All About Pocket Knives

I went to the Tarheel Cutlery show Saturday and lucked into 2 Case Muskrat blade Trappers.

Here's a gem that caught my eye on e-bay.
I think I stole it at $17 & change.
I mentioned that tj might like this one, as I thought of him when it surfaced.
It's just rich all the way around. 3 7/16", all half stops, soft snaps, super jigging, brass pins & liners. The center liner keeps everything in place, long pulls. It's got everything, including age.... Check out those blades!

O.K., I'm through.

Now that is a beaut. Some of the nicest and kind of unusual handles I've seen, even with the crack I think they're exceptional. Love the knife. Wish I'd have seen it first. Nice catch.

FRJ,

Could I see a picture looking down from the top with the blades closed? It looks like the master blade has been reshaped into it`s current form.

I have some German knives with this style jigging, I like it

Dimitri

Dimitri, I think your right. It looks like that blade could snuggle between the file and the pen a little further.
Huh, I wonder what it was in it's first life. A spear, I recon. Well, she's a ramshackle sheeps foot now!

I sure like this knife. What do you think of it Dimitry, with all its warts and charms?

Here's an inexpensive ebay find of a few days ago. It feels good in the hand and is a very smooth knife. I really like this one, pin cracks and all.

"This is a vintage antique pocket knife 3 blade whittler knife pattern stamped Brandford Cutlery Co. Germany, c1870 1900. It is 3 1/4" overall length closed. Has excellent snap on blades, with no wobble."

Thats nice Mike, I have a little congress with similar scales. I'll have to check it out.

Thanks Joe. I see we both like the oldies.

johnnierotten wrote:Hey Earl...what year is the first Trapper...the one with the blade etch?

sorry for the slow reply johhnie '74 on the first ,second one is '70

Cool....I couldn't tell from the pic. ...nice one's.

The mail just came and my birthday present from me to me was in it. I picked up this GEC UN-X-LD Riverboat Gambler in Stag, from Bob Andrews at the AAPK store Old Hundred Collectibles. Thanks Bob, for the great price, fast ship and that nice little surprise in the box; a little Hard Arkansas Stone. You didn't have to but I'm glad you did.

Nice one Jerry !!! and """Happy Birthday"""

I bought me a couple of the GEC,mini-lockbacks,______________________________cause it was yo' birthday

Happy Birthday again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Burnt Orange Bone,with "'Bomb Shield"" was 1 of 3 and the Burnt Stag,was not serialized---I'm going to make the Stag,an everyday carry,cause I put my other stag,in storage___thanks to Gary,@ Northwest Knife Company,also an AAPK Store_______thanks to everyone for sharin'____what a great thread___________________________________________

I got a new one in the other day. I think it’s mighty handsome.
I like to carry a knife like this.

GREAT KNIVES guys!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERRY!!!!!!!!

Joe---how long is that knife?? looks like it would carry well, if short???

big monk wrote:Nice one Jerry !!! and """Happy Birthday"""

I bought a couple of the GEC,mini-lockbacks,______________________________cause it was yo' birthday

Happy Birthday again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Monk. Do you have my correct address.

Wow, Joe. Where did you get a Ka-Bar like that? That's a beauty. And thanks for the birthday wishes.

Beautiful knives Jerry, Monk and Joe! And Monk you're killing me with all the Northfield stag you've been showin'.

And oh yes, Happy Birthday Jerry!

Oh, monk, it's 4 1/4". I really don't use a knife much any more. But when I do I like to have the confidence of a larger knife, unless I'm carring a little knife. I don't mean to sound like some cowboy heading off into the last sunset. I'm not that old. Just 63. But knives these days don't solve a lot of our problems for us. I mean, you can't even stab anybody with them anymore....JUST KIDDING.... So were left with the mundane and pedestrian tasks of opening packages, shortening shoelaces, showing them off to any one who is willing to listen to us, unless they run in fear, and trading them for ceiling tile in that new condo.

Jerry, as someone else rather astutely puts it: it was floating in the bay.

Couple of Trappers....1978 Case XX...and a Edge made in Solingen Germany.

Johnnie,
Them Edges can have some cool bone!
Both nice!!
Mark

Thanks Mark. ..Yeah..it reminds me of the German made Winchesters.

So many great knives..!
Happy birthday, Jerrry!

[ And Monk you're killing me with all the Northfield stag you've been showin'.


I just found out they wuz makin' the stuff,up yo' way____________so's I had to have me a few ----I got the little"'No Number Stag"" sharpened and she went with me today _________ you can hardly tell,it's in your pocket--I was surprised,cuz' it's a little bigger than the Case knives,I've been totin'--but it's in the rotation now for good _____also found out,with a little metal polish,and a few rubs,all the writing,comes right off the blade _____have great day

Mike, here is a picture of the knife that your whittler reminded me of. I thought they had similar scales. Mine was made in Germany too. It's a W. H. Morley & Sons. 3 7/16". Ya..... I like these oldies.

WOW! I really like that. My kinda knife. Congrats.