canoe pattern.

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bkzk100

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I have Case,Colt, and Rough Rider canoe patterned knives.I'm looking for one last be all end all canoe pattern to end my sickness. I'm 51 years old and fell in love with the pattern. I'm looking for THE ONE to last me the rest of my life. please,if you can,post pictures. Thanks people.
 
Böker Solingen #200 Canoe?

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The Buck wood model, #389. Yep, made in China, but the blades are thick and the action very smooth.

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Here is a SFO from Queen a few years back!
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Another Queen...with a Schatt & Morgan stamp.

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Dave
 
Fair warning on the Queens in D2. The main blade is nice and thick at the spine, and at the edge. Unless you are used to reprofiling supersteels, you may find that a royal pain. Also, the Queen is quite stout and therefore heavy in the pocket. Just depends on what you like/want.
 
My favorite is a 1987 four blade by Frank Buster Celebrated Fight'n Rooster in beautiful green pick bone.
Good luck finding another one, as it's the only one I've ever come across.

The build is of the highest quality, with domed pins, perfect pulls and snap, and the shield has two pins through it.
The thin 1095 blades take a wicked edge. 3.68" closed length.

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These are one of my favorite patterns, and Queen makes the best canoe knife IMO. This particular one is the northwoods version, with stag handles and of course d2. I also have the carved bone queen version, which is identical except for the handles.

I love this knife because the d2 takes a nice edge and holds it great, and the blades are both a nice size. Too many canoes have a baby secondary blade, but not so with the queen version.
The pull on both blades is a nice smooth 5, and the fit and finish is very nice on my examples. It is on the heavier side in terms of carry mass, but with terrific thick blade stock and solid construction it is to be expected.
 
Railsplitter said:
I like my Queen Canoe but I don't have a picture of it.
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That's OK. I have a picture of mine. I like it. It is a single spring design. While not in the current production lineup, it has been produced very recently and many dealers still have stock.
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the Queen model is great, and you can see quite a variety of styles on the secondary market - amber stag bone, stag, maple, brands: schatt and morgan; northwoods; queen city; queen. I would go with one with D2 steel (other possibilities are 1095 and 420HC).
 
Check out the GEC version of the Canoe pattern ... the #16. Slightly shorter and thinner than the "standard" canoe and the secondary blade is positioned such that you can pinch open the main blade. It is a single spring design. If it had a coping blade instead of a pen secondary it would have become my grail. The CASE versions I own have two springs and are a bit angular compared to the typical canoe. By far the nicest canoe (F&F, covers) I've owned was a stag Northwoods like the one in post. It's the only trad folder I ever thought was too "pretty" to carry. There are still GEC #16s available to purchase from various approved BF vendors.

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This is too cool! I have a soft spot for Frank's work. I know some folks don't care for blade etches, but these are SO well done!
black mamba said:
My favorite is a 1987 four blade by Frank Buster Celebrated Fight'n Rooster in beautiful green pick bone.
Good luck finding another one, as it's the only one I've ever come across.

The build is of the highest quality, with domed pins, perfect pulls and snap, and the shield has two pins through it.
The thin 1095 blades take a wicked edge. 3.68" closed length.

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Man, how could I have forgotten the Cannitler. One of my all time favorites. They were made in lots of different handle materials and although the pattern is discontinued, some of them can still be found with a little persistence.

Here's mine in Green Stag Bone. A real pleasure to carry and use.
 
We share the same age and a like for the same pattern although 52 is in just weeks! These are a little harder to find. A chestnut bone CV Case and a Remington stag...
 
I'll second the Buck 389, and nominate the Colt with TI coated carbon steel blades for the VP slot in the sub $30 category.
 
Maybe all Canoes have this feature, but my Boker might the easiest 'pinch' opening knife I've come across. If that might ever become important down the road. Sorry no pics, but similar to Old Hunters photo.
 
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