How many big old lock back fans we got around here?

Whooo! That stag is gorgeous! Who did the work for you? I'm noticing that the stag on my Boker is mellowing out nicely through pocket wear.

Sextant, I like the look of that Puma. A real classic. Lovely knives all around!
 
Thank you . I have read bladeforums for about 2 years and finally joined lots of great info and even better knives.:)
 
Here is a lockback I just finished building. I acquired some 5 inch Schrade 7OT blades, springs, and spacers from the factory closing. I cut the liner out of brass, using a broken Schrade Cave Bear as a template for the proper hole placement. I scavenged the top bolster from the Cave Bear scales and cut them down with a Dremel cutoff wheel, and then soldered them to the liners, and then ground them to fit and shaped them. I then added some osage orange scales. It is much lighter in weight than the classic Shrade Cave Bear, and a bit slimmer too.

I really like this knife, and the Schrade+ blade takes a wicked edge.

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It ain't big (3" closed, 2-3/16" blade), but it is old, 1984 455 Puma Rambler.

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I put this together from a pile of parts that I bought off of eBay. The parts were (and most still are) a royal mess, but with some love and elbow grease I did end up with a solid and lovely old lockback. This is one of Ka-Bars that was made in Cleveland, Ohio after Cole purchased them. I am guessing, from what I have gathered, that this was made in the late 1960's to mid-1970's, based on the tang stamp.

The mark side scale (showing) had a big gaping crack in it that ran the length of knife, through the rocker pin (you can see it in this picture). I epoxied it together and then use some CA glue to fill in the crack, and then lots of sanding and polishing. You can still see it, but it is stable. I debated replacing the wood, but the old rosewood looked very nice otherwise, so I think of the crack as character :)

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I am not sure what kind of stainless steel was used on these, but it takes a wicked sharp edge that will shave hair off of my arm.
 
dma1965 said:
I put this together from a pile of parts that I bought off of eBay. The parts were (and most still are) a royal mess, but with some love and elbow grease I did end up with a solid and lovely old lockback. This is one of Ka-Bars that was made in Cleveland, Ohio after Cole purchased them. I am guessing, from what I have gathered, that this was made in the late 1960's to mid-1970's, based on the tang stamp.

The mark side scale (showing) had a big gaping crack in it that ran the length of knife, through the rocker pin (you can see it in this picture). I epoxied it together and then use some CA glue to fill in the crack, and then lots of sanding and polishing. You can still see it, but it is stable. I debated replacing the wood, but the old rosewood looked very nice otherwise, so I think of the crack as character :)

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I am not sure what kind of stainless steel was used on these, but it takes a wicked sharp edge that will shave hair off of my arm.
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I've got one of those too and it does sharpen up nice and holds an edge well, my only complaint about it is that it is hard for me to close. I also have some of those Gerber FSII and FSIII.

Ed J
 
TLARbb said:
I've got one of those too and it does sharpen up nice and holds an edge well, my only complaint about it is that it is hard for me to close. I also have some of those Gerber FSII and FSIII.

Ed J
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If you mean the catch is too hard to disengage, I agree. I noticed that when I was putting it together. I ground a little off of the inside of the spring where it engages the spacer in the back so it would travel a bit further when compressed, and it now closes with ease.

I was able to get a really nice fit and final finish on this knife, which really tells me that the main difference between good and great knives, all other factors being equal regarding materials, is the attention to detail on fit and finish.
 
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