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I picked this up a little while back. A 1997 Remington Bullet knife called the Lumberjack, NIB.
(This is the original auction photo.)
I got it off ebay for, IIRC, $18.50 and it was a really nice knife. But, I thought it might not carry all that well as it seemed a little bulky. That and I had plenty of carry knives, so it stayed in its box to only be taken out and looked at now and then.
Well, last night I noticed it had gotten nudged over on the shelf where it sits with my other boxed knives that I haven't used. The top was a partially off. So, I picked it up and checked it out some more. I figured, what the heck, see how it feels in the jeans pocket. Not bad, hmmm. Then I put it up beside the smooth-bone, Case Mini-Trapper I've been EDCing religiously since I got it. Same length, the wood scales made the Lumberjack (moose) a tiny bit thicker, but also made it seem an equally tiny bit lighter than the bone handled Mini-Trapper. So I set it with the mini so I could take the moose to work with me.
I carried it today and it carried great and just as sweetly as the Mini-Trapper. I didn't really get much chance to use it today, so I guess I'll have to carry it some more.
The edges are nice and sharp from the box. I gave it a few strops on bare leather just to put that final touch on it. Yep, it does shave, but shaves better using it left handed.
I got some nice compliments on it and enjoyed taking it out to peek at and run my fingers over now and then. It's a well made, nicely sized knife with good blades. Like the Remington, Musket-1 Daddy Barlow that I put into service about a year or go, the stainless blades on this are not mirror polished which makes them not look so stainless, even to the point of looking kind of new carbon like. Not only is there good snap, but half-stops as well. My Case Mini-Trapper may have a little competition. Only fair, as that one ended my rotating knives and caused me to only carry it. We'll see how it goes. I still love that Case and it has a wee bit of an edge in total finish and feel, but the Lumberjack is certainly a contender for frequent carry and use.
Anywhosen, another knife got free of its box and into a pocket today. It did not get used much, but it will never again truthfully be labeled unused!
(This is the original auction photo.)
I got it off ebay for, IIRC, $18.50 and it was a really nice knife. But, I thought it might not carry all that well as it seemed a little bulky. That and I had plenty of carry knives, so it stayed in its box to only be taken out and looked at now and then.
Well, last night I noticed it had gotten nudged over on the shelf where it sits with my other boxed knives that I haven't used. The top was a partially off. So, I picked it up and checked it out some more. I figured, what the heck, see how it feels in the jeans pocket. Not bad, hmmm. Then I put it up beside the smooth-bone, Case Mini-Trapper I've been EDCing religiously since I got it. Same length, the wood scales made the Lumberjack (moose) a tiny bit thicker, but also made it seem an equally tiny bit lighter than the bone handled Mini-Trapper. So I set it with the mini so I could take the moose to work with me.
I carried it today and it carried great and just as sweetly as the Mini-Trapper. I didn't really get much chance to use it today, so I guess I'll have to carry it some more.
The edges are nice and sharp from the box. I gave it a few strops on bare leather just to put that final touch on it. Yep, it does shave, but shaves better using it left handed.I got some nice compliments on it and enjoyed taking it out to peek at and run my fingers over now and then. It's a well made, nicely sized knife with good blades. Like the Remington, Musket-1 Daddy Barlow that I put into service about a year or go, the stainless blades on this are not mirror polished which makes them not look so stainless, even to the point of looking kind of new carbon like. Not only is there good snap, but half-stops as well. My Case Mini-Trapper may have a little competition. Only fair, as that one ended my rotating knives and caused me to only carry it. We'll see how it goes. I still love that Case and it has a wee bit of an edge in total finish and feel, but the Lumberjack is certainly a contender for frequent carry and use.
Anywhosen, another knife got free of its box and into a pocket today. It did not get used much, but it will never again truthfully be labeled unused!
