Cotton Sampler by Old Hickory

[deltaboy]

COTTON SAMPLER

COTTON SAMPLER

COTTON SAMPLER

 

[David Martin]

I've always liked that pattern. I liked the Remington folding the best but of course never found one. Some looked just like this other with a little more point and some
with no point or belly. Just a straight edged blade closer to a sheeps foot. Glad it's still around. Many were used as skinners. DM

 

[USMCPOP]

I recently got two just because I like the shape.

 

[Comeuppance]

I've only seen folding cotton samplers prior to this, and those all had functional points at the end of the blade. It's always seemed like a very purpose-built tool... What are the advantages of such a blade shape over, say, a drop point? Having all that belly right at the end seems like it would be inconvenient more often than it would be useful, but maybe that's just because I have never tried to use one of these before.

 

[abcdef]

Other than sampling cotton? Spreading pb & j - the kind that's hard to cut.

 

[tltt]

The Gerber Flayer was sort of a woodsy version -

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A decent number of guides liked them as big game skinners.

 

[deltaboy]

It is a great knife!