Anyone Carry One Of These?

[TwinStick]

I'm diggin the new/ish Cold Steel Mackinak Hunter. Anyone else ???

 

[Hawkeye5]

I have a Case folding hunter that I got in a trade with a helicopter pilot that sold knives. I used it for 20 plus years for all my deer hunting needs.
It is in it's sheath in my knife box.

 

[Mannlicher]

I still have the old Utica I used to process my first deer. That was back in 1954. Knife is still shaving sharp.

 

[Mack]

I still have the old Utica I used to process my first deer. That was back in 1954. Knife is still shaving sharp.

When you get time, I would love to see pics.:thumbup:

 

[brandonc]

My Case 3265 is my favorite wilderness folder. I call it Ole' Yeller.

 

[VA27]

I still have the 6265 my father gave me in '67 before I shipped out for my first WESTPAC. Both blades are broken and sharpened half to death, but it means a lot to me.

 

[Guyon]

Inherited this Ka-Bar from my father.

 

[orca8589]

I'm diggin the new/ish Cold Steel Mackinak Hunter. Anyone else ???

The Mackinac Hunter looks interesting, but I'd like to try out the Lone Star Hunter; it's the one most similar to the Folding Hunter patterns in this thread.

My first of this pattern - a single-blade Hunter - was a 1960's era Case XX #6165 in CV from a friend in North Carolina; I traded it for a different knife later. I wish I had a pic of that one.

The second was a 1960's-era Case XX #6265SAB two-blade Hunter. I traded a Schrade LB7 for in it 1985, in a high school english class, of all places. The blades were amazingly sharp, but very worn down. In 2005, I sent it back to Case, and they re-bladed it for me in Tru-Sharp steel. It came back like new; the odd thing was that the secondary blade came serrated. I'd never seen a serrated blade on one of these large Hunter patterns before.

1980's era Case 6265SAB in their CV steel that I acquired here on BF; I sold this one a while back. It was an odd one - different jigging patterns on each side of the scales.

Here's a Buck 317 (early 70's, Camillus made, I believe) that I got here on the forum a while back. It's a great knife, but it has serious blade play in both blades. I'm looking into how to tighten them up. The backsprings are slightly thicker than the blades, so I may have to take it apart and shim both.

Two old U.S. Schrades: 25OT & 125OT.

~Chris

 

[Tim the Slugman]

I have an 1978 Case folding hunter. My favorite folder large folder.

 

[mqqn]

I sure don't have one, but it's cool seeing all of the fine examples in this thread!

best

mqqn

 

[Rupestris]

:thumbup: Mack.


I had the same knife in white until last year. I turned it, along with a bunch of other stuff, over to my son earlier this year. I figured there was no sense in him waiting for me to die before getting my collection.

I picked the white one up at a flea market a couple years ago for $15 as it matched the Stockman and fixed blade drop point Imperials in white that were earmarked for him anyway. After cleaning it up I found it was in great shape.

Before:

After:

Now, what I never understood about the two-blade folding hunter is, why would a knife with such an ergonomic and comfortable handle have two blades? With only one blade (like mossyhorns CS on page 1) the knife would almost melt into your hand. I tried using the knife and found that having the second blade nullified that well thought out, contoured handle design.

If you have one, open both blades and you'll see what I mean.

Would that stop me from snatching up another if I found one for the right price? Not on a bet

 

[orca8589]

Now, what I never understood about the two-blade folding hunter is, why would a knife with such an ergonomic and comfortable handle have two blades? With only one blade (like mossyhorns CS on page 1) the knife would almost melt into your hand. I tried using the knife and found that having the second blade nullified that well thought out, contoured handle design.

If you have one, open both blades and you'll see what I mean.

Would that stop me from snatching up another if I found one for the right price? Not on a bet

Good point. I don't remember much about my old Case #6165, but I do remember it fit in my back pocket really well, upright next to my wallet. My dad insisted I carry it in a belt sheath because it kept wearing holes in my back pocket.

Here's a comparison shot of two old U.S. Schrades, a 25OT and 125OT. You can see the difference in handle dimensions when the secondary blade of the 25OT is closed. You're right: it dramatically changes the feel of the handle, not just because of the extra thickness.

~Chris

 

[Eastmick]

Recently I was bitching to my dad about a cheap knife that I broke on my last camping trip his answered me was a start using his old buck which is a buck 317 it's now my regular in camp carry its a little too bulky for an EDC but so far I have yet to find a task it can't handle that's kind of saying something seeing as it's a discontinued knife that's 20 years older then I am

 

[Mike-The-Knife]

I have a Case XX 6265 SAB , but I don't have the case for it and it's way too big to pocket carry .


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HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS !

 

[frankysp]

JK here are two pics of my 6265 had it quite q while from the early to mid 70's it was old then cost me some beer beautiful brace of folders you have posted god bless your little grand daughter hop e she beats the big C frankysp

 

[wolf-man-12]

Never had the Buck as I was into the 110's first & then the 112's came out & I was hooked and through the years I'll bet I have bought 25 or 30 of them buggers<<<nice Knives ~~ but I used a IF 4624 for years Deer Hunting and the Sears Craftsman was one my Fav's for a couple of years and then the poor ole Case 6265 I only had one and bought my Cousin one and he lost his in less than a month.!** Boy I was mad.^^^^ He turned out to be a Lawyer.! lol
Boy ~~ thinking about those Knives sure bring back some good memories of a long time ago.// WOW*

 

[ROOKnine]

The folding hunter is my favorite pattern.
I have an old Schrade Walden 225H that was my Dad's and a Kabar folding hunter that was my Granddad's.
Both are well used and stay in my safe.
I have quite a few of the pattern but this one has been in my pocket for some time now.

 

[DavidLPackham]

I have the Buck 317, and the Old Timer 25OT, and the Case is around somewhere

 

[markksr]

Love my Queen Hunter (single blade) and carry it often.

 

[frankysp]

i have two 6265 SABs and that derlin one on the bottom great to know about those other hunters will be looking for them on ebay please see my attachments if they com through one is my 6265 the other are my Buck 110s