A Modest Collection of Traditional Patterns

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Dranrab

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Some of the more common traditional patterns, all less than 100 bucks, all from different makers, all different colors and nothing Chinese.



Left Row top to bottom.

Moore Maker large Trapper. Made in Texas.

Bear and Son Kodiak Old Glory edition Razor. Made in Alabama.

American Blade Collectors Edition Sow Belly. Made in Seki.

Case Sod Buster Jr. Made in Pennsylvania.

Hen and Rooster Canoe. Made in Solingen.

Frost Copperhead. Made in Seki.



Right Row top to bottom

Buck 110 Boone and Crockett edition Lock Back. Made in Idaho.

Schrade Scrimshaw Raccoon edition Barlow. Made in USA.

John Primble Stockman. Made in Ohio.

Boker American Story Louisiana Territory edition Muskrat. Made in USA.

Buck Creek Bobcat Congress. Made in Solingen.

Case Tennessee edition small Toothpick. Made in Pennsylvania.



Nothing fancy at all. The Moore Maker is the first of their kind I have ever handled, and I must say it is a really nice knife. Fantastic fit and finish. Nice and snappy. Almost flawlessly executed. The Bear and Son is slightly behind it. Both represent the best value in the bunch. The USA made Boker and the Primble are disappointments. The Primble is the dullest knife I have ever bought. There is no snap and the finish is second rate. Everything else is about what you'd expect.
 
Thank you for sharing. Some of those I'd never heard of before.

What was your disappointment with the Boker?

As far as the Primble... no snap would be a deal breaker. But being dull, eh.. I'm going to re-edge it anyways.
 
JM2 said:
Thank you for sharing. Some of those I'd never heard of before.

What was your disappointment with the Boker?

As far as the Primble... no snap would be a deal breaker. But being dull, eh.. I'm going to re-edge it anyways.
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The Boker is crudely finished with tooling marks on the handle and blades. Gaps in between the handle and bolster. A little slop. Markings on the blade are crooked.
 
Dranrab said:
The Boker is crudely finished with tooling marks on the handle and blades. Gaps in between the handle and bolster. A little slop. Markings on the blade are crooked.
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Wow. Thanks for sharing. I'd be disappointed too.
 
Nicely put together!

You need an old school jackknife (like the Barlow but without the long bolster, maybe with an endcap) and a peanut. Oh, and a classic Remington style trapper. And an equal end pen! (Though the canoe kinda works as a jumbo version of this.)
 
I’ve not tried any of the USA made Bokers but I like my Solingen one.

I’ve not heard of Moore Maker. Will have to give them a try.
 
GaiusJulius said:
Nicely put together!

You need an old school jackknife (like the Barlow but without the long bolster, maybe with an endcap) and a peanut. Oh, and a classic Remington style trapper. And an equal end pen! (Though the canoe kinda works as a jumbo version of this.)
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I am still not quite sure what a Jack and a peanut are. I have seen quite a few, but they seem to be different from one to the next. I suppose I could justify adding a whittler too.

I am not overly serious about this. My goal is to build a wall display.
 
Hatchet_Jack said:
I’ve not tried any of the USA made Bokers but I like my Solingen one.

I’ve not heard of Moore Maker. Will have to give them a try.
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Since I posted this, I learned that Moore Maker doesn't make their knives and that they aren't made in Texas. I don't know who makes them, but the one I have is a clear cut above the other traditionals. Even my wife looked at it and said it was nice.
 
Dranrab said:
Since I posted this, I learned that Moore Maker doesn't make their knives and that they aren't made in Texas. I don't know who makes them, but the one I have is a clear cut above the other traditionals. Even my wife looked at it and said it was nice.
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Moore Maker has used a number of subcontracted cutlers. Originally they used Queen for their high quality line, and Camillus for their working line. Both were good knives; if you can find a Queen made Moore Maker from 2010 or earlier you will be very happy with it. After Queen and Camillus went away, they used Utica and Bear. I believe your trapper was made by Utica; if there is a U in the pattern number then Utica made it. Now their primary line is made by Case, and their models are just like the corresponding Case models, although I am under the impression that Moore Maker has higher QC requirements so the ones they take from Case or Bear are usually better than the knives branded Case or Bear.
 
lambertiana said:
Moore Maker has used a number of subcontracted cutlers. Originally they used Queen for their high quality line, and Camillus for their working line. Both were good knives; if you can find a Queen made Moore Maker from 2010 or earlier you will be very happy with it. After Queen and Camillus went away, they used Utica and Bear. I believe your trapper was made by Utica; if there is a U in the pattern number then Utica made it. Now their primary line is made by Case, and their models are just like the corresponding Case models, although I am under the impression that Moore Maker has higher QC requirements so the ones they take from Case or Bear are usually better than the knives branded Case or Bear.
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There is no letter in the pattern number. This one was made in 2022.
 
Dranrab said:
There is no letter in the pattern number. This one was made in 2022.
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I'm not sure when they switched from Utica to Case. The Utica trappers were a little different from the standard Case trapper; compare yours to the current standard Case trapper. Yours could be from Case.
 
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