Western USA trapper

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brucegodlesky
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Post by brucegodlesky »

Saw one yesterday at a gunshow. Jigged bone bareheaded 4 1/2" 2-blade trapper. Couldn't find it in "The Knifemakers That Went West' Anyone familiar with these? bruce/birdog
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Ringmaster
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Post by Ringmaster »

Bruce,

If you're talking about the pattern that Case calls the "farmers knife", ie., a slim trapper... my 1975 catalog shows they were still making that pattern, only with delrin handles. Obviously, jigged bone would be earlier ?

That's about all I can tell ya',

JR
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