#6375 Case Large Stockman

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This is one of my favorite patterns by case! I generally don't find stockmans to be the best fit for me, but this pattern is better than the sum of its parts. I had one in amber bone cv and it was a haus of a knife, That sheepsfoot blade would do some serious work! I lost mine a while back sadly, I keep hoping it will turn up eventually.
 
Bringing this great thread back to life with an update to my post(#251). I dyed the amber bone on mine to something I like a little better:
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It's not quite so rich looking now, four months later, but it still looks good. It's had a lot of pocket time and use in the garden and orchard.
 
Bringing this great thread back to life with an update to my post(#251). I dyed the amber bone on mine to something I like a little better:
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It's not quite so rich looking now, four months later, but it still looks good. It's had a lot of pocket time and use in the garden and orchard.

I love the Amber bone, but that is a lot better!
 
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RIP John Deere stockman.
This knife was a life saver on the farm, it cut the stems off a few hundred pumpkins, separated a lot of hay bales and sliced many tomatoes for lunch in the field. It got abused more than any knife I ever owned and only ever asked for more. It lost a lot of steel, but it had miles to go.
 
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RIP John Deere stockman.
This knife was a life saver on the farm, it cut the stems off a few hundred pumpkins, separated a lot of hay bales and sliced many tomatoes for lunch in the field. It got abused more than any knife I ever owned and only ever asked for more. It lost a lot of steel, but it had miles to go.
What happened to it?? Sounds like a marvelous knife!

- GT
 
What happened to it?? Sounds like a marvelous knife!

- GT

It was either lost in a housefire, or in the destruction of the house afterwards. The knife held a ton of memory’s in it. It was gifted to me by my grandparents after I started working on a farm, the John Deere Case stockman rode in my pocket while I spent hours on an old model A pulling wagons, it seemed fitting. I didn’t even mind not having the shield after it was lost in the field.
 
In post #1 of this thread the OP ( arizonaranchman arizonaranchman ) said:

"My fascination with the Stockman pattern is a recent one, but it's definitely become a favorite. I now have two - the #66 Northfield Calf Roper and now this large Case Stockman in Amber bone. Someone here once referred to the large Stockman as "the anti-Peanut"... I must say YES IT IS! Lol"

To illustrate his point;

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It is a Big Knife and one I only carry during winter in a topcoat, but it's a very pleasing authentic knife and something of a bargain too :thumbsup: Americans and non-Americans alike appreciate its virtues:cool:

Thanks, Will
 
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