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Tang Stamp Quandary

by Ron Cooper

Mar 4, 2013

I'm a little late to the 110 party but I finally arrived with the purchase of my very first iconic Buck 110. I won it in an eBay auction and when it arrived the blade was covered with what appeared to be a dried epoxy glue of some sort. As you will see it cleaned up quite nicely with some "Goo Be Gone," Scotch Brite, Bar Keeper's Friend and elbow grease.

Here's my dilemma and the primary reason that I bid on it to begin with.

The Tang Stamp!

I need your help to date this Buck 110

I have referenced every Buck Dating Chart that I can find and yet I still cannot find this particular tang stamp anywhere. I will hasten to add however that I did find a Buck 110 Commemorative knife that bore this same marking, and it was from the mid 90's I believe?

So, that's my quandary. And I am hoping that one of you who are familiar with Buck knives--most especially 110's--will have knowledge of this marking and be able to help me date this knife more accurately.

Here are a couple more pics I shot that show the whole knife...

All in all it's in really nice shape and I got it for a song! I'm really glad that I finally got my hands on one! Thanks in advance for any help you might be able to offer.

Cheers, to all!

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    ken benson

    Ron I'll take it any way. No reason you have go around with such almost defects. The wood alone makes me want this one.  If you keep yours handy next time you go to a decent knife show, Chuck Buck will autograph it his electric pencil engraver. If you starting on about how you didn't like something the custom shop did, he might get POed at me and leave  the date off  mine unlike he did everybody else. Hey maybe his  is rare like your double dash 110?   Did the previous owner seem to make everybody mad at him for no good reason too?

    Mar 5, 2013

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    Brad T.

    Ron,

    I responded to this post from my phone last night, really small screen. I "assumed" the post was from a newbie, as I would have thought "the Ron Cooper" could have figured this out without posting the question and you did.

    I did apply a light coat of some Howard's Butcher Block & Cutting board mineral oil to the scales I am still contemplating using. The wood I applied it to are really hard and dense, absorption and expansion are not a concern at this point.

    Mar 5, 2013

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    Ron Cooper

    Thanks, Brad! I appreciate your reply. And actually, for all intents and purposes, I am  "Newbie," and can use all the help I can get. My concern was how the wood might react after being exposed to a liquid, such as mineral oil. I guess I was just being overly cautious?

    The point you raise about the wood's density would seem to negate any adverse effect from the oil. In hindsight it seems obvious that any tool that was designed to dress game in the field should be able to withstand a thorough cleansing (read: washing) afterward.

    Like I said, I can use all the help I can get -- my elevator doesn't always go all the way to the top floor. Thanks!

    Brad T. said:

    Ron,

    I responded to this post from my phone last night, really small screen. I "assumed" the post was from a newbie, as I would have thought "the Ron Cooper" could have figured this out without posting the question and you did.

    I did apply a light coat of some Howard's Butcher Block & Cutting board mineral oil to the scales I am still contemplating using. The wood I applied it to are really hard and dense, absorption and expansion are not a concern at this point.

    Mar 5, 2013