Have you ever seen a lefty slipjoint?

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Specifically I mean a traditional single blade knife with the pull, shield, and/or etch INTENTIONALLY on the pile side.

I went through the great reference materials we have here and couldn't find anything in a vintage catalog. The Google only came up with one sweet custom knife
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I'd love to track down a vintage southpaw slippie, but, does it exist? One of these days I'm going to commission a lefty trad with fossilized cave bear teeth covers but nothing warms my heart, and earns my consumer loyalty, more than something off the shelf made for lefties. For instance, I never would've gotten a .38 special but Charter Arms made the Southpaw .38 revolver and I had to have it. And I love CRK's for the same reason.
 
I did search. But I guess I should've tried some different wordings. Plus I'm on Tapatalk and the forum search function is a bit clunky. That thread helped a bit thanks. That lefty liner lock is pretty cool man. Nice score. But I really wanted to know about slipjoints, particularly vintage with a long pull. Thanks man.
 
Lefty-friendly anything is a pretty new concept. It used to be the schoolteachers would beat you with a ruler until you learned to do things righty. You won't find much in the way of vintage left-handed anything out there, knives or otherwise.
 
Arthur Wright & Son do them.

But, I'm all for the old-fashioned approach sometimes.

philllll said:
It used to be the schoolteachers would beat you with a ruler until you learned to do things righty.
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esnyx said:
LOL, sometimes it takes a good rapping on the knuckles to get things "right".

(bad pun intended)
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It worked for my grandad, he ended up ambidextrous, with a surprise strong left. And he never neglected the 'search' function! :D :thumbup:
 
This is an old single blade lefty folder.

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Why are you beating that search function stuff into the dirt? There is no thread that answers the question I asked, I did search before posting and I went through the old catalogs. Also, if a liner lock is a slip joint then every folding knife is a slip joint after the lock is disengaged. Every usage of the term "slipjoint" I've ever seen over the years has been in reference to a non-locking pocket knife, with the sole exception of course being when you're trying to use your deep knowledge of jargon to make someone else look stupid and yourself feel superior.
 
Sorry Cassander. Sorry folks. Gary and I suggested that this thread be started.

Since the other thread has been revived, I am going to re-close this one.
 
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