it came up in conversation one day. Sent my knife off & a couple weeks later it was back with a brand new blade."

It says in the warranty only if not abused. Did they question it?
I got two with broken tips and maybe I pushed the envelope on there use?
Skinning deer which I found they are not up to it.

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