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Posted: **Sun Nov 25, 2018 12:34 am**

Both of the whalers are 4 3/8 inches closed a shade longer than the Case at 4 1/4 inches. I think what makes them so impressive looking is the width o f the blade, about 1 5/8 inches at the widest point.

Posted: **Sun Nov 25, 2018 12:46 am**

Thanks Greg

... WOW - 1 5/8” is the width of some fixed blades... I feel an itch coming on for one of those

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Posted: **Sun Nov 25, 2018 1:35 am**

gsmith7158 wrote:Both of the whalers are 4 3/8 inches closed a shade longer than the Case at 4 1/4 inches. I think what makes them so impressive looking is the width o f the blade, about 1 5/8 inches at the widest point.

Whalers were patterned after C Platts & Sons jumbo swellcenter knives.Bill Howard had one of mine for a year or so in his office desk.

Posted: **Sun Nov 25, 2018 1:41 am**

Here you go Greg.

Posted: **Sun Nov 25, 2018 1:47 am**

Roger I think I had read that fact in a prior GEC thread here somewhere but I had never seen the original. Those are fantastic!

Posted: **Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:17 am**

Greg and Roger, beautiful knives!

Posted: **Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:59 am**

Thanks Dimitri!

Posted: **Wed Mar 18, 2026 11:48 pm**

8 Years and no one posted an old Toenail?

Found this one in the wild

Guess who made it

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2026 12:57 am**

Nice find! Looks like a Catt? Pattern 22929?

Ken

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2026 3:26 am**

I say Catt also.

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2026 6:43 am**

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 12:57 am Nice find! Looks like a Catt? Pattern 22929?

Thanks Ken

Yes, it's a Cattaraugus!

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2026 12:15 pm**

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2026 12:24 pm**

No one did jigged worm grooved bone as good as Cattaraugus did.

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2026 4:18 pm**

Beautiful old Cattaraugus, Dimitri.

Three Case, a 1976 and two 1980s

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2026 6:20 pm**

Nice knives Dimitri and Dan.

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2026 6:21 pm**

1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 12:24 pm No one did jigged worm grooved bone as good as Cattaraugus did.

Beautiful bone indeed. Probably Rogers "Indian Trail" jig.

Dan, those are fine examples. I especially like the last one, Appaloosa bone with the NKCA museum etch.

Ken

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2026 9:21 pm**

Not to sidetrack the thread, but I went back to Page 1. I wonder how Brett and Kathy are doing? I haven't seen JKB in a few months either, but Herb and I saw robinetn at the Mason-Dixon show last year.

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2026 11:23 pm**

Thanks Roger, Dan and Lyle

danno50 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 4:18 pm Beautiful old Cattaraugus, Dimitri.
Three Case, a 1976 and two 1980s

Knice ones!

Thanks for posting them, hoping others will contribute to this thread after being dormant for so long.

I know it's a tough pattern to find but......

Posted: **Sat Mar 21, 2026 12:34 am**

Nice Dimitri and Dan
Definitely is my favorite Pattern.
I especially like the last one Dan. What are the Scales made of?

I know I posted this some place else. Even though it has seen it’s better days, thought it needed to be posted here. This is the one that has helped me to buy a couple of knives. I like the Bulldog Mini/Baby elephant toes/Sunfish. They simply fit in my pocket Better.
Enjoy another of Dad’s knives
A beat up Crandal. Still very cool.
Steve

Posted: **Sat Mar 21, 2026 7:58 pm**

Thanks Lyle, Ken, Dimitri and LKSKNIVES.

LKSKNIVES wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2026 12:34 am Nice Dimitri and Dan
Definitely is my favorite Pattern.
I especially like the last one Dan. What are the Scales made of?

I know I posted this some place else. Even though it has seen it’s better days, thought it needed to be posted here. This is the one that has helped me to buy a couple of knives. I like the Bulldog Mini/Baby elephant toes/Sunfish. They simply fit in my pocket Better.
Enjoy another of Dad’s knives
A beat up Crandal. Still very cool.
Steve

Nice old Crandal. The handles are appaloosa bone (what Case called it).

Posted: **Thu Mar 26, 2026 1:39 am**

LKSKNIVES wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2026 12:34 am Nice Dimitri
Definitely is my favorite Pattern.

I know I posted this some place else. Even though it has seen it’s better days, thought it needed to be posted here. This is the one that has helped me to buy a couple of knives. I like the Bulldog Mini/Baby elephant toes/Sunfish. They simply fit in my pocket Better.
Enjoy another of Dad’s knives
A beat up Crandal. Still very cool.
Steve

Thanks Steve

That's still a good old knife

Posted: **Thu Mar 26, 2026 2:30 am**

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2026 11:48 pm 8 Years and no one posted an old Toenail?

Someone probably did post one,
but started a new topic or thread.
VERY NICE, Dimitri.

danno50 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 4:18 pm Beautiful.....

G@@D L

KING pocket knife, Dan.

Posted: **Fri Mar 27, 2026 5:46 pm**

Thanks Skip.

Posted: **Sun Mar 29, 2026 12:58 pm**

Wow, all these knives are amazing! I've seen these C Platts somewhere online, but these photos are much better =)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/551 ... 1136_c.jpg

Posted: **Wed Apr 08, 2026 6:36 pm**

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