Half Moon Trappers

Former Schrade President Walley Gardner and principal Joe Hufnagel joined with nine master cutlers to form a group of US craftsmen with over 300 years of combined knife making experience to create Canal Street Cutlery. It was first located in upstate New York where a long and rich tradition of quality knife making dates back to the 19th century. Unfortunately, the company closed its doors in 2015, but not before making some great knives. The brand was resurrected in 2018 as Canal Street Cutlery Co-Op & focused on making very small batches of high quality traditional knives. As a Co-Op, it was owned by the knife makers who worked there. Unfortunately, the business model couldn't hold up & the entity again ceased production.
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Half Moon Trappers

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I have collected a few Canal Street Half Moon Trappers. Here is a list:

CANAL STREET HALF MOON TRAPPER COLLECTION

Part Number Handle Material Individual # I own
1151274 Ebony 02,05,07,19 4 of 25
1196224 Exterior Elk Horn 25 1
1199246 Red Stag 04 1
1156254 Buffalo Horn 20 1 of 50
115528 Carmel Aberdeen 144 1
115528 Amber Carved Stag Bone 13 1 of 50
1199310 White Buffalo Mica Pearl 185 1 of 200
1196249 Sambar Stag 224

11195340 Olde Red Popcorn Bone 12 1
1192341 Olive Wood 08 1 of 25
1191258 Sandstone Brown Bone 03 1
1191259 Mint Green 32 1
1195350 Antique Green Sawgrass Jig Bone 03 1
1196276 Oiled Horn 62 1
1191361 Rosewood 08 1 of 25
1193369 5th Anniv. Amber Stag Bone 08 1 of 50
1194374 Autumn Sunset Smooth Bone 08 1 of 28
1199346 Windwalker Mica Pearl 06 1 of 6
1199365 Cornucopia Mica Pearl 03 1 of 11
1199366 Sarlet Macaw Pearl 03 & 09 2 of 7
1199373 Rainbow Mica Pearl 03 1 of 2
115528 Rehandled by MM in Elephant Ivory 1 of 1
1197377 Genuine Mother of Pearl 27 1 of 25

If anyone knows of other Half Moon Trappers in different handle materials I'd like to know about them. The nice thing about collecting Canal Street knives is that each style and handle material has a unque part number so you can easily avoid buying duplicates.

AAPK member Rich Lanigan's store, Red Trout Knives, has a nice selection of well priced Canal Street knives. He's a good guy too.

I have an Ebony Whittler and Ebony Ring Opener for sale in my AAPK store, BigDon's Pocket Knives. Take a look.

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Don you may not have these two yet. They are the new Fifth Anniversary Half Moon Trappers. I just recieved my pair from Sooner State Knives in the mail today. Awesome is the best way I can describe them.

http://allaboutpocketknives.com/knife_f ... =2&t=16442

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philco is right BigDonDon.... ::tu::

I just got my 2 Canals with that 5th shield on them last night.

I am Ren-Waxing them as I am typeing.

Dang Sooner has a fast shipping time.

AAPK member Rich Lanigan's store, Red Trout Knives has one I see.
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Lanigan's knife does not have the 5th Anniversary shield. I have that one too. I got mine from Kenny at Sonner State with the 5th Anniversary shield just today. That makes 24 different Half Moons in my collection. Crazy way to spend money!

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