Kabar Elephant toe

meako said:
Sunfish- a very large knife quite capable of giving a pachydermal pedicure.
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You know it! :D :cool:

wazu013 said:
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Those are some beautiful GEC 'fish, both of you! :thumbup: :thumbup: I may have to save up the knife budget for a little while and then start hunting for one... :o

[quote="Rookie82, post: 15729064"]Yeah, the site was a labor of love. I couldn't find the info I wanted out there, so decided to put in the time, and talk to people, and then share the info with everyone who was interested. I originally hoped the content would be used on the official NKCA site, but that didn't pan out.
Now that you mention it, I do remember hearing the name Snowshoe somewhere. It definitely fits the bill for this pattern.[/QUOTE]

Hopefully NKCA at least decides to use (and credit for) your idea and document their club knives. Maybe with links to various BF threads for background information. ;)

I'm glad someone is doing it, though, and your labor turned out most useful. :thumbup:
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Thanks guys. I never much liked the look of these before but they aren't near as stubby as I thought they were. I'm going to have to pick up a cheap one at some point to try the pattern out.
 
TsarBomba said:
Awesome 'fish, nutoknives! :thumbup: :thumbup:

I briefly thought about Case when I sat my older "plain" 'fish next to the Ka-Bar -- on first glance the pin layout seemed similar -- but the blades and bolsters are different from pretty much every one I've seen on a Case. The Ka-Bar bolsters match the 3 you pictured here. Maybe these are all Queen builds?

Chasing down the factories responsible for some of our favorite knives is a fascinating endeavor, but it sure can be frustrating sometimes. :confused: It is pretty awesome how the collective knowledge of the porch can solve so many of these mysteries, in the end. :) Thanks for the information and for sharing!
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Believe the Toes done by Case as the 5 Dot you show with the etching the same as a Ka-Bar elephant toe done for the club knives with same etching with simulated ivory scales was in touch with Ka-Bar but history keeping not their strong suit and information very hard to come by nice knives, and always try to share what little knowledge I have thanks for the nice comment
 
jimmyd1982 said:
Thanks guys. I never much liked the look of these before but they aren't near as stubby as I thought they were. I'm going to have to pick up a cheap one at some point to try the pattern out.
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I usually see those Rough Rider 'fish in the shorter 3" pattern, but I'm sure there are some big fellas out there. For me, it's like a trapper or a stockman. When I think of the pattern I default to the 4" or bigger version. That being said, I have smaller versions of each and I'd be amenable to a baby 'fish if it ticked my other boxes. There's something comforting about the spacious frames on the big fellas, though, almost like you're not even handling a folding knife.

nutoknives said:
Believe the Toes done by Case as the 5 Dot you show with the etching the same as a Ka-Bar elephant toe done for the club knives with same etching with simulated ivory scales was in touch with Ka-Bar but history keeping not their strong suit and information very hard to come by nice knives, and always try to share what little knowledge I have thanks for the nice comment
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This is the truth! Seems overly difficult to find the story behind a lot of Ka-Bars. I've got a few things to research, I think I'll take some time after work tonight and poke around during dinner, see what else I can uncover.
 
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