All About Pocket Knives

For years I thought I had a 1st generation 3 blade trapper because it had a diamond shield. All the 2nd gens had round bulldog head shields according to the books. Then I found this one on ebay. It was well used, much sharpened and carried, and had a broken blade. But it had all the 1st generation earmarks I learned to look for in the sowbellys. Notice the darker stag, the thin bolsters and the fewer serrations on the nail nick. So - what is the first trapper?

Great observation, there's a lot of Bulldogs out there these days claiming 1st Generation status but few are. This is something every Bulldog fan should observe. Thanks for posting it.

Really good obervation. If you compare the pictures of the knives in the old Parker Price guides there is a big difference in the stag. I believe that most, not all, of the stag knives that have the real white coloring nest to the bolster were put together at a later date after Parker owned the company. I bought a collection that came from a BKC early member and they all have the thinner, darker stag.

I have these 2 Trappers. I think the last one is 5 Gen.
Then what is the first knife?
Again see the nail nicks.

Ken

Ken, I believe both these to be knives put together in the post 2004 period. They look like super knives. I have some of those that I bought from Hukk that I really like. None of the early knives had the natural abalone.
Tom

olderdogs1 I too got both of them from Hulk.

I would like to see 2 you got from him also....PLEASE

Ken

I have them at work, Ken, I will get them tomorrow and take a few pictures. I also have a single blade 1st generation Trapper that I believe is on the same frame as your second knife. THe only one I have seen on that frame. It is in the books. I will try to remember and take a picture of it also.
Tom

Found all of the pictures, Ken, here they are.

I just love that color of gasoline on the water too.

Good Abalone is hard to stop looking at in hand or Photo....