First Traditional slipjoint aquisitions outside of Case

tongueriver said:
I had to chuckle. I am always amazed at folk who think traditional knives started 20 some odd years ago instead of 120 some odd years ago. You haven't even touched the genre.
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Your a wee bit late ...
The oldest folding knife found (so far) dates to between 600 and 400 BCE. (a bone handle friction folder. Carbon dating the bone gave them the age range.)

The slipjoint was invented in the mid 1500's.

The Barlow pattern was introduced in the late 1600's or early 1700's I believe. (I may be a bit late on when it was introduced.)
General Geo. Washington was known to carry a daddy barlow during his Army days, and after becoming the first President of the USA.

Abe Lincoln had a 6 or 7 blade Congress pattern in his pocket while watching the play 'OUR AMERICAN COUSIN' (a comedy, by the way.) at Ford's Theater, when Mr. Booth put a hole in the back of Abe's head.

I witnessed the second showing of that play in 1988 at a Civil War Reenactment. They stopped/ended the play at the point when Lincoln was shot, just as at the premier showing. (it has never been performed to the end of the script.) The guy portraying Booth was a brave sole (and maybe a bit crazy) for jumping from the balcony after the "BANG!!!!" and Mrs. Lincoln yelling "Ohmygod!!! The President has been shot!" (or words to that effect)

They put on the play instead of having the usual Ball at that event.
 
Jakeywax31 said:
I honestly can see myself only purchasing traditional slipjoints for now on.
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They do work for pretty much every knife task that comes up in every day life. 👍😁

I've never "needed" a "tactical" knife. Maybe if I hadn't been booted out of the Army before basic on medical grounds and gotten the 20 ~ 30 years I wanted, that may be different ... course on the other hand, I mite be long dead now if I had I been able to stay in ... who knows what I missed in that alternate timeline (other than being able to retire at age 49 or 59 with full pension) ... a loving wife, perhaps?
 
When I was in the service I carried a benchmade. After I got out in 2016 I discovered Spyderco knives. Got caught up in the sprint run thing and now own several. I had more pleasure opening these 4 used knives than any other modern knife.

I'm going to have to get used to the no pocketclip thing. May have to order a few slips.
 
Jakeywax31 said:
I'm going to have to get used to the no pocketclip thing. May have to order a few slips.
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Traditional pocket knives belong in the bottom of your right front pocket, along with your keys, change, and Werther’s Original hard candies…

Seriously though, unless you have to wear dress pants or something (risk of slipping out in the car or somewhere), loose in the right front pocket is the way to go. Your typical deployment procedure goes like this:
1. Pull your knife out of your pocket and open it using both hands.
2. Grab whatever you are cutting with your left hand.
3. Cut.
4. Close the knife one-handed by pressing the spine of the blade against the back of your thigh (pinching the back of the knife so your fingers are out of the way, of course), and drop it right back in your pocket.
Habit makes this an easy and reflexive movement.

Excuse me if you knew that already, but it sounded like you were new to traditionals.
 
Haha I’m 99 % sure I owned that single blade Schatt at some point. The wood looks exactly the same grain as the one I had, otherwise it’s a near match!
 
Schrade (USA) is a good brand to investigate if you’re getting interest in traditionals. Old timer 34OT is hard to beat for an easy carrying whittling buddy. Or the 8ot for a larger tasks.
 
Jakeywax31 said:
Older usa production schrades are very cool. I have my eye on a few of them.
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Some are real reasonable priced too. I’m starting to get interested in other brands like Camillus and ulster too. As well as beginning mods of some of them. While I’m not new to traditional knives, I’ve always loved them, this forum is really nurturing the interest and causing me to appreciate them in new ways.
 
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