All About Pocket Knives

espn77 wrote:Those are definitely worthy of standing at the mailbox for 3 day waiting. Very nice Greg

Thanks Keith,but as usual I'll be gone when they get here.

So I'm waiting on this lot to get to my anxious hands now. I thought I might get lucky and there be a working, decent press button in here. I know most of it is junk but it'll be fun to fool with even if luck is not in my side this go around!

Should be arriving this week:

Should be in Monday.

Steve Warden wrote:Should be in Monday.

You are definitely finding your niche with those 47s, Steve...

I've got a 6318 in the same handles. It's an odd one to me because it's the only 6318 stockman I've ever seen without a Turkish clip master blade, and it doesn't have the usual designation Case gives to knives with an alternate style master (c.f. 6233 with California clip master vs. 62033 with 'standard' clip). I briefly assumed that the Pocket Worn branded knives of the time may have been build differently, but I have not found any other instances of this peculiarity to corroborate my assumption. It remains one of those quirky little cutlery mysteries that make the hobby even more fun.

Tsar Bomba wrote:

Steve Warden wrote:Should be in Monday.

You are definitely finding your niche with those 47s, Steve...

I've got a 6318 in the same handles. It's an odd one to me because it's the only 6318 stockman I've ever seen without a Turkish clip master blade, and it doesn't have the usual designation Case gives to knives with an alternate style master (c.f. 6233 with California clip master vs. 62033 with 'standard' clip). I briefly assumed that the Pocket Worn branded knives of the time may have been build differently, but I have not found any other instances of this peculiarity to corroborate my assumption. It remains one of those quirky little cutlery mysteries that make the hobby even more fun.

I prefer the clip on the 47 over the clip on the 18, which I prefer over the clips on the mini trappers or tiny toothpicks.
Shepherd Hills only names two, the Clip and the California Clip.
http://casexx.com/Library/BladeTypes.asp
Check that. They also name the Russlock Clip and the Sabre Clip.

Steve Warden wrote:

Tsar Bomba wrote:Shepherd Hills only names two, the Clip and the California Clip.
http://casexx.com/Library/BladeTypes.asp

Here's a 6318PU I have with the typical Turkish clip master for this frame. Your 47s have what I call a "standard" Case clip, which is also what I have on my 6318 Pocket Worn red bone stockman. The spine of the blade "clips" off much closer to the tang on the Turkish clip and has a more 'rounded' clip angle than the standard, and the California clip is "clipped" about 1/3rd of the way between the Turkish and standard, with a more pronounced angle. The typical 6254 trapper main blade is a California clip, as are the clips on the Case toothpicks. The clips used on the muskrat and 33 pen/stockman are Turkish clips. The difference between a Turkish and California clip on some size blades might be a matter of judgment, but there definitely seems to be a difference between the typical Turkish profile vs. the typical California profile, even as different as they both are from the standard clip.
And here is a 6318 in Pocket Worn red bone and a very different clip:

Tony, note the location of the nail nick on the various clip blades. (my memory's foggy but I think this chart came from a Camillus catalog)

That's good information and a good graphic, Jerry. Though I do believe I detect a distinct "Remington" etch on a couple of those blades.

It does seem that Case's "California clip" blade is more or less a hybrid of the traditional muskrat and "tickler"/California clips of old. I've got quite a few Imperials and Camillus fish/toothpick knives with what I personally recognize as a "California clip"; the Case examples have the clip starting much closer to the tang, but not as close as the Turkish clips of yesteryear including some old Delrin muskrats I have.
If you look at early '70s examples of the Case 33 pattern, you will see rounding at the 'clip' that isn't present on later examples designated 033 (when the 33 started to carry the more standard clip profile -- I believe this was some point in the mid-late '70s). The usual 6318 (i.e. every one I've ever seen except for my PW red example) has that same "rounded" style to the master blade, reminiscent of the Turkish profile but not as severely canted -- it reminds me of a straighter version of the old pre-war Camillus Turkish clip and it vanishes in the serpentine frame. Put it next to a medium Texas toothpick or a typical 54 trapper and I imagine you will see plain differences in the profiles.

I'd love to find an old HOK with a saber blade like the one in the picture.

I got another USA Old Timer OT8 STOCKMAN coming this week and a RR Stockman coming from the Bay.

deltaboy wrote:I got another USA Old Timer OT8 STOCKMAN coming this week and a RR Stockman coming from the Bay.

You can never have too many 8OTs, my friend. This is doubly true of 8OTYs, which continue to elude me.

Tsar Bomba wrote:

deltaboy wrote:I got another USA Old Timer OT8 STOCKMAN coming this week and a RR Stockman coming from the Bay.

You can never have too many 8OTs, my friend. This is doubly true of 8OTYs, which continue to elude me.

The 8oty was made only in 1990, as was the 34oty. They are not too common, but they are the same knife as the 881y and 834y. I think they were made to use up the yellow handles of the then discontinued 881y and 834y as they have the open stock shields not old timer ones.

OT8 Stockman are my favorites.

This one is out of my date range but I really like them . I had a bone Big Chief but sold it so this SFO for Shephard Hills looked liked a bargain. She's on the way.

Managed to get these two for under $100 with a big rewards coupon from CK. Hoping for some spectacular bocote grain, GEC hasn't really disappointed on that front.
Has anyone heard of any upcoming whittler runs/SFOs on this pattern?

Chris, Pals are always interesting to me. Just haven't run across many of them.
Treefarmer

Speaking of PAL knives, this one will be shipped soon. Also won it off ebay. Dropped a low bid on it and was surprised when I got the email that I won it.

Bruno that's a pretty sweet knife!

gsmith7158 wrote:Bruno that's a pretty sweet knife!

Thanks. The tang is stamped PAL Blade Co. Made In USA.

bdev wrote:

gsmith7158 wrote:Bruno that's a pretty sweet knife!

Thanks. The tang is stamped PAL Blade Co. Made In USA.

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That's an old one!

royal0014 wrote:Snagged this spear-main Pal cattle from the bay last night.
A twin to the clip blade version in my edc rotation.

Cousin to this hard-workin' feller?

It's an affliction, I tell ya. For some reason, I just can not walk on by these Camillus 14's. Especially when they are such a good price and look to be in factory condition. There wasn't room in the budget for another knife this month. I'm so weak and such a sucker.
Should be here tomorrow.

I'm in an odd position with NOTHING in the mail and NOTHING on the horizon. Maybe I'll save my pennies for a future opportunity.