Big! Is it better??

waynorth

waynorth

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I thought this Case 6231 1/2 was a pretty hefty Jack; sort of the outside limit to how much Jack you could tote around with some comfort, at just under 3 3/4" long.
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It's also a great looking knife, and very nicely made.
But then, look what showed up today!!

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It looks similarly sized in the picture, and is a nice knife also. That wide spear blade is mighty cool!! My first 6299 pattern!

Move over, shrimp!

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At just shy of 4 1/4" long, and weighing in at 40 lbs. or so :eek:
(not really;)),
This behemoth is the elephant that the toenails come from!
(honest:rolleyes:)!

Would you carry a knife like this??
Guaranteed to make the famous "sheeple" faint dead away!!:D
 
Great knives, Charlie.

I occasionally tote a '99 in yellow though admittedly my '31 1/2 is an easier carry. (My '99 (1/2) is a clip.)

Both terrific knives!
 
BTW, Charlie, I just weighed the yellow 99 1/2 and it weighs in at a svelte 3.75 oz. ;)
(I'm sure the bone is a bit more.)
 
Sure thing, if I like the knife enough. One of my favorite knives is a 4.25" Eye Brand Stockman. It's a little on the large side sure, but I hardly notice it when it's in my front pocket lying next to my wallet.

Then again a 4.25" knife is nothing. I have on order with Reese a 5.25" single clip point blade HTT. Something tells me that carrying that beauty around will be a bit more challenging.
 
waynorth said:
Would you carry a knife like this??
Guaranteed to make the famous "sheeple" faint dead away!!:D
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FFFFnA north dog! I used to use a 1600 pound Belgian mare to harrow the garden and skid firewood. :eek: I'm sure my neighbors thought I was nutz and worried that she'd get out of control and stomp their houses into the sod. C'est la vie. ;)

Nice pocketknife Charlie. :thumbup:
 
fewpop said:
FFFFnA north dog! I used to use a 1600 pound Belgian mare to harrow the garden and skid firewood. :eek: I'm sure my neighbors thought I was nutz and worried that she'd get out of control and stomp their houses into the sod. C'est la vie. ;)

Nice pocketknife Charlie. :thumbup:
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Now, that sounds like a nice little horsie, Ford! Carried her around in your pocket didya? (more likely the other way 'round!)

Elliott, I gotta get me a scale for collecting that data! I DID get a microscope for checking for welded blades, and other goblinesque activities!
 
Charlie, friend that I am, I'll be happy to weigh any of 'em for you anytime!:D
 
If you could just weigh in, and give me a little advice on what works well for not too much knife money, that would suffice old friend!;)
 
Oh wow. That's one hefty slipjoint. Makes me wonder how large it is compared to some of those coke bottle folders.
 
Good lookin' knives.

They sound about the right size and weight to me.

"If a little is good, isn't more better?"
 
I'd definetally carry the bigger one, (and be proud to- thats a great one!) I ocationaly carry a 5-1/4" hunter... back pocket it and i don't notice it much. Some tasks are much more pleasant with a handle that fills the hand and grips easy.

until my recent foray into 'peanut is the only one', my average was 4" to 4.5"...

I've never done 3-3/4", not sure how I'd like it...

G.
 
YayILikePie said:
Oh wow. That's one hefty slipjoint. Makes me wonder how large it is compared to some of those coke bottle folders.
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The 99 1/2 is huge if you are used to a peanut, but it is only medium size compared to a coke bottle hunter.

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yablanowitz said:
The 99 1/2 is huge if you are used to a peanut, but it is only medium size compared to a coke bottle hunter.
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Charlie should well know that since I sent him a S&M (lockback) coke bottle hunter last year as a token of gratitude for his kindness. :cool:

Hey Charlie, did you ever make the pouch for that one?
 
Charlie,

Both are classic Jacks with a lot of style and the 99 1/2 is my favorite workhorse of the old days gone by discontinued Case slips. You have to love the powerful springs and half-stops on this stout pattern. They built that pattern to use and to use hard. Great find for you with one in bone in such wonderful condition! :thumbup:

I just traded my very best Yellar one in the swap thread several months back for a brand new T. Bose / Case collaboration Sowbelly in Autumn bone. And the Sowbelly is a nice tough knife too but the 99 1/2's were one of the best their ever was. I sure wish they'd bring that pattern back from the grave.. That would be :cool:.
 
That is a handsome looking Case. I think as always that the discussion of size for a EDC is relative. What is a comfortable and unobtrusive carry for one person, may not be for another.
 
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Sword and Shield said:
Bah! ;) You want heavy for a slipjoint? I'll give you heavy.

Schrade 858OT- 4.8 ounces. Love mine. :)
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S&S, my new Zscherny "Millennium Trapper' weighs in at 5.5 oz!!! :eek::D

Of course, they're all lightweights compared to my Hanson "Sunfish" which tops the scales at a whopping 9 1/8 oz!!! :eek::eek::eek:
(Better not wear gym shorts with that guy. ;))
 
yablanowitz said:
The 99 1/2 is huge if you are used to a peanut, but it is only medium size compared to a coke bottle hunter.

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Okay, now that's kind of freaky. I've always been kind of curious what purposes a large slipjoint could be used for. From what I could gather, slipjoints were mainly used for cutting and slicing, whereas larger, harder tasks would require a fixed blade of some sort.

Either way, that's one pretty coke bottle. Makes me wish I picked up that S&M from the exchange forums sometime back.

Blues said:
Of course, they're all lightweights compared to my Hanson "Sunfish" which tops the scales at a whopping 9 1/8 oz!!! :eek::eek::eek:
(Better not wear gym shorts with that guy. ;))
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Oh wow. Now you've got my attention. Happen to have a picture of that sunfish?
 
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