Few folding knives are as closely tied to one mechanism as the Buck 110 is to the lockback. The Buck 110 and 112 Crossbar Elites keep the familiar clip-point profile but add the brand’s one-handed, ambidextrous crossbar lock, bringing two long-running work knives closer to modern everyday-carry expectations.

Buck backs the new lock with MagnaCut blades and its BOS heat treatment, thumb-stud deployment, reversible deep-carry clips, and lightweight aluminum scales. DymaLux Macassar ebony inlays preserve the visual connection to the originals’ wood-and-metal handles while shedding the polished brass bolsters. The traditional lockback versions remain in the lineup, so the Crossbar Elite is an alternative rather than a replacement.

That matters because the 110 Folding Hunter, introduced in 1964, helped popularize a folding knife robust enough for jobs usually associated with fixed blades. The smaller 112 Ranger followed with the same basic idea in a more compact package. A slimmer 112 interpretation previously addressed pocketability by changing the frame; the Crossbar Elite changes deployment, lock release, and carry as well.

Buck first used its crossbar mechanism in the Range Series. The company says the 110 and 112 Crossbar Elites officially launch September 15 through Buck and participating authorized retailers.