All About Pocket Knives

Here's one I just got. Think it will be a tested 3318

Forged USA 4 blade with a Craftsman etch.

Here's a few old H. Bokers.

Love those old Bokers GreedyGulo

Nice Roger.I figured you had some.

Thanks guys. Here's a few more H. Bokers.

Great thread. Some really nice ones shown already by everyone. Here's a couple well used oldies I have.

Ken

Here's a 5 blade Craftsman.

W Bingham.

thegreedygulo wrote:Here's a few old H. Bokers.

Oh, my! (I actually have stored some of your photos on my computer from previous days and times, Roger). You be da man!!!

peanut740 wrote:W Bingham.

Pristine! I wonder who made it.

Nice knives, greeds! And Ken. And Roger.
Great thread.

Camillus 69 for Craftsman.

tongueriver wrote:

peanut740 wrote:W Bingham.

Pristine! I wonder who made it.

It's German, I don't know.

Another one.

A couple of my stockmans, Henry Sears & Sons ,and a New York Knife Co. Premium sowbelly stockman.

Here's a German knife. Solingen Cutlery, B. Svoboda.

A Ka-Bar.

And a neat old Challenge.

Beautiful knives, cbfd.

cbfd wrote:A couple of my stockmans, Henry Sears & Sons ,and a New York Knife Co. Premium sowbelly stockman.

A couple of dandies Bill.

I have a question! Is there a difference in the "stockman" pattern and the "cattleman" pattern? For some reason I keep thinking the stockman has the 3 blades like a Case 6375 but when a knife shows up with an awl or punch it should be called a "cattleman". The knife in the OP is probably a #49 Queen but the 2nd post is a beautiful knife with a punch. This "rang my bell" and I've been wondering about it, is there a difference or is it what the owner prefers to call it? The awl would be to repair leather, thus cowboy, cow hunter or cattle man....?
Treefarmer

Very good question, Phillip. I think there should be a distinct difference between the stockman and the cattle knife.
If for no other reason for the sake of the great cattleman pattern.
After I put my Wards cattleman in the thread I wondered if that was correct. Especially with the equal end cattleman pattern.
I does, however have a spay blade.
The traditional serpentine frame with a punch seems appropriate as a stockman to me, but I wonder about the classification too as I obviously don't know for sure. There seems to be a bit of grey area here and I hope some one with a clear definition will chime in. ....... before we get too much older.
What beautiful knives being shown here.

Maybe has to do with the frame rather than the blades? A cigar frame vs a serpentine. Houston and Zalesky use this comparison ( p.24) but it sounds like it may not be true across the board.

Cattle are stock.And stock include cattle.

peanut740 wrote:Cattle are stock.And stock include cattle.

That's what I thought Roger. I wouldn't want to tell a big Texas Cattleman he didn't know anything about stock anyway!

OK, well, I'm happy with those responses.

We're good to go then.

Here's a Challenge.

A Pal.

A Colonial

treefarmer wrote:I have a question! Is there a difference in the "stockman" pattern and the "cattleman" pattern? For some reason I keep thinking the stockman has the 3 blades like a Case 6375 but when a knife shows up with an awl or punch it should be called a "cattleman". The knife in the OP is probably a #49 Queen but the 2nd post is a beautiful knife with a punch. This "rang my bell" and I've been wondering about it, is there a difference or is it what the owner prefers to call it? The awl would be to repair leather, thus cowboy, cow hunter or cattle man....?
Treefarmer

I understand the difference between the Stockman and the Cattle knife to be the shape of the frame. Stockman patterns being three or more blades and serpentine shaped. Cattle knives being normally but not necessarily equal ended (or any other shape other than serpentine) with three or four blades. Either pattern can have but not necessarily have a punch blade. Both patterns are normally heavier frame working knives.

I think they are two distinctly different patterns and each would deserve their own thread.