Improved Muskrat pics?

topper607 · Apr 18, 2013

Anybody got any Improved Muskrats they wanna post pics of? I had totally forgotten about the pattern until I saw my dear ol dads Muskrat layin around the other day. It reminded me of my childhood. That was his everyday carry for many years and I remember him doing everything from skinnin squirrels to cuttin my PB&J sandwiches with it. He always kept that booger razor sharp! I think I'm gonna pick one up pretty soon and just wanted to see the ones y'all have and what you think of them.

-Gabe

festerfromnzed · Apr 18, 2013

Im a fan of them...heres my one that Duncan gave me...A lovely knife.. FES

topper607 · Apr 18, 2013

That sure is a good lookin example!

shrapne1 · Apr 18, 2013

Fez that muskrat is radical! i am very pleased to see that picture, but angry at the same time because now i need one

thawk · Apr 18, 2013

Here's a Johnny Muskrat - 1970's

And a single spring Schrade Walden from the 60's

Mark Nagle's Hawbaker - Pre WWII, not one I own, but this is as good as it gets...

shrapne1 · Apr 18, 2013

wow nice peachseed bone!!!

topper607 · Apr 18, 2013

thawk said:
Here's a Johnny Muskrat - 1970's

And a single spring Schrade Walden from the 60's

Mark Nagle's Hawbaker - Pre WWII, not one I own, but this is as good as it gets...

My fathers is an older Shrade Walden. I keep hoping I'll get it eventually. I need to borrow it from him and give it a good fondle

That last one is very interesting... can't say I've ever seen one like it. Thank you for posting the pics!

Arathol · Apr 18, 2013

Another Hawbaker, this one a 2nd generation Bulldog in duckfeather

neeman · Apr 18, 2013

Regular Muskrat
Queen

jkulysses · Apr 18, 2013

neeman said:
Regular Muskrat
Queen

I really like this Queen cutlery knife!!

Modoc ED · Apr 19, 2013

In case anyone's interested, here's a post by "Planterz" (Aaron) a couple years back. Dang good thread.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-Improved-quot-Muskrat-What-s-the-improvement

and good info here:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/987352-77OT-quot-Improved-quot-Muskrat

gruntmedik · Apr 19, 2013

Thanks Ed, I was going to ask what the difference was. :thumbup:

Sonnemann · Apr 19, 2013

"Improved Muskrat" would make a great band name.

ddml · Apr 19, 2013

^ I play a bit of guitar, let's do this!

I had a yellow rose hawbaker from GEC that I stupidly let go. Still, I am not sure it really works on the 54 frame. On the 66, however, it would be downright dreamy.

pertinux · Apr 19, 2013

Modoc ED said:
In case anyone's interested, here's a post by "Planterz" (Aaron) a couple years back. Dang good thread.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-Improved-quot-Muskrat-What-s-the-improvement

and good info here:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/987352-77OT-quot-Improved-quot-Muskrat

That Planterz, he asks some good questions!

Two more recent (and related) discussions:
Ken Erickson: Muskrat (discussion of "Improved" picks up around here, featuring-- yes!-- Planterz.

).

The thread Blues subsequently started in Bernard Levine's forum, in which information discussed in his Erickson Muskrat thread is presented more concisely (before petering out):
What Constitutes an "Improved" Muskrat?

~ P.