Muskrats!

Former Schrade President Walley Gardner and principal Joe Hufnagel joined with nine master cutlers to form a group of US craftsmen with over 300 years of combined knife making experience to create Canal Street Cutlery. It was first located in upstate New York where a long and rich tradition of quality knife making dates back to the 19th century. Unfortunately, the company closed its doors in 2015, but not before making some great knives. The brand was resurrected in 2018 as Canal Street Cutlery Co-Op & focused on making very small batches of high quality traditional knives. As a Co-Op, it was owned by the knife makers who worked there. Unfortunately, the business model couldn't hold up & the entity again ceased production.
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I keep posting these on the General threads instead of this fine forum, gotta pull myself together! ::dang:: :lol:

Here's a new aquisition; 4" muskrat with 14-4CRMo blades, stainless liners and single spring, and some NICE stag. If anyone's got other 'rats, post 'em here!

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That is a DANDY for sure.

Sorry I only have rats that come with sets.

For some unknown reason I do not favor a rat.. ::shrug::
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Some ""RATS"" did I hear you say??????????????? ::ds::
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And some more "'RATS""____________________ ::ds:: Gotta Love them, rats ::groove::
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And--------------------saved the ""BEST RATS"" till' last---------------have a great day,Monk ::ds::

That Case Classic Muskrat,has the ""Square Bolsters"" and the 1978,was the first year,Case made a Stag Muskrat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the way-----------that's a nice'un you got there too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ::tu::
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:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: ::doh:: ::doh:: ::doh:: ::doh:: ::doh:: ::dang:: ::dang:: ::dang:: ::dang:: ::dang:: ::dang:: ::dang::

Sorry Eric!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just saw that I,was posting in the CSC forums,sorry---my old eyes could only see ""RATS""" ::shrug::
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Here are my two:
Canal Street - Improved Muskrat - Hawbaker Special - Ram's Horn
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TJ--------that ""Ram's Horn"" does make a pretty handle---are they still thinking about,that type handle for the AAPK,knife????
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As far as I know, nothing has been decided as yet, so everything is still up for grabs. The Ram's Horn does make a pretty handle
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See more rats show up in this Canal Street fourm.

Witch is ok with me.

Go with a rat a tat ta.... :lol: :lol:

Someone mite have a rat chatcher to show off or a flute... ::nod::

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No problem Monk, they're beauts! ::tu:: ::tu::

TJ, I've had my eye on those Hawbakers for a while now, think I'll have to pull the trigger. The ebony model really caught my eye. Make a nice match for the 2009 AAPK knife.

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Those are some great looking muskrats guys. TJ, I really like that Ram's Horn Hawbaker.

Since The Big Monk has set the pace, I guess ya'll are going to have to look at all of mine. Including the ones that are not Canal Street.

Canal Street - Stag jigged bone (Very nice job on the jigging. Almost looks like real stag.)
Robeson USA - Hawbaker style (I really like that sheepsfoot blade on these)
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That's some nice "'RATS""" Jerry!!!!!!!!!!! ::tu:: -----that;s the first Schrade,muskrat,that I have seen,_________but I don't get out much ::shrug:: :mrgreen:
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big monk wrote:That's some nice "'RATS""" Jerry!!!!!!!!!!! ::tu:: -----that;s the first Schrade,muskrat,that I have seen,_________but I don't get out much ::shrug:: :mrgreen:
They are a well built knife and not much money. My son works in a junk yard and found this one in a car. It had been wet and the rust has eaten into the blades a little bit. In spite of that, she makes a splendid EDC.
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Many great Muskrats..! ::drool::

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She ain't pretty like her sisters but she'll do the job with the best of 'em.

Okay guys, this thread isn't about an old scared up OT. Let's see more of those CS beauties.
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Here's one of mine--Bulldog Brand 1993
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Question about the CS muskie. Of what sort of stiffness are the blades?

Most of mine are pretty flexible (Rooster, Eye, Northwoods) but I would really like one that wasn't quite so flexible - and in stainless

Do you reckon the CS might be it?

Here's some Roosters :)

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This is the first Canal Street for me, other than the 2009 Club Knife, and my first muskrat. Each month I try to buy one new American made knife as a small contribution to keeping the industry alive, and this month I decided it was time to give Canal Street a try. I got this chestnut handled knife from AAPK seller Drop Point Hunter, and I'm real happy with it. I decided I wanted a chestnut handled one because I can remember hiking the southern Appalachians with my father forty years ago and looking in awe at the huge moss covered trunks of the chestnuts covering the forest floor. Then he told me about the tragic act of human carelessness that led to the blight destroying the great chestnut forests of the eastern United States. Now all we have is a few falling down barns and the beautiful furniture that was made with the wood 100 years ago - and a few Canal Street knives with chestnut for handles. So I'm going to carry this one for a few days to show it around, and then it will be boxed up and put away to bring out now and then when I need a refresher course in how destructive we humans can be when we don't think about what we do. I'll bet there are a few here who have walked the forests of the Appalachians who know just what I am talking about.

So now I'll come down from the my soapbox and say - this knife will not be my last Canal Street, God willing.
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[quote="noddy"]Question about the CS muskie. Of what sort of stiffness are the blades?

Most of mine are pretty flexible (Rooster, Eye, Northwoods) but I would really like one that wasn't quite so flexible - and in stainless

Do you reckon the CS might be it?



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Bear & Son put out this Jack Rabbit Special which is a modified muskrat. Modified in that both muskrat blades are at the same end instead of the traditional one at each end. It's a very nice knife. Nice size with stag handles and good fit and finish.
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My favorite Muskrats
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These are my CSC muskrats. Not sure about the order in which these were made?? The top knife has the Walden etch. It has a single back spring and no Swedes ground into blades. The second and third have two back springs, Swedes and threaded bolsters. Third from top is 1st anniversary. The bottom two go back to a single back spring style. American chestnut and another wood I forget the name of.
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JAMESC41001,
Thanks for bringing this thread back to life! Strang how threads pop up that I've never noticed. ::shrug::
Muskrat knives are special to me as they are a practical knife when we are processing/packaging our venison. Very handy for removing tiny pieces of silver skin or fat that was overlooked.
Looks like most of Muskrats shown here are probably "safe queens".
Since you have resurrected this thread, I thought I would show my "blue collar" Muskrat, a Schrade 77OT. It's been a user for many years, it hides behind my wife's old desk name plate which she placed above the sink in the kitchen.
A &quot;Blue Collar&quot; Muskrat, used every hunting season.<br />The color is gone from the handles, spots on the carbon steel blades, still walks and talks and holds a good edge.
A "Blue Collar" Muskrat, used every hunting season.
The color is gone from the handles, spots on the carbon steel blades, still walks and talks and holds a good edge.
The 77OT has been stored behind Miss Joy's name plate for many years.
The 77OT has been stored behind Miss Joy's name plate for many years.
A good place to keep my Muskrat user, even if it is only used during deer season.
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