All About Pocket Knives

Lets see your Slenderino pictures. These pocketworthy knives need their own thread.

Schrade Walden 895 and the Schrade Walden 825 "K77"

Great looking collection.

Schrade Walden 825 SS Bone Handles

Schrade Uncle Henry 197UH
Schrade Open Stock 893
Schrade Walden 896K

Gorgeous pieces thawk!

Tom

Looking for knowledge here.
Pardon my ignorance but what does it take to qualify as a "Slenderino"? Is it a Serpentine Stockman with a Turkish Clip main blade or maybe a Muskrat main blade that does the trick? Does a Schrade #861 qualify? or a Camillus #69 (even though this is the Schrade forum)? What do the judges say about a Schrade 293 with what looks to me like a California Clip main?

I would say a slim stockman with round bolsters and a serpentine frame in the 3 1/2" to 4" range. Certainly the Camillus 69 and Schrade 61 patterns qualify. Forum member Tongue River came up with the term. What do you say Cal?
Schrade Walden 787 Single Spring Muskrat

Pure Schrade Love, Hal; good to hear from you.
Here is an 896Y on top, with an 890Y. Celluloid goodness. 896K in celluloid, OVB etch 861 bone (this is the larger slenderino, closer to four inches)

What a great looking bunch of knives!!

thawk wrote:I would say a slim stockman with round bolsters and a serpentine frame in the 3 1/2" to 4" range. Certainly the Camillus 69 and Schrade 61 patterns qualify. Forum member Tongue River came up with the term. What do you say Cal?

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Schrade Walden 787 Single Spring Muskrat

That is what I had in mind. I never thunk of the muskrat, but it snuggles right into that profile, I guess. And I really like muskrats, too!

I noticed that many of these knives, and in fact all of the knives that Hawk posted have what is more similar to an upside down Wharncliffe.

This is a blade style that I have never noticed before... It has a balanced, kind of sexy look to it.
Nice Knives!!!

americanedgetech wrote:I noticed that many of these knives, and in fact all of the knives that Hawk posted have what is more similar to an upside down Wharncliffe.

I never noticed it that way, but it is fairly close.

I would think that if you placed a straight edge along the spine that would be dead flat.

Is their an official name for that blade style? I actually like it... bunches.

I believe it is officially called a california or turkish clip.

KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:I believe it is officially called a california or turkish clip.

This style led to me searching around a bit. I can understand the "California /Turkish Clip" moniker for the blade shape.

I did find something interesting relating to the Turkish aspect... A Yatagan. An Ottoman Empire blade design that is amazingly close to these blades.
I just found it interesting...

Schrade Walden 787 muskrat with a Maher &Grosh etch.

Here is some of mine....

And a couple more....

Would this qualify as a slenderino? Been carrying this one off and on for nearly 10 yrs. now. One of Muskrat Man's early works.

Here's another one. I believe these had sterling silver bolsters and shield, but I'm not sure. They could optionally come with a glass display dome, which I think may still be in one of the AAPK stores. This one is available.

That one is very nice Cal.