Buck Knives has been building hunting and everyday carry knives in the USA since Hoyt Buck tempered his first blade in 1902, and four generations later CJ Buck still runs the same family-owned operation. The classics that built the name—the 110 Folding Hunter, 112 Ranger, 119 Special, and 102 Woodsman—remain in continuous production alongside American-made folding knives and fixed blades across the full catalog. Buck's BOS heat treatment still separates its 420HC from commodity versions of the alloy, running 58-60 HRC with the toughness and easy field maintenance that made the brand's reputation.
The 110 Folding Hunter defined the modern lockback in 1964 with its 3.75" clip point, brass bolsters, and back lock, and the 112 Ranger scales the same pattern to a 3" blade. Six decades later, the family runs far deeper than the brass classics. The new 110 and 112 Slim Heritage Elite pairs CPM MagnaCut with genuine ebony and a deep-carry pocket clip in a frame a quarter inch thinner than the original, while the Slim Select, Slim Pro, and Slim Pro TRX cover lightweight pocket carry in GFN, micarta, and upgraded steels.
The 119 Special has served as a benchmark hunting knife since 1961, joined by the 120 General, 124 Frontiersman, 105 Pathfinder, and 102 Woodsman. Purpose-built hunting knives span the Alpha platform in three tiers—Elite in CPM MagnaCut, Pro in S45VN, and Select in 420HC—plus the new Alpha Backcountry series, the Vanguard, Omni Hunter, and Pursuit, and the skeletonized PakLite 2.0 for hunters counting ounces on the pack in.
Buck's modern folding knives lead with the Range Elite, running CPM MagnaCut on ball bearings behind a frame lock, alongside the Range Pro, the S45VN Sprint Pro in micarta or marbled carbon fiber, the button lock Paradigm on IKBS bearings, and the new-for-2026 724 Mustang. The Deploy and Mini Deploy deliver push-button, side-opening deployment in CPM S35VN and CPM 154.
Traditional pocket knives like the 301 Stockman, 303 Cadet, 389 Canoe, and 55 carry forward multi-blade slipjoint patterns with nickel silver bolsters and USA-made 420HC. The Hookset and Silver Creek fillet knives handle fish processing in 6" and 9" configurations, and the EdgeTek sharpening system maintains everything from 420HC to MagnaCut. Replacement leather sheaths fit the fixed blade classics as well as the 110 and 112, and in-house engraving turns any Buck knife into a personalized gift or commemorative piece. Every model ships backed by Buck's Forever Warranty.