The Mini TrapPER DIEM -- Your Daily Mini Trapper
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Oh, my goodness...what do you know...today is Taco Tuesday...um...er...I mean...2-4-Tuesday...Two-for-Tuesday...aka, TWOsday!
Consequently, here are TWO (2) Genuine Winterbottom Bone Queen #51 Mini-Ts.
Consequently, here are TWO (2) Genuine Winterbottom Bone Queen #51 Mini-Ts.
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
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Beauts both.
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I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
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"Never, never, never give up."
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
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Very cool knife Q !!QTCut5 wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 6:45 amMahalo amigos (including all of you who I didn't tag).
Although I've previously posted this one in other threads on different forums, I feel dutybound to future generations of Mini-T collecting/curious AAPK members (as well as current members too, of course) to post it on this thread as well since it is a Mini Trapper, after all. The thing that sets this Mini-T apart and makes it a bit more exotic, unique and one-of-a-kind is the modification from a basic factory knife into a semi-custom knife, i.e., there's not another one exactly like it on the entire planet.
2002 Case 6107W Custom Mod w/mosaic pins, handle material unknown...possibly interior elephant ivory based on handle color and the cracks in mark side cover that are typical of E. ivory. Apart from that, although it looks and feels very much like ivory, I can detect no discernable grain that would convince me it actually is ivory. More likely it's a very nice faux ivory (probably acrylic). But, as we in the OCD Knife Collectors Community are fond of saying: "I knows what I likes/wants when I sees it."
pffffft that's not a knife ......... now THAT'S a knife !! Crocodile Dundee
John
John
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I’m a huge fan of Queen, and Winterbottom bone. That pair of mini trappers are awesome. I have a slimline single blade Queen trapper with Winterbottom scales. Awesome knives.
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I appreciate all the kind words, amigos.
Here's one that's a bit unusual with a fully serrated spey blade. Can't say as I've ever seen that on a Mini-T before; a serrated Wharncliffe secondary on the Case 207WHSS 1st Issue Mini-Ts, yes, but never a serrated spey blade. This is also the first Western brand I've added to Mini-T Mountain. At 3¾" it's pushing the upper size limit for a Mini Trapper, but it still qualifies (by 1/8"). The handle is cocobolo wood.
The perfect bread & cheese knife--all it lacks is a corkscrew to be the perfect French picnic knife!
Here's one that's a bit unusual with a fully serrated spey blade. Can't say as I've ever seen that on a Mini-T before; a serrated Wharncliffe secondary on the Case 207WHSS 1st Issue Mini-Ts, yes, but never a serrated spey blade. This is also the first Western brand I've added to Mini-T Mountain. At 3¾" it's pushing the upper size limit for a Mini Trapper, but it still qualifies (by 1/8"). The handle is cocobolo wood.
The perfect bread & cheese knife--all it lacks is a corkscrew to be the perfect French picnic knife!
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
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Beautiful knife. I’ve not seen one with serrated blade either. A great find.QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:10 am I appreciate all the kind words, amigos.
Here's one that's a bit unusual with a fully serrated spey blade. Can't say as I've ever seen that on a Mini-T before; a serrated Wharncliffe secondary on the Case 207WHSS 1st Issue Mini-Ts, yes, but never a serrated spey blade. This is also the first Western brand I've added to Mini-T Mountain. At 3¾" it's pushing the upper size limit for a Mini Trapper, but it still qualifies (by 1/8"). The handle is cocobolo wood.
The perfect bread & cheese knife--all it lacks is a corkscrew to be the perfect French picnic knife!
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Just came by this mini trapper today. Single blade slimline with walnut handle. Fit and finish are excellent. Gator snap. Bear & Son. This brand is underrated in my opinion.
"The Edge...There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
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I like single blade Mini Trappers. Unfortunately, I have not had very good luck with Bear & Son knives...mostly fit & finish issues which probably wouldn't be a big issue for an EDC user but, for me as a collector, my Mini-Ts are all safe queens for the most part.
Here's the latest to join The Monkey's Mini-T Mountain.
Bertram Cutlery Hen & Rooster 212DS with thick, gnarly Stag handle.
Here's the latest to join The Monkey's Mini-T Mountain.
Bertram Cutlery Hen & Rooster 212DS with thick, gnarly Stag handle.
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
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O'ya; nice thick, juicy stag. Now that's what i'm'a talking about baby.QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 4:50 am I like single blade Mini Trappers. Unfortunately, I have not had very good luck with Bear & Son knives...mostly fit & finish issues which probably wouldn't be a big issue for an EDC user but, for me as a collector, my Mini-Ts are all safe queens for the most part.
Here's the latest to join The Monkey's Mini-T Mountain.
Bertram Cutlery Hen & Rooster 212DS with thick, gnarly Stag handle.
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Monkey get's his banana.
"Never, never, never give up."
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
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Beautiful Knives Gentlemen!
Recieved my 2016 - 6207 Mini Trapper this week. More pictures of it in other threads.
Thanks for looking friends!
Recieved my 2016 - 6207 Mini Trapper this week. More pictures of it in other threads.
Thanks for looking friends!
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Ya done good, Tom.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Thanks Jerry! Appreciate it!
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Two excellent examples of the Mini Trapper!
USN 2000-2006
Adaptable and (usually) affable knife enthusiast, unsure of his knife collecting destination but enjoying the journey
Case taste, Rough Ryder budget
Adaptable and (usually) affable knife enthusiast, unsure of his knife collecting destination but enjoying the journey
Case taste, Rough Ryder budget
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Thanks Dan!
TOM - KGFG - (Knife-Guy-From-Germany)
I believe..., every knife is a soul, looking for a soulmate.
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QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 4:50 am I like single blade Mini Trappers. Unfortunately, I have not had very good luck with Bear & Son knives...mostly fit & finish issues which probably wouldn't be a big issue for an EDC user but, for me as a collector, my Mini-Ts are all safe queens for the most part.
Here's the latest to join The Monkey's Mini-T Mountain.
Bertram Cutlery Hen & Rooster 212DS with thick, gnarly Stag handle.
Very nice Tom. Beautiful blue on that one and I've always liked the Case red shields.
Sometimes I Sit and Think .... Other times I just Sit
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Smitty
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Smitty
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Thanks Smitty!Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 8:27 pmQTCut5 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 4:50 am I like single blade Mini Trappers. Unfortunately, I have not had very good luck with Bear & Son knives...mostly fit & finish issues which probably wouldn't be a big issue for an EDC user but, for me as a collector, my Mini-Ts are all safe queens for the most part.
Here's the latest to join The Monkey's Mini-T Mountain.
Bertram Cutlery Hen & Rooster 212DS with thick, gnarly Stag handle.
Very nice Tom. Beautiful blue on that one and I've always liked the Case red shields.
TOM - KGFG - (Knife-Guy-From-Germany)
I believe..., every knife is a soul, looking for a soulmate.
Weebit-Nano https://www.weebit-nano.com/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weebit_Nano
US - ARMY - COMBAT - ENGINEERS - 1990 - 1993 - God Bless Our Troops!
I believe..., every knife is a soul, looking for a soulmate.
Weebit-Nano https://www.weebit-nano.com/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weebit_Nano
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Really noice Tom, love the color combo on that 'un.
"Never, never, never give up."
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
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Thanks Buddy! Appreciate it!
TOM - KGFG - (Knife-Guy-From-Germany)
I believe..., every knife is a soul, looking for a soulmate.
Weebit-Nano https://www.weebit-nano.com/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weebit_Nano
US - ARMY - COMBAT - ENGINEERS - 1990 - 1993 - God Bless Our Troops!
I believe..., every knife is a soul, looking for a soulmate.
Weebit-Nano https://www.weebit-nano.com/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weebit_Nano
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Here's an unusual Mini-T: A single blade factory sample Queen #51 with Rosewood handle. OCD Mini-T Monkey is all in a tizzy because the "Big Q" tang stamp dates this one as a 1945-1955 release, and yet it came in a white (DFC era) Schatt & Morgan box with an ID label that is correct for this knife. It certainly doesn't look 66-76 years old, so how that happened is indeed a mystery.
Unless this is actually a "Small Q" stamp from the 1971 transition period--which would make more sense, but still doesn't explain the S&M box.
Unless this is actually a "Small Q" stamp from the 1971 transition period--which would make more sense, but still doesn't explain the S&M box.
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
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S&M 51
"It's what people know about themselves inside that makes them afraid." -No Name, High Plains Drifter
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That’s one terrific find !!! Beautiful knife !QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 3:16 am Here's an unusual Mini-T: A single blade factory sample Queen #51 with Rosewood handle. OCD Mini-T Monkey is all in a tizzy because the "Big Q" tang stamp dates this one as a 1945-1955 release, and yet it came in a white (DFC era) Schatt & Morgan box with an ID label that is correct for this knife. It certainly doesn't look 66-76 years old, so how that happened is indeed a mystery.
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Unless this is actually a "Small Q" stamp from the 1971 transition period--which would make more sense, but still doesn't explain the S&M box.
Queen-tang-guide-sheet2.jpg
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Q, It even has your name on it. Lovely.
Iman, great looking knife.
Iman, great looking knife.