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Anyone here like Trappers?
- Thread starter JatMat
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Here are a couple of mine. I apologise for the poor photos, I'll try to do better next time. The first is a Hen and Rooster mini. Don't know how to date it, but it's marked Bertram Cutlery, and is very well finished. Brass liners, though, so I'm pretty sure it's not one of A.G. Russell's beauties. The other is just a workin' Case, nothing special
I actually posted them as a bit of a joke, since they look completely lame in comparison to the many beautiful knives being shown here.
FYI, the upper model with the saw is a 97OT, the BuzzSaw Trapper. The lower knife was made in Schrade's final days and is a mixture of Old Timer blades and Uncle Henry plasti-stag handles.
Best Wishes,
-Bob
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I've posted this before but this is a "gent's" knife by Reese Bose, which just means a small trapper, I think:
@puukkoman
Unfortunately Mr. Kneissler doesn`t have a website (don`t think he has a PC at all
) and only makes them as a kind of "customer service". He runs a little household-ware store and sometimes sells on some smaller markets and local fairs.
I did organize a little group buy some time ago (at BritishBlades) and the guys were very pleased with their knives.
Mr. Kneissler will start making some of these knives in February again, he told me.
For sending to USA there are at least 2 problems that makes the knives loosing their "bargain status" .
1st point is the high value of the European versus US $ .
(knife with carbonsteel or ss blade and cowhorn scales is 25.- Euro, only.)
2nd point is the postage that depends on the weight, of course. (8.60 Euro uninsured, up to 2 kg and 17.- Euro insured.) A single knife incl. envelope is just below 100g and is 4.- Euro uninsured, 6.-Euro insured.
There might be a 3rd problem --- US customs!?
All that in mind and the fact they are really rough made (but well worth the money for my needs
), it might not be worth to order one of these? 
Regards,
Wolfgang
Unfortunately Mr. Kneissler doesn`t have a website (don`t think he has a PC at all
) and only makes them as a kind of "customer service". He runs a little household-ware store and sometimes sells on some smaller markets and local fairs.I did organize a little group buy some time ago (at BritishBlades) and the guys were very pleased with their knives.
Mr. Kneissler will start making some of these knives in February again, he told me.
For sending to USA there are at least 2 problems that makes the knives loosing their "bargain status"
.1st point is the high value of the European versus US $ .
(knife with carbonsteel or ss blade and cowhorn scales is 25.- Euro, only.)2nd point is the postage that depends on the weight, of course. (8.60 Euro uninsured, up to 2 kg and 17.- Euro insured.) A single knife incl. envelope is just below 100g and is 4.- Euro uninsured, 6.-Euro insured.
There might be a 3rd problem --- US customs!?
All that in mind and the fact they are really rough made (but well worth the money for my needs
), it might not be worth to order one of these? Regards,
Wolfgang
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neeman,
Levine's Guide to Knives says, "A "Trapper" is a jack knife with two specific full length blades. The master blade is clip-point with a very long clip. The second blade is a long spey."
A. G. Russell's glossary says, "A two bladed knife, most commonly with both blades at the same end, the blades often a drop point and a long spey blade."
I think in the real world there is some wiggle room as far as these strict definitions go and that is OK with me.
Levine's Guide to Knives says, "A "Trapper" is a jack knife with two specific full length blades. The master blade is clip-point with a very long clip. The second blade is a long spey."
A. G. Russell's glossary says, "A two bladed knife, most commonly with both blades at the same end, the blades often a drop point and a long spey blade."
I think in the real world there is some wiggle room as far as these strict definitions go and that is OK with me.
