Nice keepsake.

 

Have one very similar to it. In fact believe it is still available. Buck quality is very good. Glad you found it as it makes for treasured memories of the past.

 

Great quality and they give military discounts. I've bought 2 Buck knives recently, one custom 112 Ranger model. The other a drop point with S30V steel blade.

 

I think that is the Buck 305 Lancer. Great family keepsake.

I'm sorry your Dad experienced that trauma as a young child - circumstances like that can influence a Life greatly. I hope he is doing well.

 

I'm from the SF Bay, it was different way back when. We hunted from the Bay Marshes to Mission Peak, killed all manner of feathered or furry critters. We were knocking back some pheasants at the north end of 1st street in San Jose almost to Alviso, in a cauliflower patch, when a sheriff came by, called my buddy out by name, said they were getting a lot of calls from the Silicon Valley construction crews. We quit that area after that.
I had an Old Timer originally, then a Folding Hunter. I have my pops I gave him for Christmas one year. I have a decent collection of pocket, sheath and bayos. I have my dad's Bolo from WWII, he and other relatives were in the 1st Filipino Regiment. The preferred method for a Filipino to dispatch the Japanese was the Bolo. PAX

 

I know those areas well. We used to drive all over the east bay area for places to shoot. The Navel Weapons Station in Concord was a few hundred yards from our house, and we would shoot all around that area (not on the weapons station itself, but the land around it). They would probably throw us in jail for that now.

This is hard to believe now, since there are only a few dozen California condors left, but my girlfriend's father was a prominent doctor in the area, and they lived in the biggest, oldest house in Concord. California condors were nesting in the Eucalyptus trees in their backyard and crapped on everything; much of the backyard looked like it was painted white. They were protected back then but not to the same degree as today, and her father asked me to shoot as many of them as I could. He meant kill them, but I never could do that. Still, my Sheridan 5mm sure scared the crap out of them, and they finally vacated after weeks of discouragement. Imagine getting caught doing that now. Different times indeed.

 

At one time I had a pile of Buck knives, easily over a dozen- 110's, 116, 118's, 119s, 120s'..... I got into custom knives several years ago and started selling off the Bucks. I'm down to two at this point, I have an 889- the Stryder designed folding knife and a Nighthawk which is an excellent knife and very under rated.

 

Still have and use these Bucks——

Dependable but the blades make poor screwdrivers. Glad multitools came about. The knife I got from my dad was this Gerber.

Though I feel your dad’s anger may have been misplaced I certainly can see how a small boy would feel as he did. Probably would have myself.

 

Nice collection there Dewman. bought the folding Alpha hunter with rubber grip years back. Still serves me well. Glad I held onto that vintage Puma Skinner from 1966. Cost me under $30.

 

It was a sad, sad deal. His father was a deputy sheriff in a rural area of eastern Oklahoma and ordered a couple of moonshiners to dismantle their still by the following morning, or he would have to arrest them. He went down that next day, and they shot him in the face with a 12 ga.

They were put on trial — everyone knew either the father or son had killed him — but the DA insisted on pursuing the death penalty, so a few of the local jurors, friends of the defendants, hung the jury, and nothing more was done. My dad’s three older brothers threatened to take care of what the law wouldn’t, leading to tense months and years.
My three uncles were all drafted and participated in D-day, still vowing to take care of the son, who was also drafted and sent to Normandy, via a “friendly fire accident,” but it never happened. The father and son are buried in the same small cemetery, right by my grandparents, whom I never met.
My grandfather used his service revolver to signal for help just before he died. My cousins still have the Colt 1917…boy do I wish I had that now. There’s a memorial plaque in my grandfather’s honor in Sallisaw, Oklahoma.

 

That's a hell of a story and, unfortunately, all too common.

Like you, I am not much of a knife collector, but I also have the first knife I got as a kid when I joined the cub scouts. It was a Camillus made folding knife with a knife blade, leather punch and bottle opener/ screwdriver that my mom bought for me for my first camping trip. It always brings back a lot of fond memories for me.

 

I have that same buck knife. Bought it back in 1975 or so but lost it in 1981 when i was at Shemya AK just before i left the base. When i got to the real world i bought another one and still have it. Have 3 other buck knives 2 folders and a fix blade. Love them.

 

I flew into Shemya once when our tanker was low on fuel. That island is a trip. The Shemya wind sock, a log with a chain 🤣 I'm sure that is a wives tale

 

I had a 110 in the late 60’s. After I bought a Gerber Folding Sportsman, I never carried the Buck again.

 

Neat little knife, TBR, and interesting stories. The story about your Dad as a deputy sheriff would be great fodder for a TV drama. So sorry about his tragic end.

I have quite a few knives and quite a few of them are Bucks. My oldest Buck is a sheath knife I bought right out of college, so 60 years old. It's still like new as I couldn't bring myself to abuse it.

And I have a few others that I really like.

Doug

 

Have one like that got it from dad. Gutted a few deer with mine. Dad always said you don't need a Bowie knife to gut a deer.

 

 

The brand Buck knives has always meant a good quality for a fair price. They use a hard steel that holds an edge. My only complaint is is that this hard steel makes it hard to sharpen.

 

Awesome little Buck

 

Great story, kinda sad but very interesting how life events change people.
Buck has a new version 112 and 110 with push button opening. I have one of each, one I had engraved for my wife on Xmas. Razor sharp and my friend said they should be sold with a box of Band-aids...lol.

 

My daughter visited the Sallisaw County Sheriff’s Department recently and snapped a pic of the plaque there on the wall of officers who died in the line of duty::

 

I stil have several that were bought in the late 60's to early 70's.

 

There's a couple of Bucks in here including a nice damascus folder. I have a bit of a knife problem as you can tell.

 

There's a couple of Bucks in here including a nice damascus folder. I have a bit of a knife problem as you can tell. View attachment 618413

No Spyderco's? I got a few of them. I started getting more serious myself recently collecting.

 

Buck was one of the innovators in using 440C steel in its blades, an alloy developed for jet engine parts. Despite all of the recent alloys supposedly superior in some minor way, it is still pretty hard to beat 440C for edge retention, sharpen-ability, and corrosion resistance, the trifecta of knife blade material.

 

An early 440C steel Buck 110 I have owned for well over 40 years has gutted dozens and dozens of deer, several elk, and some antelope over the years.
In fact dad and I killed two young elk one morning, and that knife gutted and split the chest on both animals and would still shave hair off my forearm.
I have two Gerber folding hunters, an early one made with German steel and a later model. The steel in the Gerbers will not hold an edge like the older Buck 110s will, so they stay at home game hunting. They are nice and slim for a front pocket and work great gutting fish.

 

had 1 buck knife, I could not sharpen it, kept getting kbar and case knives for gutting, i could sharpen them. in 1961 graduated Texas A&M wildlife degree, bought randall #15, green 'tenite' airman, was a closet queen, 40 years later sold it to a real randall collector in conn, got 3 randall trout&bird for my 3 son's and $2500 boot. nowadays just simple spyderco's.

 

Tragic story. Glad you found dad's knife. I have 3-4 buck knives and several more other brand and types. One of my holstered folders is my favorite squirrel skinning knives. It has served me well for 30-40 years and thru dozens, maybe 100s of squirrels. I used to carry small folding "pocket knives"because they slipped easily into my pocket, but I learned they also slid easily OUT of my pocket and I got tired of replacing them. I'm not a collector, but have accumulated several. My current carry knife is a Benchmade with a sturdy clip that holds it in my pocket.

 

I have the identical knife If I remember correctly it was called a Lancer

 

Some of my most treasured possessions from my late father’s estate is his buck 110 and his stockman pocket knife. Both are well worn but no worse for wear.

The 110 rides in the truck all hunting season, not for use but so in my own way my dad still hunts with me. One of these days I figure I should probably put it to use as my dad wasn’t much of one for sentiment and would want it used.