Anyone ever had a modern design "traditionalized"?

[SCWillson]

U. Hansen, that is actually pretty cool. Does that just have new covers, or is it all new except the Benchmade blade?

 

[SCWillson]

knives with pocket clips are also "non-traditional" and are verboten in this forum.

If this thread can't stay focused on traditional knives, it will have to be closed.

Umm, I'm not trying to be argumentative, but where has anyone posted anything with a pocket clip in this thread? Even my OP distinctly stated I wanted a knife sans clip and no one participating has shown anything with one.

 

[SCWillson]

I've been looking and besides a couple of oddities, there doesn't seem to be many traditional folders made with a choil. A lot of traditional knives almost have something that works like a choil when the tang is rounded.

This A.G. Russell sowbelly wharncliffe is about the closest I can find. The shape of the tang and heel of the blade would sort of position your finger the way a choil does, but it still doesn't have an actual choil. I thought I would share it just in case you were interested.

Those are interesting and I like the looks a lot, but they are bigger than I want (3-3/8" blades whereas I want something around 2-1/2") not to mention I am not fond of Chinese-made knives. But I could certainly live with a smaller American-made version.

 

[SCWillson]

At the risk of a derail, I live in Dallas , arguably the second most liberal town short of Austin...I carry small belted fixed blades everywhere (aside from work) without a blink. The GEC small Hunter series absolutely disappears under a tshirt and, if drawn with grace, no one ever notices

I work six days a week in a uniform and even on my rare days off I wear t-shirts only under other clothing, so that would not work for me.

I do wear a small neck knife but it is never carried openly.

 

[u.hansen]

delete

 

[pertinux]

I carry small belted fixed blades everywhere (aside from work) without a blink. The GEC small Hunter series absolutely disappears under a tshirt and, if drawn with grace, no one ever notices

How I love this phrasing.

-- Good thoughts, even if not what the OP is looking for. :thumbup:

~ P.

 

[Ryan Sumner]

Those are interesting and I like the looks a lot, but they are bigger than I want (3-3/8" blades whereas I want something around 2-1/2") not to mention I am not fond of Chinese-made knives. But I could certainly live with a smaller American-made version.

Have you considered either a Case Swayback jack, or gent? It is fairly different from the Kiwi you first asked about, but it is a great small Wharncliffe jackknife. The 'Jack' comes with 2 blades CV or stainless, or the 'Gent' has a single blade only in stainless.
The closed length is about 3 1/4 inches, and the sway in the handle makes it very comfortable for pull cutting.

Shown on the right:

 

[SCWillson]

I do like the swayback and I already own a Northfield #92 Talon Wharncliffe and have a #77 sheepsfoot Barlow awaiting production. The Talon is a great little knife and in fact I am carrying it as I write this. But what I am looking for is my grail knife; one which combines the features I most like in both traditionals and moderns. A hybrid, if you will.

 

[black mamba]

Below is a pic I modified of an available knife from Collectorknives.net (a paid dealer member). It is a Northfield #72 Wharncliffe in cocobolo.

With a dremel tool and a 1" wheel you could do this modification yourself and have something very close to what you want.

 

[davek14]

I do like the swayback and I already own a Northfield #92 Talon Wharncliffe and have a #77 sheepsfoot Barlow awaiting production. The Talon is a great little knife and in fact I am carrying it as I write this. But what I am looking for is my grail knife; one which combines the features I most like in both traditionals and moderns. A hybrid, if you will.

You're gonna have to be a little careful with the hybrid stuff guy. It would probably be best to just focus on traditional knives with choils. I really like the Colt pic that was posted.

Below is a pic I modified of an available knife from Collectorknives.net (a paid dealer member). It is a Northfield #72 Wharncliffe in cocobolo.

With a dremel tool and a 1" wheel you could do this modification yourself and have something very close to what you want.

Now that's nice.

 

[Insipid Moniker]

knives with pocket clips are also "non-traditional" and are verboten in this forum.

If this thread can't stay focused on traditional knives, it will have to be closed.

I apologize. I wasn't sure if that knife would qualify as traditional or not.

 

[knarfeng]

Umm, I'm not trying to be argumentative, but where has anyone posted anything with a pocket clip in this thread? Even my OP distinctly stated I wanted a knife sans clip and no one participating has shown anything with one.

The new Cold Steel Lucky seems like it would count as a nontraditional traditional. Nail nick opening sort-of muskrat pattern slipjoint with screw-together construction and a pocket clip. I really want to pick one up when they come out, but there's a good chance the pocket clip will mysteriously vanish, never to be heard from again.

Grumpy Old Man Moderator knows more than just traditional patterns.

 

[SCWillson]

Oops. Missed that.

 

[Brian.Evans]

Below is a pic I modified of an available knife from Collectorknives.net (a paid dealer member). It is a Northfield #72 Wharncliffe in cocobolo.

With a dremel tool and a 1" wheel you could do this modification yourself and have something very close to what you want.

Why? I know it's the whole point of this thread, but in general, why? What does having a choil accomplish in a knife this size?

 

[SCWillson]

It not only improves control of the blade but acts as a safety feature since the blade cannot close with the forefinger in the choil.

 

[knarfeng]

I've been carrying and using traditional knives for well over 50 years. I have never had a blade close on my finger during use.

 

[SCWillson]

I've been carrying and using traditional knives for well over 50 years. I have never had a blade close on my finger during use.

Neither have I and I've carried knives for over 40 years. For me the point of the finger choil is that it improves the ergonomics substantially. Improved safety is just a nice bonus feature.

 

[onejim]

knives with pocket clips are also "non-traditional" and are verboten in this forum.

If this thread can't stay focused on traditional knives, it will have to be closed.

Does that mean that a case trapper lock with pocket clip is a non-traditional?

 

[Peregrin]

Does that mean that a case trapper lock with pocket clip is a non-traditional?

If it's got a pocket clip it doesn't belong in the Traditional sub-forum.

The Trapper Lock is also a one hand opening knife with a thumb stud, another disqualifier.

Case introduced the knife in 2008 and based it on their trapper pattern, but it's not your Grandpa's trapper.

 

[rma100]

I've been carrying and using traditional knives for well over 50 years. I have never had a blade close on my finger during use.

I also have been carrying and using Traditional Pocket Knives for over 50 years. I had one close on my fingers. ONCE! I was 7 years old. It never happened again.