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Edgewise · Post by **Edgewise** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:09 am

From the drawing, which twin-blade pocket knife do you think Nessmuk carried as part of his Woodcraft trilogy back in the 1880s?
The drawing came from Outdoors-Magazine.com.

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:54 am

My gess is the far right one.

I think the yard string is the give-a-way for the time.

Edgewise · Post by **Edgewise** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:24 am

Where would I find a knife closest to the one on the left today?

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:43 am

that is a moose pattern knife, vintage knives sells the best match to the pic, case makes one in CV too, but it is a different handle shape.

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:53 am

How about a Cripple Creek??http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1

Edgewise · Post by **Edgewise** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:03 am

The Cripple Creek was a good match but I would have lost that bid anyway.
Winchester also has a good match or two, but they seem expensive.
Is the company still in existence?
I saw something about Winchester using shoe die steel for their knives; whatever that is.
The Moose pattern does not seem very commonplace.
There is also something called a Railsplitter Moose be Schatt & Morgan.
The Case Mooses have a spey blade instead of a spear.

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:16 am

That Cripple Creek went for a very good price (except for the shipping) in my opinion. It was one of the first 100 of the issue of 500 for KnifeWorld, with no center liner...those usually bring around $100, even with a spider, or spot or two. They were handmade by Bob Cargill.

Modern day Winchesters...other than the Chinese knives in WalMart and the like...are marketed by Blue Grass Cutlery...and made, I believe, by Queen. Most of them are 420HC, same as Buck and others. It's pretty rust and stain free, and if properly heat treated, holds a decent edge and is easy to sharpen.

Bill

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 1:47 am

Hey Edgewise,heres a Winchester moose.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1
The only difference is that it has square bolsters instead of round...It was made in 1988,so more than likely it was made by Queen..I have three Winchester's that were made around the same time and there extremely well made knives.

Ps: Bill,I agree.someone got a really sweet deal on the Cripple Creek.

Edgewise · Post by **Edgewise** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:32 pm

Thanks for the info. guys.
That's a nice one, Johnnierotten.
Bluegrass has a current one in production with the rounded bolsters and old rogers bone, but they call it an Equal End instead of a Moose.
It looks identical to the Sears except for the shield.
The picture is from the Bluegrass Cutlery website.
Is it possible the Sears knife may have beeen a Winchester? (1880s)