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Boker mini stockman 440C
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I have one that was tossed in as part of a complex trade. I was going to trade it off again or put it in a raffle of a club I belong to but liked it well enough to hang onto it.
It is a dandy of a knife. While of course your mileage may vary, this one has near perfect fit, finish, and walk/talk. It truly reminds me of 1970s and earlier CASE knives. I like the 440C, too. Hard enough to hold a keen edge and is a snap to sharpen. This one came sharp and only needed minor rebeveling to make me happy.
Pretty spiffy little knife.
Robert
It is a dandy of a knife. While of course your mileage may vary, this one has near perfect fit, finish, and walk/talk. It truly reminds me of 1970s and earlier CASE knives. I like the 440C, too. Hard enough to hold a keen edge and is a snap to sharpen. This one came sharp and only needed minor rebeveling to make me happy.
Pretty spiffy little knife.
Robert
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I don't actually. My camera is at home and I am off on a job site. But... there is an easy way to see it if you want some comparison pics. Check this out:
http://goo.gl/X9GXJ9
The first 10 or 12 three blade knives with a Federal shield are the mini stockmans. I have seen this knife with white scales and it looks like a real gentleman's folder, and is actually a pretty knife. Liked the red in person, didn't think I would.
In my trade, mine came in black. Make no mistake, this is NOT a working man's knife unless it is relegated to smaller tasks. It will sharpen a pencil, cut an orange, open mail, dig out a splinter, open blister packs, etc., but I wouldn't match it up with much more. It isn't much larger than a peanut and I would put the size of the jobs it will do as only slightly larger than the nut. However, it does slice much better than any of my peanuts though as the blades are quite thin and flat.
Like I said, a spiffy little knife.
Robert
http://goo.gl/X9GXJ9
The first 10 or 12 three blade knives with a Federal shield are the mini stockmans. I have seen this knife with white scales and it looks like a real gentleman's folder, and is actually a pretty knife. Liked the red in person, didn't think I would.
In my trade, mine came in black. Make no mistake, this is NOT a working man's knife unless it is relegated to smaller tasks. It will sharpen a pencil, cut an orange, open mail, dig out a splinter, open blister packs, etc., but I wouldn't match it up with much more. It isn't much larger than a peanut and I would put the size of the jobs it will do as only slightly larger than the nut. However, it does slice much better than any of my peanuts though as the blades are quite thin and flat.
Like I said, a spiffy little knife.
Robert
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Got home and couldn't resist pulling it out to look at it. Here is is next to a CASE peanut in hand:
Side by side:
This second photo you can see the hollow grind on the main (clip) blade. Both sheepsfoot and spey are much thinner and even have a smaller backspring than the main blade. I think it is interesting that the sheepsfoot is kind of oversize for this model. It makes it all the more useful.
Robert
Side by side:
This second photo you can see the hollow grind on the main (clip) blade. Both sheepsfoot and spey are much thinner and even have a smaller backspring than the main blade. I think it is interesting that the sheepsfoot is kind of oversize for this model. It makes it all the more useful.
Robert