All About Pocket Knives

eveled wrote: ↑Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:40 am Nice knives guys.

I’d say Yes on the Boker being a LoomFixer as long as it is close to the correct dimensions.

The single blade KA-BAR with the shackle is what I’d call a rope knife.
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Like many things in the (pocket) knife world, this pattern confuses me a little.
I've seen these knives called Whalers, rope knives, half hawks, sheep foot knives and yes, even loom fixers.

Its not you who are confused, its the people using those names incorrectly that are confused.

A LoomFixer is a very specific pattern.
A New England Whaler looks like a LoomFixer, but usually a little smaller, sometimes with a lanyard hole. KA-BAR did mark some LoomFixers as New England Whaler see Gunsils on page 2.

A HalfHawk is what ROUGH RYDER calls their LoomFixer……

A rope knife is a less specific pattern with a large sheepsfoot blade and a shackle. Could be called a Whaler, but not a New England Whaler.

All the knives in that picture are rope knives. I probably should not have posted it in this thread. I wanted to show Jimbo how the KA-BAR he posted compared to other rope knives.

Of course a manufacturer can mark a handle with any name they want. Does that mean they are right? Remington for example had a New England Whaler that does not fit my definition.

My modest collection of Rough Ryder half hawks/loom fixers.

Eveled, thanks for the definition and clearing that up on loomfixers! I won’t make that mistake again unless my old age kicks in, ha!

Jimbo

I enjoyed seeing your knives, they have some character. Great knives. I’m sure they could fix a loom if we needed them too. Happy New Year friend.

Interesting discussion on knife taxonomy – Loomfixer, or Sailor’s Rope?

Add Schrade to KA-BAR and Remington as a manufacturer that produced a sheepsfoot-bladed knife on which was written, “New England Whaler”, that were clearly Sailor’s Rope knives, except for the lack of a bail (shackle).

The Schrade example appears on page 169 of Levine’s GUIDE, 3rd Edition.

Treefarmer’s Case XX 6217 “Loomfixer” has remarkable handle covers.

I once had a Case ten dot 6217, that is, a bail-less “Loomfixer”. It was pristine mint, with beautiful red bone; and like a jerk I traded it out, because, oh, it was not “sea-going” enough.

The knives I continually remember having moved out I always regret having moved out.

There is one listed in one of the stores here I couldn’t remember if I already had it. So I figured I needed a new group shot in my phone. Might as well post it here too.

Knice Loom Fixer family portrait!

Beautiful looking collection!

Thanks for the kind words Dan and TPK!

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 3:31 pm Great pairing.

Love the Randall. "If I were a rich man."

Reading this old thread again, I realize I never said thanks to jerry for his kind words.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread great pictures and great knives everyone.

Eveled, that’s a great loomfixer gathering you have there! A guy I worked with years ago would only carry a case hawkbill or a case loomfixer. When asked why the big blades, he would always say, it’s to keep the wolves off!

Oledadsknives wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:06 pm Eveled, that’s a great loomfixer gathering you have there! A guy I worked with years ago would only carry a case hawkbill or a case loomfixer. When asked why the big blades, he would always say, it’s to keep the wolves off!

And chances are, it worked. I'll bet he was never attacked by a wolf!

Ha! I doubt it!

Found one on Ebay with a different tang stamp than any of mine.

A new one for this Christmas. Looks like a mix of the other 2 Christmas ones.