HAWKEYE10
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I like Boker Tree Brand knives. I just bought this Boker Cinch with stag handles. I think it's a good looking knife. I have also been looking at the Great Eastern Cutlery line of knives. What pocket knives do you like? Don
Does anyone like pocket knives???
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I like Boker Tree Brand knives. I just bought this Boker Cinch with stag handles. I think it's a good looking knife. I have also been looking at the Great Eastern Cutlery line of knives. What pocket knives do you like? Don
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G.T. Smith
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If you are talking about pocket knives that just go down inside your pocket, then I don't like pocket knives. I carry a Schrade Old Timer, but I carry it in my watch pocket. I can't handle a knife that turns sideways across the front of my leg, irritating. I always carry my Buck 180/ folder, but it has a pocket clip. I never use it for anything but cleaning game/defensive duty. The Old Timer opens packages and oil cans an things like that. Occasionally I use it for a steak knife just to irritate the old woman.
Peace,
gordon
Peace,
gordon
mg357
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i love pocket knives i have several that i whittle with and i have a few military pocket knives that i display and use a little and i currently own 2 leatherman multi tools and im adding a 3rd one to the collection soon.
I used to carry a small Buck knife in my pocket, but it proved to be
too awkward to access while driving. Have changed to Buck 110
in sheath. Can do anything that needs doing with it.
TACC1
too awkward to access while driving. Have changed to Buck 110
in sheath. Can do anything that needs doing with it.
TACC1
My favorite pocket knife is a small 2 blade case that I got after grampa died over 40 years ago. It had the very tip broke off the larger blade. I've touched it up so many times that you can't tell anymore. I knew he always carried it....I do too.
My other favorites are the schrade old timer trail boss and hunter.
My other favorites are the schrade old timer trail boss and hunter.
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I just bought this Buck 112:
I was completely happy until I saw this:
Now I'm just mostly happy...
I was trying to get the macassar ebony to show up a little better.
I was completely happy until I saw this:
Now I'm just mostly happy...
I was trying to get the macassar ebony to show up a little better.
CW Spook
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Yep, I like knives of all kinds; from the little Swiss Army penknife with the attached thumb drive, to the Victorinox Huntsman that I've carried in my pocket every day for the last 35 years, the Spyderco Endura Emerson-wave, to the wicked SOG fixed blade that rides with the J-frame in the console of my pickup.
Faulkner
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I've got a drawer full of pocket knives of all types and brands. Cheap ones and expensive ones, seems I'm a sucker for a new pocket knife. I must have 50 to 60 Case pocket knives, plus ones made by Gerber, Buck, Benchmade, Colonel Coon, Marbles, Red Rooster, Old Timer/Schrade, etc.
Funny thing is, 99% of the time I carry a Swiss Army Classic in my front pocket and have been for over 20 years. Costs less than 15 bucks and does most everything I need a knife to do.
Funny thing is, 99% of the time I carry a Swiss Army Classic in my front pocket and have been for over 20 years. Costs less than 15 bucks and does most everything I need a knife to do.
Tunachaser
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My favorite was about a 3" Boker, easy to sharpen and held an edge well, someeone like more than I did, so in the gun shop the other day I picked up a little Kershaw to hold me over until I can find that Boker, it had a green handle with a blck insert if anyone knows where to find one.
Az Rick
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I like Case knives for pocket carry. I carry a bone handle mini Trapper and bone Stockman mostly. I also carry a Leatherman when I think I'll need it, funny thing is if I have it on, I use it at work almost everyday. It is good for cutting all the junk I hate to mess up my pocket knife blade on. The screw drivers and pliers are very useful too.
That's a good looking Boker.
Best, Rick
That's a good looking Boker.
Best, Rick
Been carryin' one in my pocket since I was 6. Wore some out, lost some.
Got a two bladed one that says Remington on it with phony stag handles.
It holds and edge and I ain't lost it in over 20 years of carryin'. That's a good'n in my book.
Got a two bladed one that says Remington on it with phony stag handles.
It holds and edge and I ain't lost it in over 20 years of carryin'. That's a good'n in my book.
otis24
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I like my u.s army, flat sided metal pocket knife by camillus. You probably know the ones. Purchased mine at a yard sale for $3. They had two, I should have bought both.
Texas Star
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I usually carry a Swiss Army, the model varying with the day. Normally, an Executive in my pants and always a Swisschamp in a fine black leather SOS kit pouch in my briefcase. I have a larger lockblade folder on my belt, in a Cordura pouch that looks like a cell phone or other electronic device to the casual viewer.
I think the best pocket knives I own are vintage Puma and Carl Schleiper (Eye Brand) ones from the 1980's. The Puma is a Stockman, the other a trapper. I like the main blade on the trapper much more than on US equivalents, which have the blade spine dip much sooner. The Eye Brand blade is relatively straight before sliding into a clip.
I have just acquired a Canal Street stockman and a Great Eastern double muskrat, medium size. Both look well made, but two of the blades on the Canal Street are VERY hard to open and close, and it may well be some time before they smooth up. (I put a drop of Break-Free on the joints of both knives.)
The Great Eastern also has a difficult blade that was hard to open and which was also a little "lazy" on closing. But it is wearing-in with use. I think it will soon be okay.
Neither knife is any better made than my Eye Brand, which is better made than my medium Case stockman with red bone scales. The only issue with the Case is that the stamping (lettering) is not as clean as on the other knives. The Case lettering is deeper and wider.
If the new knives had not come by mail, I wouldn't have bought either. The blades should not be that stiff, even on a new knife. But they are so well fitted that I can hold both up to a light and not see gaps between the springs and liners. That's a big deal to me, and I normally buy knives in shops where I can handle several and select for the best fit and finish.
I have never owned a Schrade Old Timer. Too plain and rough for me, But I do have a few of their Uncle Henry knives, which were exceptional values. They also use good stainless steel. I like their Staglon (Delrin) handles. Oh: the Great Eastern (Northern) blades are simple 1095 carbon steel. That means they'll probably rust and the edge will dull from simply sitting in a box. I really think that the company makes these for a niche collectors market. The packaging and styling of both the Canal Street and Great Eastern knives is superior, and they make an excellent presentation. Most probably work more smoothly than the two that I have.
But I really feel that if one wants a carrying knife in a pattern that you can find, you should get an older Eye Brand stockman or trapper or a Puma stockman. The quality will be on par with the two "boutique" knives, and the blades will probably work smoother. And Eye Brand did have a stainless blade option on many models, as did Puma.
T-Star
P.S. Current Schrade knives come from China, and I don't know anyone who's owned one. Somebody bought the name when the real Schrade closed, and the idea of Chinese knives leave me cold. Camillus is also now a dead company. Look for their knives new in box while you can. They were good values, and good knives. Camillus made the "Remington" knives sold by the gun company in recent decades. Real Remington knives haven't been made since about 1940. They were finished quite a bit better than the recent copies, but they didn't have good stainless blade alloys back then.
I think the best pocket knives I own are vintage Puma and Carl Schleiper (Eye Brand) ones from the 1980's. The Puma is a Stockman, the other a trapper. I like the main blade on the trapper much more than on US equivalents, which have the blade spine dip much sooner. The Eye Brand blade is relatively straight before sliding into a clip.
I have just acquired a Canal Street stockman and a Great Eastern double muskrat, medium size. Both look well made, but two of the blades on the Canal Street are VERY hard to open and close, and it may well be some time before they smooth up. (I put a drop of Break-Free on the joints of both knives.)
The Great Eastern also has a difficult blade that was hard to open and which was also a little "lazy" on closing. But it is wearing-in with use. I think it will soon be okay.
Neither knife is any better made than my Eye Brand, which is better made than my medium Case stockman with red bone scales. The only issue with the Case is that the stamping (lettering) is not as clean as on the other knives. The Case lettering is deeper and wider.
If the new knives had not come by mail, I wouldn't have bought either. The blades should not be that stiff, even on a new knife. But they are so well fitted that I can hold both up to a light and not see gaps between the springs and liners. That's a big deal to me, and I normally buy knives in shops where I can handle several and select for the best fit and finish.
I have never owned a Schrade Old Timer. Too plain and rough for me, But I do have a few of their Uncle Henry knives, which were exceptional values. They also use good stainless steel. I like their Staglon (Delrin) handles. Oh: the Great Eastern (Northern) blades are simple 1095 carbon steel. That means they'll probably rust and the edge will dull from simply sitting in a box. I really think that the company makes these for a niche collectors market. The packaging and styling of both the Canal Street and Great Eastern knives is superior, and they make an excellent presentation. Most probably work more smoothly than the two that I have.
But I really feel that if one wants a carrying knife in a pattern that you can find, you should get an older Eye Brand stockman or trapper or a Puma stockman. The quality will be on par with the two "boutique" knives, and the blades will probably work smoother. And Eye Brand did have a stainless blade option on many models, as did Puma.
T-Star
P.S. Current Schrade knives come from China, and I don't know anyone who's owned one. Somebody bought the name when the real Schrade closed, and the idea of Chinese knives leave me cold. Camillus is also now a dead company. Look for their knives new in box while you can. They were good values, and good knives. Camillus made the "Remington" knives sold by the gun company in recent decades. Real Remington knives haven't been made since about 1940. They were finished quite a bit better than the recent copies, but they didn't have good stainless blade alloys back then.
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rocketdog
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Spyderco, Cold Steel, Gerber, SAK (Victorinox, Wenger), Browning, Case, Camillus, Blackjack, Al Mar....
I don't collect them, I accumulate them. I probably have fifty or more in various drawers, boxes, etc. I have a several Bucks, some Brownings, Old-timers, Schrade, etc. I have an old Puma Prospector from the late 70s or early 80s I must have skinned 40 deer with. I used to carry mostly the old Stockman type knives, in what I guess they would call medium and large sizes. I have been carrying a pocket knife for about 55 years, since I was six or seven I guess, and invariably, if I happen not to have one in my pocket, I need it for something.
Here's one of my favorites, both the particular knife, and the size:
Here's one of my favorites, both the particular knife, and the size:
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My daily carry pocket knife is a carbon steel 3 blade 4" Marbles Safety Axe Stockman with Sambar Stag sides. It was made by the old MSA Company before they marketed the cheap Chinese imports.
I also have a few old Calimus, Case, Old Timer, etc. knives that are made of Carbon Steel. I do not like the Stainless knives. The stainless knives are "pretty" but do not seem to hold an edge like the Carbon Steel blades do. The Carbon blades sharpen up very quickly, and a few stops on my bluejeans keeps it ready for its next usage.
Chief38
I also have a few old Calimus, Case, Old Timer, etc. knives that are made of Carbon Steel. I do not like the Stainless knives. The stainless knives are "pretty" but do not seem to hold an edge like the Carbon Steel blades do. The Carbon blades sharpen up very quickly, and a few stops on my bluejeans keeps it ready for its next usage.
Chief38
when working I carry a Kershaw assisted open but my new favorite everyday carry is a Russlock by Case,I find myself using it all the time.I was a mechanic for years and hands are rough and fingernails are weak but this lil knife has pleased me so.Im in the market for a seconnd...and third.
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HAWKEYE10
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I don't collect them, I accumulate them. I probably have fifty or more in various drawers, boxes, etc. I have a several Bucks, some Brownings, Old-timers, Schrade, etc. I have an old Puma Prospector from the late 70s or early 80s I must have skinned 40 deer with. I used to carry mostly the old Stockman type knives, in what I guess they would call medium and large sizes. I have been carrying a pocket knife for about 55 years, since I was six or seven I guess, and invariably, if I happen not to have one in my pocket, I need it for something.
Here's one of my favorites, both the particular knife, and the size:
Man those peaches look good. Don
