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ElCuchillo

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Hey guys. Went to Bass Pro Shop today lookin to get either a CV Peanut or a Buck 303 Cadet, and ended up coming home with CV Trapper. It's a 3207 Trapper, which I guess makes it a mini-trapper. I was never much of a fan of the Trapper pattern, but once I held it and looked at it, I was hooked. It just felt so good in my hand. It's as slim as my Wenger Standard Issue, so it's really comfortable in my pocket, and looked like a workhorse. Something about the Trapper pattern that says "Traditional". After my experience with the CV soddie, I didn't really want another, but they didn't have any mini-trappers in any other handle material. All were either tini or full sized Trappers. I asked the guy about the rust issue, and he said the chrome vanadium layer helps keep the rust away, so I'm not sure if I'm going to put a patina on it or let it get dark on it's own. Either way, I have a new knife, and for a few weeks at least, a new EDC. We'll see how this relationship works out.
 
Careful there! You've probably noticed me raving about that mini-trapper I got off ebay thinking it was a full size. Once I started carrying it, the darn thing took over as my EDC.
 
I like both the mini and full size trapper,you really get alot of blade in a small handle with the mini!Plus the trapper patern seem to fit the hand like a glove.
Enjoy your new knife!
 
Thanks guys. I was just trying to decide between the mini and the full size. Now I might have to get both. ;)

-- Sam
 
Been EDCing a full size Trapper for a few weeks now and love it. I've used it in the kitchen and at work. I use the spey blade and keep the clip blade razor sharp for emergencies.

I've got a Case Trapper in 6.5 bonestag True-sharp

A Case yellow handle Trapper in CV

and a Boker 'King Cutter' Trapper with carbon blades.
 
Congrats, ElCuchillo! Got a Mini-Trapper myself as my first slippie.

Seems to bridge the gap between the Peanut and Stockman that I will inevitably get...

Now, keep you new knife and fingers away from those pesky gators, for pete's sake.
 
jacknife said:
I use the spey blade and keep the clip blade razor sharp for emergencies.
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Funny you should mention that, jackknife. After years and years of looking down on trappers, I picked up a carbon steel Boker trapper last year. I've recently been carrying it and really really enjoying using it. I found myself using the two blades exactly as you describe.
 
mnblade,jacknife I use my cv trapper the same way keep the clip sharp and use the spey blade.

Funny though on a stockman I use the clip and sheeps foot more and save the spey.
 
I started off using the clip blade, but then noticed when closed the clip had a lower profile in the grip and that made it more comfortable to hold.
 
Darn it, now I can't get the wobble out of THIS knife!!! I tried the tapping method, and it tightens up, but so do the blades, and when I work the blades a little, the wobble returns. Man, I can't win.
 
ElCuchillo, stick a very thin, like a razor blade in between the knife blades as a spacer, then do your tapping on the bolster to tighten. Pull out the spacer and you should be good to go.
 
Ok, I got the wobble out of my Trapper. I had to use a bigger, heavier hammer. I was getting frustrated and fed up with the fact that I couldn't stop the blades from wobbling. I tapped and tapped, and the blades got harder to open and close, but the wobble went nowhere. Well, today I used a bigger hammer, and applied a bit more force, and the wobbl;e disappeared. The blades started snapping open and shut as well. Very strange. Whatever, now I can give this knife an honest shot as an edc. Let's see how it works out.
 
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