Case Sod Buster w/ lock?

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billym

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A buddy of mine brought an old sod buster in to work for me to check out.
It is a full size SS in black.
It also has a liner lock is that usual?
Bill
 
Interesting!

I have a beater Rough Rider sodbuster style knife, not at all bad in quality with jigged bone scales and stainless blade, about 4.25" closed and this has a brass liner lock. Don't know genuine sodbusters have them though.The knife gets raw treatment but doesn't seem to mind!
 
I have more than a few sodbusters and I've never seen one with any type of lock. could you try and get a few pics of this one next time you see it?
 
I saw one like that at Plaza Cutlery. I think it had been in the store room for a number of years. I ended up getting a full size black one in CV (no lock)that had also been in storage for a number of years. That was a few years ago, doubt they still have 'em. Might be worth emailing them, the owner was a Case dealer for a number of years.

Frank
 
I remember Case Sodbusters with locks. It was a long time ago, 60's maybe, and I just thought they all had them.
 
billym said:
A buddy of mine brought an old sod buster in to work for me to check out.
It is a full size SS in black.
It also has a liner lock is that usual?
Bill
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2138LSS.....liner lock full size Sodbuster, only made in stainless steel. Introduced by Case in 1970, discontinued in the early 80's probably by 1983.
 
morrowj_98 said:
I have more than a few sodbusters and I've never seen one with any type of lock. could you try and get a few pics of this one next time you see it?
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Eye Brand makes a lockback sodbuster in carbon steel. It's on my list to get :)
 
This is a large (5" closed) Herder lockback from the late 1960's.

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"Sodbuster" is Case's name, but the pattern is a traditional European one, predating the name by several centuries, or so I have read. Most are smaller and don't lock.
 
iSaur said:
This is a large (5" closed) Herder lockback from the late 1960's.

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Herder2.jpg


"Sodbuster" is Case's name, but the pattern is a traditional European one, predating the name by several centuries, or so I have read. Most are smaller and don't lock.
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These Herders were great knives (I have a Ace of Spades slipjoint from Herder, same model as on your picture).
These 'sodbusters' were the type of knives I have seen the most around here (and spearpoints as SAK's have).
Slipjoint sodbusters : http://loewenmesser.de/Download/Katalog-Loewenmesser.pdf
Slipjoints and lockback sodbusters : http://www.otter-messer.de/index.php/cat/c8_mit-Holzschalen.html/page/3.
 
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