All About Pocket Knives

Hey Tsar!
Actually i am quite pleased with it quality wise. F&F is quite good, for a cheap knife. I have the exact same feelings for cheap Schrades. They are pretty much "schrades". Dad bought 1 and has hated it ever since. They are the cheap junk. I think they are Camillus budget brand. I have looked at new Camillus lots of times. They are quite high quality knives for the price. Same thing with Gerber "Bear Grylls". Anyway back to the knife, i can say the grind on this one is perfect. I guess with modern equipment you can get very well shaped blades for not a lot of dough. Blade centering is excellent. Easy to open "one hand". Great snap. No blade play. Nice smooth closure. Razor sharp. No huge gaps in assembly. Nice beefy back spring.
What more can i say, only this. She blows German Bull knives out of the water. GB knives are total junk! I got a 5" congress and it is total crap! Worst of China! And they are big money on ebay. I thought mine was only bad, WRONG! You can see in pics that they are all really bad. And they bring over $50 bucks and up! Beware! Anyway, I know the "Les Stroud" Camillus series is really "knice". Hope that helps!
Willy

Here is a link to their website. Boy does that trc folder look good!
https://www.camillusknives.com/

They even have 6 USA made fixed blades for really good prices!

Giving this Buckshot a review.....it failed immediately as the thumb stud tab does nothing to help open the knife....

DM11 wrote:Bighomer that a sweet trio of HOK's!
Calf Roper & Mudbug

Good looking pairing David, can't go wrong there.

woodwalker wrote:Been carring this one for the last few days. Love the simplicity of it and the color. Thanks for looking.

Yes sir woodwalker, that'll get the job done.

Steve Warden wrote:An old Kutmaster my Grampy gave me almost 50 years ago.

Not the prettiest, but she'll take a keen edge. The master rolls smooth on the spring, no snap, but no wobble, either. The other two blades w&t decent enough, with no wobble on 'em.
Guess I'd carry it more if it was "pretty", but she'll be sure to have occasional time in the pocket now and again.

Such a treasure you have there Steve, Not sure If my grandfathers carried a pocket knife but if they had I would love to have one in my possession.

Third day in a row for me with the Queen lock back in the pocket, paired it with a Robeson sleeveboard pen tue. and with a S&M Barlow wed.

J1890 wrote:

sunknife wrote:

geocash wrote:EDC162.jpg

A lot of fine knives being pocketed by all. I sure like the looks of that Fight'n Rooster from a couple pages back Geo, what's the length on that one?

garddogg56 wrote:No Carhartts today(school) so I dropped a Buffalo cut co Pen in the watch pocket

Classy looking pen with the diamond shield garddogg.

Ivoryman wrote:This one's an old sweetie, very solid and tight, great bones. It's stamped,
Depend on
Met Cut Co.
N. Y.
Think it's a 1945 year according to Charlie Compangna who looked it up for me in his encyclopedia because no one at the OKCA knew anything about it that we checked with. Thanks Charlie. Great knife.

Another vintage gem there Ivoryman, that's a sweet one.

I decided to stop baby'n and start using this bloodwood handled Queen 4L special. Carried it and this vintage bone Camillus yesterday.

Sun, that bloodwood is just fantastic!

Thanks J1890.

Tsar Bomba wrote:

geocash wrote:2012 Northfield (GEC) #661317

Does the pattern # end in 17 or 12? If the former, it dates your knife to 2017. While I didn't pay much attention to the last 66 run, I do remember a hemlock bone offering. It wasn't terribly long ago, 2017 sounds about right.

Your memory is correct, Tony, it's a 2017. And thanks for pointing that out for the benefit of anyone who might have thought I knew what I was talking about or thought I could type.

Just a couple of Camco's today, they were calling out to me this morning begging for their turn. The stockman is the knife that started me down the collecting rabbit hole, it came from my dad's coffee can of knives after he passed. It is unbelievably sharp. The Barlow I picked up a while back just because I liked the blade 'patina.

Can't recall the last time, if ever, I carried this Puma.

In an effort to post more frequently...
Today is a Queen #40 Gunstock.

How 'bout some Delrin.

Some great carries.

Barlow & 8OT

geocash wrote:Your memory is correct, Tony, it's a 2017. And thanks for pointing that out for the benefit of anyone who might have thought I knew what I was talking about or thought I could type.

I'm infatuated with the 82 stockman but the 66 is starting to call to me. The Queen and Case are both awesome knives too.

Steve Warden wrote:In an effort to post more frequently...
Today is a Queen #40 Gunstock.

ACSB is one of the two biggest reasons I miss Queen. The other is Winterbottom bone. That gunstock is glorious!

bighomer wrote:How 'bout some Delrin.

That Anvil is in really good condition. They're fetching a lot more money than I ever dreamed these days. You sure do have a treasure trove, biggie-H!

The bull moose was restless today so into the LFP it went, along with the Boker in the watch pocket and the Gerber in a fairly small belt sheath. Two days in a row without a modern OHO folder?

Well Bomba, they look better than any modern OHO I can think of. Really. That Boker bone and the Appy bone, mmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnnnnnn. Can't think of a OHO flipper with covers like that.

4th day in a row carrying the Queen bloodwood, paired it with this bone handled Boker whittler today.

Steve Warden wrote:In an effort to post more frequently...
Today is a Queen #40 Gunstock.
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I like the looks of that gunstock Steve.

Tsar Bomba wrote:

geocash wrote:Your memory is correct, Tony, it's a 2017. And thanks for pointing that out for the benefit of anyone who might have thought I knew what I was talking about or thought I could type.

I'm infatuated with the 82 stockman but the 66 is starting to call to me. The Queen and Case are both awesome knives too.

Steve Warden wrote:In an effort to post more frequently...
Today is a Queen #40 Gunstock.

ACSB is one of the two biggest reasons I miss Queen. The other is Winterbottom bone. That gunstock is glorious!

bighomer wrote:How 'bout some Delrin.

That Anvil is in really good condition. They're fetching a lot more money than I ever dreamed these days. You sure do have a treasure trove, biggie-H!

The bull moose was restless today so into the LFP it went, along with the Boker in the watch pocket and the Gerber in a fairly small belt sheath. Two days in a row without a modern OHO folder?

Outstanding jigging on that Boker Barlow, I like the bolster stamping too.

DM11 wrote:Barlow & 8OT

David, is your Barlow one from a series that Case had made using brass bolsters? OH

Tony and Greg, thank you.

Old Hunter wrote:

DM11 wrote:Barlow & 8OT

David, is your Barlow one from a series that Case had made using brass bolsters? OH

No, its a Old Cutler. Which was a Colonial brand if I remember correctly.

Great carries fellas.
Been away for a little while on a missions trip, and in a couple of conferences. Haven’t had much time to post, or even check in.

Got these two today.

The ladies where calling my name this morning , hard to turn the sweet gals down when they want to go for a ride.

Marbles and a Case today,

Depend-On
Met Cut Co.
N. Y.