Buck 112 Slim Ranger Pro Folding Knife (CPM-S30V)
ELITE tier
The Buck 112 has been in continuous production since 1972 — the smaller brother to the iconic 110 that put lockback folders on the map.
Origin
Made in USA
Warranty
Buck Forever Warranty: unconditional lifetime warranty against any defect or failure. No time limit, no proof of purchase required, no registration. Buck pays return shipping for warranty service.
Price
~$135 (Mid)
Community
Reddit r/BuyItForLife Approved
The Slim Ranger Pro is the modern Pro Series refresh: same proven brass-pinned frame and rock-solid lockback mechanism, now wearing a CPM-S30V blade ground in Post Falls, Idaho. S30V is a particle metallurgy steel that holds an edge measurably longer than the 420HC found on the standard 112, and it resists chipping under field use.
The micarta or G10 scales replace the original wood without losing the silhouette that thousands of owners have carried for forty-plus years. Buck's Forever Warranty is the cleanest in the cutlery industry: any defect, any time, no proof of purchase, no registration, mailed back free.
The factory is family-owned in its fifth generation. At roughly $135 this knife costs less than a tank of gas per decade of ownership for a tool that the maker will literally never stop standing behind.
The 112 is what a buy-it-once knife looks like.