fathers day... C. Platts

IVANKERLEY

IVANKERLEY

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we took my dad out to eat for fathers day and he slides across a metal tin, containing a purty 2005 C. Platts (case family)Trapper!!!:eek: It's a purty thing but in all honestly i never got the trapper, particularly the long spey, dont get me wrong i cherish any gift i get but this is the third trapper he's got for me over the years... me thinks my old man is a closet trapper fan rather than the yeller peanut he carries, ya think he trying to send me a message?:D Do i need to understand the trapper, i mean he's become a heck of a trapper pusher!
anyways i'm not complaining too much (and its light hearted) as i dont really buy them for myself anymore
anyway heres the picts of it along with the knife i carried yesterday for fathers day, was my grandads Camillus #26 Hunter that i received when i was 12 or 13, still have it 27 years later! and the knife to have if you want your full size trapper look like a pipsqueak
hope ya all had a great day!
gene
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That is a beautiful Trapper. It does sound like your Dad might be a secret fan of the pattern. I can understand why as it is an attractive pattern as well as a very dependable working man's knife. Obviously I am a fan.;)
Jim
 
if the spey were half the length it be perfect:cool: like an over size trapper jack or somethin
thanks Guys
gene
 
Nice knife. I agree on the Spey blade. In fact I would prefer them with just a single clip point (which is what I carry :))
 
That is one good looking knife. I'm a trapper fan and your dad knows a good one when he sees it.
 
Don't obsess over the point on the spey blade. It's just a long blade with a straight edge. Dern handy for rough jobs.

-- Mark
 
Maybe your Dad's passing the trappers on to someone he thinks will appreciate them more than he will, being a peanut fan and all...
 
WA Martin said:
Maybe your Dad's passing the trappers on to someone he thinks will appreciate them more than he will, being a peanut fan and all...
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perhaps, or could be the size too, trappers a big knife and he knows the smallest i carry and use is a medium stockman, go big or go home:D
he definitely has a good eye for them as he's picking purty ones:D
for christmas i may return the favor with a smaller trapper for him, last year i got him a barlow
gene
 
Hi Guys.
I just bought the very same C. Platt's trapper as the OP.
It is my kind of knife, but my first Case, & I have a question.
The tang of the spey is marked "SS", which I assume means stainless steel. What kind of steel is this?
I had thought the CV steel people talk about was stainless, because of the chrome, but the included note from Case infers that CV is not stainless.

I like the trapper with 2 blades. I keep the spey for food prep, & the clip for everything else. The bone on tthis one is the most attractive I have seen, & it goes well with the brass pins.
 
Case is the most collected BRAND in the world. The Trapper is the most collected PATTERN in the world.
 
mtangent said:
Hi Guys.
I just bought the very same C. Platt's trapper as the OP.
It is my kind of knife, but my first Case, & I have a question.
The tang of the spey is marked "SS", which I assume means stainless steel. What kind of steel is this?
I had thought the CV steel people talk about was stainless, because of the chrome, but the included note from Case infers that CV is not stainless.

I like the trapper with 2 blades. I keep the spey for food prep, & the clip for everything else. The bone on tthis one is the most attractive I have seen, & it goes well with the brass pins.
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Case SS is something they call Tru-sharp, which is a essentially 420HC.
 
I think that your father is a wise man. He is trying to let you discover the joys of carrying a trapper. I love them. The clip gets the most use but the spey is kept scalpel sharp for any emergency surgeries that are needed. I often get splinters and things like that and need to do some fine cutting on my skin. The spey blade is perfect for the job. Of course I hope to never need it for the surgery for which it is designed.:eek:
 
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