Knife fight! Trappers vs Jacks

[CVamberbonehead]

Do you prefer a trapper or a jack knife (2 full sized blades vs 1 main and a shorter secondary) and why?

 

[JohnDF]

I love them both, but I voted for the Jack.
I prefer the Jack because it's more comfortable to use when the main blade is open and the secondary is closed.

 

[mrknife]

yes, both in single blade tho

 

[afishhunter]

I think a jack.
(Please forgive me. I gotta ask: Isn't the trapper pattern a jack knife?)
I'm more likely to carry a Barlow, Loom Fixer, canoe*, sunfish*, a pen knife**, or my one harness jack, or a jack knife with two full size blades that isn't a trapper, like a moose*, or two blade slipjoint folding hunter, than one of my trappers.
(*double ended jack knife)
(**may be a double end jack knife, or a single end jack knife, such as a peanut.)

I don't know why I don't carry a trapper more often. S'not like I don't have any ...

 

[CVamberbonehead]

I think a jack.
(Please forgive me. I gotta ask: Isn't the trapper pattern a jack knife?)
I'm more likely to carry a Barlow, Canoe, Loom Fixer, sunfish, a pen knife, or my one harness jack, or a jack knife with two full size blades that isn't a trapper, like a moose, or two blade slipjoint folding hunter, than one of my trappers.

I don't know why I don't carry a trapper more often. S'not like I don't have any ...

Yeah, I suppose I would call a trapper a jack knife technically. I just did not know of a better way to phrase the question.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

While poking around for info on Schrades, I found a trove of old Schrade catalogs.
It turns out that what I always called Trappers~ clip and long spey, like the 293 and 94, were called Serpentine Jacks.
And all with a clip and pen, ie:294, as well as their single bladed ones (194) in this pattern were called...

Serpentine Jacks.

But to answer your question, one of my first knives I bought as a teenager was a 293Y yellow Trapper, er Serpentine Jack. So I will always have a soft spot for those. And when going out to eat, I always tote a Trapper. The long spey is my food blade.
However, in the last few years I lucked into some single blades and some of the clip/pen knives. And I REALLY like the clip/pen combination. A user 294 in delrin is one of the knives that I say would do if it were my only knife.
It’s this one, pictured with a smaller jack, a 233.
I vote Serpentine Jack

 

[CVamberbonehead]

yes, both in single blade tho

You should be a politician, you dodged that question beautifully lol

 

[CVamberbonehead]

While poking around for info on Schrades, I found a trove of old Schrade catalogs.
It turns out that what I always called Trappers~ clip and long spey, like the 293 and 94, were called Serpentine Jacks.
And all with a clip and pen, ie:294, as well as their single bladed ones (194) in this pattern were called...

Serpentine Jacks.

But to answer your question, one of my first knives I bought as a teenager was a 293Y yellow Trapper, er Serpentine Jack. So I will always have a soft spot for those. And when going out to eat, I always tote a Trapper. The long spey is my food blade.
However, in the last few years I lucked into some single blades and some of the clip/pen knives. And I REALLY like the clip/pen combination. A user 294 in delrin is one of the knives that I say would do if it were my only knife.
It’s this one, pictured with a smaller jack, a 233.
I vote Serpentine JackView attachment 1756265

Good answer lol Those are sweet by the way!

 

[Hammer67]

I don't like being caught without a cap lifter secondary, just in case a cold beer rolls into my path, so I'm going to have to go with Jack.

 

[Jack Black]

Jack!

 

[Hammer67]

Jack!

I thought for sure you were going to go with 'Trapper,' Jack.

 

[Hickory n steel]

A trapper is a form of Jack.

I voted for Jack either way though, I gotta have one blade shorter than the other so if it's not a form of pen it's a Jack.

 

[hank_rearden]

I have a big jack (GEC) and the two blades are about the same length.

 

[kamagong]

Riddle me this...

If it's a single blade knife, is it a trapper or a jack?

 

[JohnDF]

If it's a single blade knife, is it a trapper or a jack?

If it's a clip, spear, or sheepsfoot... it's a Jack.
If it's a spey blade... then it's a Trapper.

 

[jsdistin]

I think a jack.
(Please forgive me. I gotta ask: Isn't the trapper pattern a jack knife?)
I'm more likely to carry a Barlow, Canoe, Loom Fixer, sunfish, a pen knife, or my one harness jack, or a jack knife with two full size blades that isn't a trapper, like a moose, or two blade slipjoint folding hunter, than one of my trappers.

I don't know why I don't carry a trapper more often. S'not like I don't have any ...

Yeah, I suppose I would call a trapper a jack knife technically. I just did not know of a better way to phrase the question.

Riddle me this...

If it's a single blade knife, is it a trapper or a jack?

This is Case’s definition of a trapper. I’d guess that all trappers are jacks but not all jacks are trappers. The single blade I’d say is a jack.

 

[Hammer67]

If it's a clip, spear, or sheepsfoot... it's a Jack.

Unless you purchased it on a Tuesday. Then its a Trapper.

Unless it's a single blade. But if it's a single spey blade, and you puchased it on Tuesday, then it's a Spack.

 

[waynorth]

I wouldn't take either to a knife fight!!

 

[Boattale]

 

[Boattale]

I wouldn't take either to a knife fight!!

If I knew I was going to a knife fight, I'd go someplace else.