Tom reviews the Buck 110 Auto Elite Push Button Pocket Knife
While at the SHOT Show, I set up a meeting to discuss Buck Knives’ new products this year. Later, I had dinner with them to discuss their new product line further.
One big ticket item is always their 110 Auto Elite knife.
I wrote a Product Review a couple of months ago on Buck’s famous 110 folders, which in my mind was the first real folding lock blade, and put Buck Knives on the map. Now they’re taken it a step further and evolved it into an Auto folder.
Buck 110 Auto Elite Push Button Pocket Knife
I get paid good money to write full articles, but on this one, I could sum it up with my youngest daughter’s comments when I opened the box and showed her the new Buck 110 Auto Elite knife I’d just received.
“Wow, that knife is sweet daddy!” Kinda my feelings and I’m sure will be yours once you’ve handled it.
In product reviews, I’m supposed to point out the good and the bad features. So far, after handling it for two days and sleeping with it last night, I can only point out good features. It has the stout, heavy feel of the original 110 and comes with a stoutly built leather sheath that you’ve grown accustomed to receiving with a Buck knife.
One thing different that you’ll notice right away as compared to the old 110, on the 110 Auto, they’ve used black G10 for the handle with a rough surface, which aids in gripping in wet conditions (I doused it in water to test). Secondly, instead of the brass-colored bolsters, this one has nickel-silver bolsters, which I think look nice with the black handle. I think it makes for a nice-looking knife.
The blade is made out of advanced steel, S30V, which contains carbon as well as high amounts of Chromium, Molybdenum, and Vanadium, which combine to aid in good edge retention, high ductility, and corrosion resistance. It is double-tempered to reach a Rockwell hardness of Rc59.5-61.
Buck cautions on their website that it is extremely difficult to sharpen but I’m going to be totally surprised if I can’t sharpen mine on my Smith’s Fine Diamond stone. We’ll see.
Above I said I couldn’t find a fault with it, I guess being honest though the only thing that worries me about carrying it, which is something I fear with all auto knives is that it may get hit and open in my pocket. (Refer to a previous article covering Stockman knives and cutting bull calves).
But what makes me comfortable about carrying this one is that it comes with a sheath. That will protect me. Plus, even if I got hit hard enough to open it, it’d still stay shut because it’s in the sheath.
As we close, check out the 110 Auto Elite. I think you’ll like it. And as normal we’ll close with the Specs and a touch of restrictions.
Buck 110 Auto Elite Push Button Pocket Knife SPECS:
**Please Note: The sale of the 110 Auto is subject to restriction by the laws of many states and territories in the United States and by Federal law. Federal law also restricts the interstate shipment of these knives except to certain customers. The federal restrictions are described in 18 U.S.C. § 1716(9) (as amended) and 15 U.S.C. §§ 1242, 1243 and 1244 (as amended).
This knife is prohibited under the Criminal Code of Canada, Part 3 Firearms and other Weapons, Section 84 and cannot be shipped into Canada.
- BLADE THICKNESS: .120″
- BLADE LENGTH: 3 3/4″ (9.5 cm)
- WEIGHT: 7.3 oz
- HANDLE: G10 with brushed nickel silver bolsters
- CARRY SYSTEM: Sheath
- ORIGIN: Made in the USA
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Buck - 110 Auto Elite -Black G-10 - S30V - Satin - 3.75" | True Shot Ammo | $ 249.99 |
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Buck Knives Auto Elite Folding Knife 3 3/4in S30V Steel Blade 0110BKSA | BattleHawk Armory | $ 249.99 |
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110 Auto Elite Knife | Buck Knives | $ 259.99 |
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Buck Knives 112 Auto Elite Folding Knife 3in S30V Vanadium G10 0112BKSA | BattleHawk Armory | $ 229.99 |
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About Tom Claycomb
Tom Claycomb has been an avid hunter/fisherman throughout his life as well as an outdoors writer with outdoor columns in the magazine Hunt Alaska, Bass Pro Shops, Bowhunter.net and freelances for numerous magazines and newspapers. “To properly skin your animal, you will need a sharp knife. I have an e-article on Amazon Kindle titled Knife Sharpening for $.99 if you’re having trouble.”
My first and current 110 Buck was purchased for what was an overwhelming sum of $25 in 1974… I have to say it has been a good investment. Not only a knife but occasionally good hammer…
Sweet looking knife. I bought two Buck 110’s for gifts this year. I think if I spent the $249 MSRP on this one, it wouldn’t make it to the gift box and would be found henceforth on my belt for a very long time. Great article.
Acquired Auto 110. Not Elite version. Got good deal. Only have had it a couple of weeks, not had to do any serious chores. Skilled operator can one hand open regular 110 pretty fast but Auto has neato factor and appeal to collectors/knife nuts. If neato factor is what it takes for someone to have Auto 110 (Where it’s legal, of course) on them when they need it let’s hear it for neato factor. Glad I got mine. I feel I got my money’s worth. If I could only carry one knife I’d rather carry my Auto Triage, but since… Read more »
420 hc is shit steel for a knife retailing for $200. If they went back to 440C I would be impressed. And getting this custom with S30V would run this up over $500. And they can holler Boss heat treat till they are blue in the face. It is not like Paul Boss is the only person who knows how to heat treat steel lol. Fact is 420 is a sub par steel even heat treated right. In short Fuck Buck for selling out.
Want to acquire when cash I pocket and am in store selling, not a guaranteed coincidence of events. Also, carry auto knife with spine of blade against seam.
Very nice auto has the exact feel of the original 110,got to look at one in a knife store . Couldn’t buy it because an auto is illegal for the civilians in Ohio.