waynorth
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Bernie Levine worked for many years to get the pattern definitions down, so I like using his book, LG4 as a reference. He states that a Texas jack is named so, because of its size, so 3 7/8" or larger gets that moniker. A shorter knife such as the one compared to the Texas jack from my previous post here in this picture, would be called a Premium Jack. It's based on a Premium Stock also.
Confused yet?? He says that early last century, my two blade above would have been called a Premium Stockman (just like I want to call it!), but that name disappeared in favor of Texas Jack!
Just to confirm, we have a Pemium Jack ( a subcategory of double end jack) sitting above a Texas Jack, sometimes called a Moose!
Now I'm totally confused!!
Confused yet?? He says that early last century, my two blade above would have been called a Premium Stockman (just like I want to call it!), but that name disappeared in favor of Texas Jack!

Just to confirm, we have a Pemium Jack ( a subcategory of double end jack) sitting above a Texas Jack, sometimes called a Moose!
Now I'm totally confused!!