History of a Pattern?

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Has anyone on this site ever ran a series on the history of a pattern? I thik it would be an interesting read to learn about all the different patterns, who created them and why. I'm sure many were created as a way to market new knives and had minor changes, such as, changing a spay to some other blade. Other patterns surely were developed out of a need related to a job or everyday task.

It would be interesting to know who created the patterns and how long it took other companies to follow with their own versions. I wondering too, if there was a John Browning of knife design.
 
There has been several different threads in this forum and in Bernard Levine's forum here at BF seeking certain particular pattern types and the history of that traditional slipjoint. However, they are pattern specific. To discuss all traditional patterns in one thread may be a tough nut to crack and might get just a little bit convoluted I'm afraid..

Did you have a specific pattern in mind?.

And which John Browning(pix please?) are you referring to?


Anthony
 
I don't know that I feel strongly about learning the history of one pattern before the next. I just see a pattern I like and then start learning more about it. Today I spent some time learning more about the trapper and Barlow, don't ask me why because I don't have a clue. It was just something to do.

I don't have a picture of him to post but I was thinking of Moses...John Moses Browning. He clearly was way ahead of his time when it came to some of his designs. I just wondered if there was a knife designer that was as creative and responsible for many of our patterns or if it was pretty much one person per pattern. I would think someone working for a knife company might create many useful designs.
 
Don't forget Remington...and a few others. :)

I'm up on Mr Browning. I just wondered if there was designer of knives as good as he was with firearms.
 
I suggest getting a subscription to Knife World. Sometimes they put out an article devoted to a particular pattern. Some can be very informative.
 
Jesse D.L said:
Good idea, I'd kill to know the history behind harness jacks.
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Although I don't accumulate them much anymore and only have a few left that I use, HJ's are still one of my very favorite patterns. Waynorth is our resident expert here and the following are a few older links I dug up that I believe could be of interest to you, and perhaps others regarding the Harness Jack patten's rich history..

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=396390&highlight=harness+jack

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=410022&highlight=harness+jack


Anthony
 
sunnyd said:
Although I don't accumulate them much anymore and only have a few left that I use, HJ's are still one of my very favorite patterns. Waynorth is our resident expert here and the following are a few older links I dug up that I believe could be of interest to you, and perhaps others regarding the Harness Jack patten's rich history..

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=396390&highlight=harness+jack

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=410022&highlight=harness+jack


Anthony
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That's great! thanks a lot :D
 
Try to get a copy of Bernard Levine's "Guide to Knives and ----" 4th Edition.
Bernard gives authorative history of all folder patterns as well as the history of many influential past knifemakers.
this book is out of print and can be hard to find, but copies do come up on ebay and amazon on occasion. expect to pay $75-$100. if you are interested in learning about knives it is easily worth every penny.
roland
 
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