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Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 12:21 am
by GSPTOPDOG
Is anyone on the AAPK forum suffering from Stockman Syndrome? Stockman Syndrome is a rare psychological condition that makes some knife collectors buy more and more Stockman knives, even when they already have more than they can keep track of ...
This is a syndrome that affects people known clinically as "Knife Nuts" and should not be confused with Stockholm syndrome*.
Do you have a several sleeves, or boxes filled with Stockman knives, yet you find yourself on the AAPK member's store looking for a new one to add to your already huge collection? Do you carry two or more Stockman knives on you at any given time? Do you feel that there is an unbreakable "bond between you and your Stockman knives?
... You may have Stockman Syndrome....
The bad news? There appears to be NO cure...
*Stockholm syndrome is a rare psychological condition that makes some victims bond with their captors or abusers.
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:04 am
by FRJ
Nice folders!!
I bought this old Ka-Bar last Sunday.
I realized some time ago that I have this strange syndrome that compels me to bond with stockman knives.
Strangest thing.
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 2:22 am
by GSPTOPDOG
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 2:58 am
by Reverand
Hmmm...you might be on to something here.
I have not, I repeat, NOT opened any of my knife storage to show off these 7 Stockman knives, but instead these are just what were sitting on top of my nightstand.
So, tell me Doc: is there a cure?
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:07 am
by GSPTOPDOG
Reverand wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 2:58 am
So, tell me Doc: is there a cure?
⚕ ... Prognosis: Negative!
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:57 pm
by Waukonda
Stockman syndrome, Andromeda Strain, Starman and Meteor Crater.........you folks in Arizona sure face a variety of threats. I have never been affected by Stockman Syndrome, I suppose I have natural immunity.
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 2:29 pm
by bighomer
I don't personally have a affinity for the dang things but man do they accumulate.
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:15 pm
by catspa
Boxes, I keep mine in boxes. Generally speaking, I can only see the top layer of the stockman contents, so the symptoms aren’t as obvious (unless you look in my pockets, or on my headboard, or the dresser, or the end table beside my sofa…)
But most of them are in boxes. Big boxes, cause I favor the senior and jumbo sizes.
Parker
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:55 pm
by OLDE CUTLER
Stockman are one of my favorite patterns, so I keep a few on hand.
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 5:05 pm
by Ivoryman
Had a touch of something like that myself I think.
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:38 pm
by FRJ
This old Western USA likes me.
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:53 pm
by dsutton24
The Stockman has been my favorite pattern for as long as I can remember. I carried an old Henckels Stockman for years, and when I finally lost it I replaced it with a nice old Case Muskrat. Nice knife, but it never really felt right. I recently found a Buck 307 in a toolbox drawer, cleaned up, and have been carrying it for a while now. I'm much better now.
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:55 pm
by GSPTOPDOG
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:50 am
by Ivoryman
Few more
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:28 pm
by FRJ
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:55 pm
Doooh!!!
What does this mean?
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:00 pm
by GSPTOPDOG
FRJ wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:28 pm
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:55 pm
Doooh!!!
What does this mean?
"...man do they accumulate"
I am picturing a huge mound of stockmen piling up in a drawer or on a table somewhere... sort of like what has happened to me...
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Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:54 pm
by GSPTOPDOG
FRJ wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:38 pm
This old Western USA likes me.
I love the old westerns... bone scales?
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:34 pm
by FRJ
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:54 pm
bone scales?
Thank you.
No, the covers are some sort of plastic.
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:21 am
by beresman
Here are a few of mine--
1. A pretty Steel Warrior Black Lip MOP, a Bull, a Böker and a Gutmann
2. A Colonial, a Keen Sutter, and three Camilli (If that's not the plural of Camillus, it should be...)
3. A couple Case and a couple Camilli that I have re-handled
4. A Rough Rider kit-built, two more Camilli (I do like that brand) and a Böker, all re-handles by me
Do the 72s count as Stockman patterns? I think of them that way, but I'm not much of a purist.
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:27 am
by Reverand
Iman,
Great knives as always. I believe that I spied a few that were Jeffinn's handiwork. Those look better than new!
Beresman,
You displayed some very fine knives as well! That Gutman really caught my eye!
I do not believe that the 72 counts as a Stockman. Camillus called it a whittler, though it is not really a whittler pattern. I believe it is simply it's own pattern, a 72, and it can fit in with whatever collection you place it in!
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 4:59 am
by DM11
I'm in denial!
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 7:47 am
by Ivoryman
Reverand wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:27 am
Iman,
Great knives as always. I believe that I spied a few that were Jeffinn's handiwork. Those look better than new!
You nailed it, some from Jeff. The better lookers. He gave them an upgrade. Thanks for the compliment.
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:07 pm
by royal0014
beresman wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:21 amHere are a few of mine--
Quite the colorful collection you have !!
I agree with Reverand about the 72, but I'm not a purist either . . . .
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:20 pm
by doglegg
Reverand wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:27 am
Iman,
Great knives as always. I believe that I spied a few that were Jeffinn's handiwork. Those look better than new!
Beresman,
You displayed some very fine knives as well! That Gutman
really caught my eye!
I do not believe that the 72 counts as a Stockman. Camillus called it a whittler, though it is not really a whittler pattern. I believe it is simply it's own pattern, a 72, and it can fit in with whatever collection you place it in!
Yep.
Re: Stockman Syndrome: A Strange Bond
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:31 pm
by Quick Steel
Beresman, I very much enjoyed the vibrant colors of your Stockmans.
but that sort of looks like a 1928-32 era tang stamp on that sweet Ka-Bar... 
⚕ ... Prognosis: Negative! 
