Another Question - What's In Your Pocket?

[knfmn]

I switch around,but at present this is the one. Queen City 2 7/8 in. long

[Cowboy7130]

Today, I am happily carrying my trusty Old Timer 94OT Trapper. I rescued this knife from a pawn shop for only $20 about a year ago, and it is worth that and more, to me. Both the clip and spey blades were sharpened numerous times, and both have lost some of their original shape. The knife may have been exposed to some corrosive material or gas, because there is tiny pin-point pitting and freckling on both blades. There is a slight wobble to the clip blade. It is far from mint, obviously, but though I have two mint 94's, a mint 8OT, and a mint 194OT still in their boxes, this is my favorite Old Timer to carry.

Why? Because it has character. It is a working knife, and whoever owned it before me, whoever felt the need to sell the knife to make some money, was a working man. There are scratches on the bolsters from being carried in a pocket full of keys to the pickups and tractors on the farm and change for the coffee at the cafe. Maybe it was sharpened so much because it was used to turn little bull calves into little steers, or cut open feed sacks or baling twine from hay bales. Maybe it dressed out dove, quail, and ducks, not to mention rabbits and other varmints, and a few bucks. I have used it to dress out a few birds, myself, and to cut rope and to sharpen pencils for the official scorebook at some recent high school baseball games.

Next week I will probably switch it out again and carry my Case 6254 or my Moore Maker 5202, but I always feel guilty when I leave this one at home. It feels like the knife was built to work and to be carried; leaving at home is robbing it of its purpose!

[fergusontd]

I carry a Buck Stockman 301 along with the Buck Lightning 170

[mad258]

I carry a Case Boy Scout Eagle Scout Medium Stockman Blue bone 6318.

Mark

[David M]

Kershaw black handle Scallion, perfect for the pocket. I also carry an old Schrade old timer 340t but I broke a blade the other day at work trying to pry some debris out of a hole saw! dammit I knew better!

[Cowboy7130]

This week I am pleased to carry my latest purchase from the local Case dealer. It is a moose 10275, with black G10 handles. You can see one just like it right here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Case-XX-Black-G-10- ... 7C294%3A50