Buck Knives 110 Folding Hunter Lock-back Knife, Brass Bolsters, Ebony Handles, 3-3/4" 420HC Blade with Leather Sheath

Let’s face it! It’s a classic! I love mine! Very sharp. Smooth action. Quality feel. Perfect blade thickness. Larger than a pocket knife, but that’s the point. It’s not a pocketknife. It’s a folding hunting knife with a belt sheath. Buck is an awesome company. I just ordered a 60th anniversary edition of this same knife, but with super high quality blade steel and some extra logo. It’s Magnacut if I remember right. These are great for collectors, or just people who want a bulletproof knife. This will hold up well regardless of your needs. It’s built like a tank. It looks great. I installed a thumb assist very inexpensively. Makes even easier to use. Very pleased at this price point. So much so that I spent 200 bucks on my limited edition anniversary one that’s on the way.

This Buck 110 Folding Hunter Knife is fantastic. The craftsmanship is top-notch, and the knife feels balanced and sharp. The 3-3/4" blade is perfect for everyday tasks, and the leather sheath adds to its durability. It’s a perfect gift for anyone who appreciates quality knives.

When this knife first appeared for sale, I was a young man attending a rural high school. Like most of my male classmates, whether hunters or not, I longed for this knife. It was a totally new design for folding knives--big with a stainless steel blade and that blade was really long and really pointed. I don't remember how much it sold for at the time but it was very expensive to us country boys. Most of us settled for Schrade or Imperial pocket knives which were smaller, lower in price and served the purpose of country boys. Over the years, the 110 faded from my radar and I never owned one until recently.When I saw Buck was celebrating the 110's 50th year anniversary, I decided it was time to finally own one. Because Amazon's pricing was so good, I actually ordered two of them--one that I might use occasionally and one that I could keep in reserve. The fact is, I doubt I ever use the 110. I no longer hunt and my camping and hiking is limited these days. But I like good cutlery and the 110 is a fine piece of cutlery history as well as continuing to be a fine tool for its purpose.This 50 year anniversary 110 is decked out in nicely finished rosewood grip panels and wears a 50 year medallion. The word "Buck" doesn't appear anywhere on this knife, however, the anvil trademark is prominent on the blade tang. Anyone who knows anything about knives knows the Buck 110 and knows it doesn't need an advertising logo to announce its pedigree.The handle is more rounded than the original 110--I remember the original being pretty slab-sided. The blade still looks like the original design to me, with a lot of belly and a swooped-up clip point. The blade is pretty thick and the grind maintains this sturdiness. This is a tough knife but no folding knife is as strong as a one-piece sheath knife so don't overdo it when putting the 110 to work. It's a knife, not an axe or pry bar. The blade locks up tight with only the slightest bit of movement front to back under heavy pressure. The release for the lock is located well back on the handle and it's fairly stiff. This prevents accidentally releasing the lock while working with the knife. The blade opens and closes smoothly with a little resistance. It has a nail nick to aid in opening but I find it is easy to pinch the blade and pull it open without needing the extra leverage. Buck doesn't polish their blades to a mirror finish, unlike some premium knifemakers, but the blade is well finished with a utilitarian look. It's designed as a general purpose knife for a hunter and it has been fulfilling that role for 5 decades. That's how it got to be iconic. For those of us who like cutlery as a tool and as a work of fine craftsmanship, the Buck 110 is something to admire.What else can one say? After 50 years, I finally own two of these great knives and I'm very pleased and happy.

First let's go over th thangs that's great about this knife. First a all it's made in th good ole USA!. Now we buy sum thangs thats foreign; if their good why not? But why go lookin for somethin somewhere else thats done best here. And folkz, makin good pocket knives is one of em. Buck has always made good knives and they're still doin it. We bought this one for th youngest son. He needed a birthday gift, we all love knives and so when I saw th price on this one we had ta have it. Now ours didn't come with the 50 stamped on it for 50th anniversary. That ain't a big deal for us. We ain't real fond a "commemorative" s*** anyway. You know th stuff I'm talkin about; eagles swoopin, flags floppin, twin towers a fallin and all that George Bush 'murcan s***. Now don't get me wrong! If ya want a collectible ya couldn't go wrong with this one. Its a beautiful knife. Th fittins is polished well, th "wood grain" is beautiful and th blade's polished to a t. But bein who we are we buy for function as well as form. Everbody loves good tools but if yer gone have a tool buy a good one. This is a good one. Now its one big knife. Yer probably not gone want ta tote it in yer pocket but in the sheath it comes with on yer belt. By th way beaners make good functional leather sheaths. There ain't nothin flashy about this sheath. It's clean and slim. Now it's made a that 420 HC steel and th consensus a th reviews we read is that it's a good high carbon (HC) compromise between tough and hard. We'll have ta see. One thing we ain't gone do is use it in th machine shop. A knife with a tip like this ain't made for that. We probably gone use it around th homestead for horticulture stuff, good graftin and layerin knife, and skinnin and cleanin small animals. It's big enough for small animals but it ain't big enough for deer and thangs like that. We'd want a longer blade for that. But this ain't no kids knife! Its long big and heavy enough ta do th tasks it was built ta do. Jest don't stress that tip. Not only does it feel good and heavy in yer hand but it got that wonderful Buck guarantee. For certain tasks or even if ya jest want ta look spiffy with a fine lookin knife on yer belt ya can't go wrong. Only thang is if ya want ta look spiffy ya better be tall, thin and good-lookin like my youngest son!!!