It’s Trapper Tuesday

[edgy46]

Well, let’s just pretend it’s still Tuesday! Since retiring, I can’t keep days straight anyway!

It gets complicated when you’re retired. The outside world still runs on seven days, but retirement weeks are all Saturdays except Sunday.
I see the day of the week when I look at first cup diner.

[Lansky1]

I always have a fondness for the older Case trappers with the forward positioned smaller nail nick --->

[tvic]

Real nice, classic look, purdy blue - good one there, John!

[Lansky1]

THanks Tim - it's my fave trapper

[btrwtr]

Here is a Case USA second cut stag trapper. Has some use but not used up.

[stockman]

Nice one Wayne!

Harold

[Louisville.Boy1947]

Picked this trapper up at an estate sale this weekend.

[QTCut5]

Queen #51 Mini Trapper

[tvic]

Real nice oldie there, Wayne!
Awesome estate find, Louisville!
Good looking Mini Trapper, Q!
This is my first ever dogleg Trapper. It’s really a real purdy dark green, but no matter what I tried, I couldn’t get the photo to show it the way it is in person.

[QTCut5]

This is my first ever dogleg Trapper. It’s really a real purdy dark green, but no matter what I tried, I couldn’t get the photo to show it the way it is in person.

You might try using a darker background (darker than the knife handle). You’ll probably need to put it on something black; I often use one of those zippered knife cases.

[tvic]

This is my first ever dogleg Trapper. It’s really a real purdy dark green, but no matter what I tried, I couldn’t get the photo to show it the way it is in person.

You might try using a darker background (darker than the knife handle). You’ll probably need to put it on something black; I often use one of those zippered knife cases.

Thanks, Q!

[tvic]

This is my first ever dogleg Trapper. It’s really a real purdy dark green, but no matter what I tried, I couldn’t get the photo to show it the way it is in person.

You might try using a darker background (darker than the knife handle). You’ll probably need to put it on something black; I often use one of those zippered knife cases.

I did what you suggested, Q, and, yep, now the green shows through! Thanks, my friend!

[QTCut5]

I did what you suggested, Q, and, yep, now the green shows through! Thanks, my friend!

That looks good, Tim.....like something you'd see in a museum

Apparently, NKCA really liked that particular shade of jigged green bone; I used to own this Mini Trapper made for NKCA by Queen in 1999 with the same bone

[tvic]

Dang! Look identical, don’t they! I like the Queens. You got a beauty there, Q!

[Lansky1]

Here's one of my fave 107's --->

[tvic]

Youre the only poster this week, John, and its a beauty!

[Ridgegrass]

Haven't seen many of these. 314 X Buck. 4-1/4" J.O'.

[Lansky1]

I'm not sure what Case calls this blue ... but it always catches my eye --->

[knifeaddict1965]

I'm not sure what Case calls this blue ... but it always catches my eye --->

Beautiful Trapper, John! I think that's their PocketWorn Caribbean Blue from the early 2000s. I personally like it a little better than the Sawcut Caribbean Blue they're doing now.

[QTCut5]

I'm not sure what Case calls this blue ... but it always catches my eye --->

I see your cool blue Trapper, John and I raise you two blue First Issue Wharncliffe Mini Trappers I really like the pocketworn Caribbean blue color and the jigging style on yours more so than the corn cob jigging on my minis

[Lansky1]

Thanks Kevin - now I know what color to search for

Q - those mini-T's are super nice - especially like the "as ground" blades where you can see the tool marks - always wished Case made more of those

[tvic]

Those are beautiful blues, Q!

[Lansky1]

Here's a few easy open mini-T's --->

[QTCut5]

A trio of Queen single blade Trappers.....

[treefarmer]

A trio of Queen single blade Trappers.....

Q, those single blade trappers are mighty fine!

My contribution for Trapper Tuesday is an interesting Case 6254, a "new grind" that came to me many years ago. I have no idea who did the file work, the man I got it from thought it came from the factory like that. I've never seen anything that mentions factory file work on a standard Case.

File work on the spines of the blades

File work on the back springs

File work on the underside of the springs, down in the well

New grind tangs

Treefarmer