Favorite traditional pattern

[hollywoodhefner]

What's your favorite traditional pattern? Im a sucker for 15s.

 

[euroken]

Hands down barlows...single or double...clip or spear

 

[jmgruber]

What's your favorite traditional pattern? Im a sucker for 15s.

Are you referring specifically to GEC patterns or traditional knives in general?

 

[cheesemaster]

whittlers

 

[jackknife]

Stockman, hands down. Having three different blades in one small package is too good to pass up. And as I got 'older' and needed less knife, they make small stockman that work as a coin pocket knife.

Second place would be a small SAK.

 

[Coyja]

I've got some patterns that are sentimental for reasons not about the pattern, but when it really comes down to it, the 72 wins out for the most all around useful pocket knife for me.

 

[jlomein]

Hands down barlows...single or double...clip or spear

I still find Barlows to be my favourite aesthetic pattern, and it was the first pattern to draw my interest to traditionals. One year into collecting, I now spend more time carrying longer and slimmer single blade models, such as this Boker Stockman single blade, or GEC 12 Toothpick.

 

[afishhunter]

I'd have to say the large stockman, paired with a 4 blade scout/camp knife, since that is what I carry the most, and the longest.
I do switch up with different patterns once in a while, but those two always find their way back into my pocket

 

[mbkr]

Tough one. I really like two blade jacks in various sizes, but if push come to shove, I'd say a medium stockman a' la the Case 18 or GEC 29.

 

[JohnDF]

Tough one for sure...
But if I had to narrow it down to one, I think I'd have to pick the Serpentine Gunstock (like the GEC #76).
I like it in both Jack and Stockman varieties. I wish GEC would do a #76 Reverse Stockman, that would be sweet!!!

My current #76 Serpentine Gunstock...

 

[Jsega51]

Fixed blades, mostly hunters in the 8”-10” range.

 

[Jon0385]

I would have to go with GEC 15’s. I like the size and the variety that is available with them. Knives like the lionsteel Dom, roundhead, etc are of similar size too and I like them a lot.

 

[jwb01]

Stockman in the 3.75" to 4.25" range. Traditional setup with a Clip, Sheepfoot, and Spey.

 

[jmgruber]

It’s interesting to me that for some, GECs numbering system has come to define traditional patterns.

 

[JohnDF]

It’s interesting to me that for some, GECs numbering system has come to define traditional patterns.

I just think it's just easier to use a pattern number that people are familiar with.
Besides GEC, I see a lot of Case, Buck and Schrade pattern numbers being used a lot on the forums too.

 

[Jon0385]

It’s interesting to me that for some, GECs numbering system has come to define traditional patterns.

I am definitely guilty of that to a point

 

[Murphjd25]

Since I decided to only keep ONE traditional around in my collection, it would have to be hands down the Cattle Knife. Do anything you need, perfect size, yada yada.

 

[SVTFreak]

Stockman in the 3.75" to 4.25" range. Traditional setup with a Clip, Sheepfoot, and Spey.

My second favorite and what I have most of. I like the 3.5-3.75” range. Sorry no family pics of them atm.

It’s interesting to me that for some, GECs numbering system has come to define traditional patterns.

I noticed that also....

My current love is wharncliff trappers. This is my custom and stainless part of the family. I also have 2 GEC 48’s. An ebony and an ivory acrylic both wharncliff trappers. I’m not too mobile to get to those to add to photos atm. Sorry.

 

[joeradza]

Sowbelly.

 

[Getting older]

Currently a 6318 stockman is in my pocket,next to a 220 jack.The stockman has been my fav for years but a alox electrician and a vice executive are very handy