I got me a Case Stockman

pafka

pafka

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Hello everybody,

recently I felt the need for a nice traditional folder. I am mostly interested in "tactical" locking folders, and I'm not into slippies largely because I don't like stag and bone for handles. But this rosewood stockman caught my eye and I went for it. Got it for 68$ shipped from USA to Czech Rep. - it's from evilbay and maybe the price was a bit more than what it goes for elsewhere.

The knife itself is pretty nice, I like the finish on blades, bolsters and springs. Those rosewood scales look somewhat artificial, but they sure are nice to touch and I'm glad i chose this handle. Overall the knife feels just right and I definitely like it :thumbup: I thought I might use this one for a small knife giveaway I'm planning, but now that I have it in my hand I'm suddenly not so sure ;) We'll see.









Here you see my only other slippie (not counting SAKs), that I have as long as I can remember. I sure didn't treat it well :( I was a kid not caring for knives... Then I lost it for I don't know how long... This picture is somewhat oversharpened, sorry.



I should say that the knife came pretty sharp! The edge is a bit toothy though and a little uneven here and there.

Thanks for reading and pardon my poor english,
take care

Pavel
 
Thanks. I like the look of that large stockman better than the medium, but I fear the blade might be a tad too long for legal carry here.
 
JOAT said:
Thanks. I like the look of that large stockman better than the medium, but I fear the blade might be a tad too long for legal carry here.
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Yeah, it probably is. The legal limit for you is 3 inch blade right? Well the cutting edge itself is just under 3" long, but the whole blade (tip to handle) is well over 3", so a no-go I'm afraid.
 
Pavel,

Your English is better than most of the folks here in the US!.:thumbup:

As far as the knife goes, as you will soon find out, its real difficult to beat a large stockman pattern. And you have quite a very unique stockman there.:cool:

Many Blessings,

Anthony
 
Pavel, it looks like you got a 2007 model of that knife...if you're interested in Case's numbering system.
 
Nice knife and photos.

Your pics are very well done. Almost too good. That Sheepsfoot looks like a meat cleaver :p.
 
That rosewood is really sweet and the so are the photographs. Don't worry about your english, I think you speak our language very well.
 
That is a nice looking knife. I really like the rosewood scales... very traditonal. The photos are great too. Is the other knife a Richards from Sheffield?
 
I usually prefer bone or stag but I have to say I really would like to add one like that to my collection. It's a beauty! By the way, I think your english is better than mine.
 
That sure is a pretty knife, and some very good pictures.

A little off topic;-) what do you use as a light source? An indirect flash?

Peter
 
Hargis Knives said:
I usually prefer bone or stag but I have to say I really would like to add one like that to my collection. It's a beauty! By the way, I think your english is better than mine.
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You're very kind, but you should've seen me yesterday - two tourists were asking me for directions in english. If you combine my communication skills with my sense of direction, I hope they ended up at least on the right continent.

what do you use as a light source? An indirect flash?
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I got two 5000K 38W light bulbs (link) and one 5400K ~30W. I also use a nylon light tent for 10$ (I made one using tutorials from the net, but it wasn't working well), tripod, macro settings on my lousy el-cheapo camera (PANASONIC DMC-LS75EG-K) and a 10 second timer. This setup is pretty cheap, but it works - somewhat.
 
Fantastic looking knife, and I think it's swaying me to replace my old red bone stockman with a rosewood model. I was looking for stag, thinking this was the most traditional material, then I thought maybe bone was. Truthfully, I think I like wood the most. With some of my other knives, I've noticed the wood scaled ones seem to have the most character, and there is something very natural about it. Bone looks a bit like plastic to me. It would be nice, in a traditional slippie, to think the scales are also traditional. I'm just not sure what "most traditional" might be!

Fantastic photos. I think you raised the bar.
 
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