jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:38 pm
313 Mike wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 4:41 pm
1967redrider wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 4:37 pm
Thanks, Mike.

Comes in at 3 1/2" closed, with the Walden stamp it would be after 1901 but my version of Goins doesn't have an end date.
Hey thanks for the reply RR. 3 1/2"" closed is my ideal sweet spot for a traditional knife. Rides in the pocket easily, but is still big enough to be useful.
Mike
Mike, if 3 1/2" is your sweet spot, do you have any Mini Trappers?
Ahhhh....ummmm....

...welll...well.... I have to admit Jerry that I do not. I have had a couple in the past, but they have moved on to new homes over the years. I have looked into picking up another one, but most of the newer ones seem to have a wharncliff main, and I am not a fan of that blade shape. I have also noticed on some of the newer ones that the blades when open are canted slightly, at an angle, which I am also not a fan of.
Now if I were to find one with a clip or spear main that opened flat and on a line with the spine of the knife, I might be intrigued...
....also, full disclosure, I am also not a big fan of half stops, and I am pretty sure that is a standard feature on the miniTrappers. .
