Long Pulls

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It seems that if given the choice I favor the older "long pull" (nail nicks) over the shorter or smaller versions. I really like how they make the knife and the blade itself look.....plus most are on older knives which is a huge plus, or at least to me.

Anyone else with me?

Please post pics of any you have, I would LOVE to see them.....I hope to post a few later, camera wasn't working hoping it's just in need of a charge.

Should be some beauties out there, can't wait to see them.

Thanks.
 
I'll throw in with the long pulls.

The knife that I carried the most in my life, my old Buck 301, had a long pull, and I got spoiled by it. I do love the looks of the long pull on a nice clip blade. Match strike pulls will almost have me pleasuring myself!:D

Sadly, they are being lost for the sake of faster and easy production, like a lot of things.

Heck, I'd take a long pull on a peanut if I could get it!

Okay, it would be a shorter long pull on a peanut.


Carl.
 
I like them, they seem to look classier for whatever the reason. I have heard that they are a pain to do and that some makers really hate to do them.
 
A long pull on a my single blade EO from Ken Coats.

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VERY nice, another great job by Ken......the long pull adds something extra to that blade, IMHO it would look like a totally different and less attractive knife without it...something about the lines, like the fine lines of a classic car.....it reminds me of better times and good craftsmanship.....am I making any sense?
 
I love the long pull. Long pull on an old knife by John Blyde, Sheffield, England. The best knife I've found in a car boot sale so far.

David

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TwoDogs said:
It seems that if given the choice I favor the older "long pull" (nail nicks) over the shorter or smaller versions. I really like how they make the knife and the blade itself look.....plus most are on older knives which is a huge plus, or at least to me.

Anyone else with me?

Please post pics of any you have, I would LOVE to see them.....I hope to post a few later, camera wasn't working hoping it's just in need of a charge.

Should be some beauties out there, can't wait to see them.

Thanks.
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No pics yet, but I am also a fan of the long pulls. I have two old Kutmaster stockmans, one old Boker stockman, and a Primble scout pattern, all with long nail pulls. Matchstriker pulls, French pulls etc. What is the correct term for them?
 
My little Case Baby Butterbean....

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A Wadsworth EO...

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Remington...

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Russell Barlow...

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A Gladstone Michigan Marbles jack

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A Howser dog leg jack...

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A Case 6231 1/2

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That Russell is classic and still darn classy.........comoha, those are some real beauties!! Don't let Carl see that Marbles though!
 
I like long pulls but I especially like match-strike pulls, long or otherwise.
 
I've got a Russell Barlow repro I picked up on the forums and it is the only knife I own that has a long pull. Funny, I was just mentioning to my wife yesterday what a nice feature that is to have in a regular use pocketknife.
 
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