Pattern you love, but rarely carry...

[toomanyknives]

Those are killer, bladecollectorr! You are right. Those are eye candy for sure!

[Jacknifeben]

Nice knives, if I wasn’t to old I think I would expand my collection to Schrade.

[Steve Warden]

Nice knives, if I wasn’t to old I think I would expand my collection to Schrade.

What does age have to do with it? Go for it! Enjoy 'em while you can!!

[Modern Slip Joints]

Love y'alls choices, Modern and Jerry. I'm not familiar with a Case 62 pattern, Modern. What kind is that? I like those folding hunters a lot.

Jerry, you know I love the 72 and the 07. They are two of my all time favorites.

Back on page 2 you caught my typo. Most of us know Case's Folding Hunter is their 65. Unfortunately I did not reopen this thread while the opportunity to edit was still available.

Today I'm carrying a knife that I do not even like slightly, a new $10 S&W that is supposed to be spring assisted but the blade is so tight that it has to be opened manually. A minor problem with my dominant side thumb has it in a splint. It's awkward opening my traditional slip joints with my off side hand, hence the S&W. I could dig out my much easier to open Buck Alpha Hunter but I'm cycling the S&W hoping it will loosen up enough to function. If it doesn't it's going back to the retailer. Suckers for $10 knives are smart sticking to ones they can handle before buying or return easily.

I'm thinking about making my back yard belt knife a Folding Hunter for the winter. That won't happen until after the splint is off.

[toomanyknives]

Love y'alls choices, Modern and Jerry. I'm not familiar with a Case 62 pattern, Modern. What kind is that? I like those folding hunters a lot.

Jerry, you know I love the 72 and the 07. They are two of my all time favorites.

Back on page 2 you caught my typo. Most of us know Case's Folding Hunter is their 65. Unfortunately I did not reopen this thread while the opportunity to edit was still available.

Today I'm carrying a knife that I do not even like slightly, a new $10 S&W that is supposed to be spring assisted but the blade is so tight that it has to be opened manually. A minor problem with my dominant side thumb has it in a splint. It's awkward opening my traditional slip joints with my off side hand, hence the S&W. I could dig out my much easier to open Buck Alpha Hunter but I'm cycling the S&W hoping it will loosen up enough to function. If it doesn't it's going back to the retailer. Suckers for $10 knives are smart sticking to ones they can handle before buying or return easily.

I'm thinking about making my back yard belt knife a Folding Hunter for the winter. That won't happen until after the splint is off.

Ahh, gotcha! I had a cheap S&W that I carried a lot a few years ago. It said Made in USA on it. I had my doubts, but it was a great knife until I lost it! I hate when that happens!

[Modern Slip Joints]

The best known of the knives that were actually made by S&W were the Blackie Collins designed series that they made in the 1970s. One of them was a drop point lock back with wood sides. They have a good reputation. From the 1980s on S&W let Taylor use their brand name on knives most of which were made in Pacific rim countries. I do not recall Taylor having any made in the USA but maybe I've forgotten some.

With my off side thumb a small percentage of the time I can give my new S&W assisted opening knife's blade enough momentum to get it to open all the way so maybe I'll be able to make it function after my strong side thumb is healed. I do not expect a whole lot for $10 and it's barely worth the trouble of returning.

[TripleF]

Not really a pattern, but I rarely carry my GEC knives but I'm starting to change that!!

[jerryd6818]

Scott, that 35 Churchill from 2017 looks like it may have seen some use. True?

[TripleF]

Scott, that 35 Churchill from 2017 looks like it may have seen some use. True?

Key word is "some". Yes sir.

[toomanyknives]

Not really a pattern, but I rarely carry my GEC knives but I'm starting to change that!!

Those are beauties, TripleF!

[TripleF]

Not really a pattern, but I rarely carry my GEC knives but I'm starting to change that!!

Those are beauties, TripleF!

Thank you sir!! Both were gifts!!!

[toomanyknives]

Good friends there, TripleF!