Let's see your good old basic fixed blades, Bowie's, Stickers, etc.

Leonard Corlee drop point hunter, a real fine deer knife, with a Case pattern 54 trapper for the NKCA in 1979.

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The Corlee is stout, yet light in hand.

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- Stuart

(Later edit - Corlee, not Corless.)
 
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Duckdog said:
Leonard Corless drop point hunter, a real fine deer knife, with a Case pattern 54 trapper for the NKCA in 1979.

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The Corless is stout, yet light in hand.

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- Stuart
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Nice looking drop point and a fine old trapper!
 
My wife's maternal grandfather was a WW2 Army veteran. I was lucky to get his fishing tackle box and found this Camillus in the bottom. I wish I knew more about its history with him. The leather handle spacers and sheath were very dry and brittle, but shaped right up with a few mineral oil rub downs. It is still very sharp, with a beautiful convex edge. Done by hand, on stones, by the looks of it. Grandpa Earl knew how to put an edge on a blade.
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Ramrodmb said:
My wife's maternal grandfather was a WW2 Army veteran. I was lucky to get his fishing tackle box and found this Camillus in the bottom. I wish I knew more about its history with him. The leather handle spacers and sheath were very dry and brittle, but shaped right up with a few mineral oil rub downs. It is still very sharp, with a beautiful convex edge. Done by hand, on stones, by the looks of it. Grandpa Earl knew how to put an edge on a blade.
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That's pretty special, Mark.
- Stuart
 
Ramrodmb said:
My wife's maternal grandfather was a WW2 Army veteran. I was lucky to get his fishing tackle box and found this Camillus in the bottom. I wish I knew more about its history with him. The leather handle spacers and sheath were very dry and brittle, but shaped right up with a few mineral oil rub downs. It is still very sharp, with a beautiful convex edge. Done by hand, on stones, by the looks of it. Grandpa Earl knew how to put an edge on a blade.
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That's far, far better than a flashy burl handled fixed blade Mark.
 
I inherited this knife from my stepfather and have no information on the maker, other than what is stamped on the blade. It is an Elmer Keith-style knife (originally designed and made by Gil Hibbon). Feels great in the hand, though a bit more knife than I am used to using in the field for skinning/quartering. Mr. Keith wanted it for his ram hunting, I understand. The subhilt curves allow you to loosen your grip, but still maintain the knife in-hand. I haven't tried it. Yet.

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- Stuart
 
Dixon rostfrei. That's all I know about this rather strange one bought today for $15.00.
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The sheath is obviously not even close.
Per BRL2, there was a Dixon and Sons in Sheffield from ca 1920s-1970s, and a Werewolf Work Dixon in Germany in the 1920s with a question mark.
No country of origin on this.
 
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Duckdog said:
I just picked up this Gary Cunningham small hunter (Cunningham Knives in Sylva, North Carolina). At 6 1/8" OAL with a 2 7/8" ATS-34 blade, it is a 3 finger knife and feels very secure due to the thickness and shape of the stag handle.

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That's a fine looking little knife, Stuart! Just the right size for EDC and the stag looks wonderful!
 
Stuart, wonderful fixed blades but that CASE Stag Trapper is AWESOME!!! when CASE gets a knife right, they get a knife RIGHT!!!
 
Peregrin said:
That's a fine looking little knife, Stuart! Just the right size for EDC and the stag looks wonderful!
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Thx. It fits great in a jacket or vest pocket, but I carried it all day today in my front pants pockets with no problems. Was still able to retrieve my keys and change (what was left). I'm digging it. Most of my EDC fixed knife use has been with belt-kept knives. This one's sheath has a belt loop, but really settles into a large pocket.
- Stuart
 
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