Jumbo jacks!

[waynorth]

I wondered about that!! Very serendipitous!!

 

[22-rimfire]

I have a number; GEC #42's Missouri Trapper, GEC #23's, Northwoods Madison Barlow-two blade on 42 frame. Several Big Daddy Barlows made for Remington. No pictures at the moment, but I may dig some out and take a few snaps. The GEC's all came to me as part of my search for my preferred using size and I settled on the 42"s as just about right for a big slippie.

The Case full sized Trappers are 4 1/8" and probably qualify.
The Schrade 250T was a big two blade 110-ish knife. Certainly a jack knife. It was my standard field knife (work and hunting) for about 20 years.

 

[Atiger]

Case Backpocket...

 

[waynorth]

Case Backpocket...

That's the best Stag I've seen on a Case in a long time!!!

 

[Atiger]

That's the best Stag I've seen on a Case in a long time!!!

I appreciate the comment but I must note that our own Glennbad provided that amazing stag and customized the knife in the photo. Wonderful job, Glenn!

 

[Rockon75]

I appreciate the comment but I must note that our own Glennbad provided that amazing stag and customized the knife in the photo. Wonderful job, Glenn!

I was about to say, that is not case stag......too beautiful. Nice work by the baaaaad man.

 

[waynorth]

Nice Stag upgrade, Atiger !!

 

[knowtracks]

Finally getting around to taking some pics ...
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Dave

 

[tmd_87]

A pair of Jumbo Jacks.

 

[mrknife]

 

[CyberRacer]

 

[Enactive]

What a cool old knife! I somehow missed your post months ago.

Finally getting around to taking some pics ...
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Dave

 

[rockman0]

4 1/4" NYK with a little etch visible.

 

[failbot]

In the HSB catalog I noticed a Sunfish that was called Jumbo. I wonder if they meant it was a big powerful knife?

https://archive.org/details/HibbardSpencerBartlettCatNo611916/page/n1249/mode/2up?view=theater

 

[afishhunter]

Received this pre-1938 Robeson 622110 Shur Edge "English Jack" last year.
Bone covers, German Silver bolsters, brass liners and pins.
"Only" 4.48 inches/113.9 mm closed, according to my digital caliper.
It does get pocket time every now and then.

Size comparison with an early c.1978-1980 (no "OT" on the tang stamp) Old Timer 858, and a Case 6375CV.


I don't "think" anyone would accuse a Case 75 of being "small", yet compared to some, it is.

IMHO, All three carry very well loose in the pocket. (Tho not concurrently.)

 

[afishhunter]

The Jumbo is a scarce hard to find pattern, in 5 years I've found 4 or 5 of them. Generally they are wood handled 2 blade spear point Jacks although I have seen at least one in bone. I have found 1 Catt that is a single blade spear.

2 Cattaraugus, 2 blade and single,

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Winchester shown with a large 3 3/4" Challenge jack for comparison, the Challenge is not a Jumbo,

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A Walden, my favorite,


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Group, Walden, Empire, Cattaraugus, shown with a regular Electric 3 5/8" jack for scale,

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wow.
Question on your Challenge:
Is yours equipped with stainless blades?
Challenge Cutlery was one of the first - if not THE first US maker to offer stainless blades, starting in 1916.
Challenge Cutlery was known for premium pocket knives, as you can no doubt tell by your example.

(Challenge Cutlery was closed in 1928, following the death of the owner. Geo. Schrade bought pretty much everything but the land and factory, (if I recall right) and the employees, of course. No mention if he hired any of the cutlers, in what I read when researching my 1916 to 1928 (has stainless blaes) Challenge double ended jack.)