Folding hunters

[Bjohn044]

Perfect timing for this thread. This just showed up yesterday!

 

[jfk1110]

This hunter just arrived as well.....Needs a lil TLC though....... Beast of a knife though....

 

[Old Hunter]

From Camillus, three different folding hunter patterns. OH

 

[Old Hunter]

Three Case patterns, a friction folder and two lock-backs. OH

 

[Old Hunter]

Case Changer and Case Shark Tooth. OH

 

[Old Hunter]

Couple of Craftsman folding hunters sporting stainless ACA edge blades. OH

 

[Old Hunter]

The GEC 97 frame is a modern issue of the older folding hunters that pre-dated the lock-backs and large friction folder styles shown in the above posts. OH

 

[Old Hunter]

Couple of Schrade USA built Uncle Henry’s. I’m thinking that behind Buck Knife, Schrade USA was the second most prolific manufacturer of folding hunter style knives. OH

 

[kyhunt]

I found this thread.
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/slipjoint-folding-hunter-s.1716302/

Are my eyes lying to me? Is that a Western 062 I see?

Here's mine. A "D" date code 062. Your bolsters and shield are a tad prettier. One of the former owners engraved our name on mine, long before I got it.
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(I added the Western long after the referenced thread was created.)

Thank you. I’m not sure why it didn’t show up for me when I did a search,

Yes it’s a Western. I picked it up for $10 a few years ago. It was another one a guy I know found cleaning out a garage. When I took the photos yesterday I did notice one of the scales starting to separate from the frame so I’ll probably need to glue that soon. Mine is sheath less.

 

[Old Hunter]

Couple more Schrade products (their variety seems endless). OH

 

[kyhunt]

Couple of Schrade USA built Uncle Henry’s. I’m thinking that behind Buck Knife, Schrade USA was the second most prolific manufacturer of folding hunter style knives. OH

I had a Schrade Big Bear I bought when I was about 18. I kept it down in my workshop once we moved here. I honestly haven’t seen it in several years. Not sure what happened to it.

 

[Old Hunter]

I had a Schrade Big Bear I bought when I was about 18. I kept it down in my workshop once we moved here. I honestly haven’t seen it in several years. Not sure what happened to it.

Situations like that have sent me on digging expeditions lasting days! I sure hope you find it. OH

 

[Old Hunter]

One I keep my eye peeled for, an Imperial from their Double Eagle line - the 4815 BIG HORN (which was issued under their premium Frontier brand). I believe the Craftsman ACA lock-back shown above was this knife built for a Sears Craftsman contract. OH

 

[kyhunt]

Situations like that have sent me on digging expeditions lasting days! I sure hope you find it. OH

Thank you. I’ll have to start looking. I honestly forgot about it.

 

[afishhunter]

Thank you. I’m not sure why it didn’t show up for me when I did a search,

Yes it’s a Western. I picked it up for $10 a few years ago. It was another one a guy I know found cleaning out a garage. When I took the photos yesterday I did notice one of the scales starting to separate from the frame so I’ll probably need to glue that soon. Mine is sheath less.

You legally stole it.

I got mine for about half the going rate for a Western 062 because of the "Steve" engraved on the bolster and shield.
(I consider that engraving a double bonus; made it affordable (to me) and it's not someone else's name, like "Clyde".)
Aside from the 5.5 days I carried a 4 pin 78 to 84 Old Timer 7OT (with a Schrade's marvelous 1095 blade), the Western has been on my belt.

Good luck finding an OEM sheath.
Even a generic flapped sheath will be tough to find. Most only go "up to" 5 inches ... A bit short for a 5.125 ~5.25 inch knife.
I don't have one, so I don't know if a open top slant/crossdraw 110/6/7OT or UH LB7/8 lockback will fit.

 

[kyhunt]

You legally stole it.

I got mine for about half the going rate for a Western 062 because of the "Steve" engraved on the bolster and shield.
(I consider that engraving a double bonus; made it affordable (to me) and it's not someone else's name, like "Clyde".)
Aside from the 5.5 days I carried a 4 pin 78 to 84 Old Timer 7OT (with a Schrade's marvelous 1095 blade), the Western has been on my belt.

Good luck finding an OEM sheath.
Even a generic flapped sheath will be tough to find. Most only go "up to" 5 inches ... A bit short for a 5.125 ~5.25 inch knife.
I don't have one, so I don't know if a open top slant/crossdraw 110/6/7OT or UH LB7/8 lockback will fit.

It pretty much sits on display for now.

 

[smith357]

 

[Old Hunter]

How do you even approach Buck Knives on a thread like this? Going to start with the easy one, a Buck 317, made on contract by Camillus - the only friction type folding hunter with the Buck name that I can think of. Mine is the plain and standard version, their were variations but all were 317's. OH

 

[Old Hunter]

Buck defined the lock-back Folding Hunter genre with the introduction in 1964 of their famous Buck 110 Folding Hunter - a frame style so famous that it spawned many copies, some of terrific quality, some of terrible quality - but all referred to by many folks as a "Buck Knife". A selection of mine built from 1968 to 1988. OH

 

[RickHuf]

hey folks does anyone know when case stopped making their awesome folding hunter lockbacks?

There was one (new) still for sale in a display about 20 min north of me that I may have to go see if it's still there. It's been eating at me ever since I had seen it. Months ago now maybe longer. It has to be years old at this point. Right?

Anyways....

Here is a Queen made Robeson (mountain man?)