Longer than 3 inch blade traditional folders.

[unclekurty]

Nice!
Bone?

Yes it is. @4.5 inches closed and 3.5 inch blade. Ben Hogan was an interesting character.

 

[dsutton24]

https://imgur.com/CixJDqd

 

[calm]

https://imgur.com/61ey00U

 

[calm]

https://imgur.com/qcS4D2A

 

[Arathol]

 

[mitch13]

I call these the 50s.
The Naude was commisoned for my 50th, never arrived. So the smoko was an alternate. Much to everyones surprise the Naude turned up, had been lost in the postal system for 4 months.
So I ended up with 2. Bonus!

 

[Old Engineer]

Harry

 

[Arathol]

 

[black mamba]

American Whittler

F. Benini Lambsfoot

Queen Cattle King Stockman

Remington Master Guide

Rough Rider Jumbo Stockman

Uncle Henry Folding Hunter

 

[mitch13]

Really like the blade profiles on the northwoods.
Thanks for sharing

 

[kamagong]

 

[mitch13]

Your youngster must have huge hands

 

[knarfeng]

 

[mitch13]

Great colour.
Seems odd to see a tape measure with inches predominant
Thanks for sharing

 

[Jack Black]

I've always admired the vendetta pattern.
Great collection Jack!

Me too Mitch, thanks

 

[I'mSoSharp]

A quick roundup.. it’d be easy to add about 20 Opinels....



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[draggat]

No No No.
They are! What kamagong is saying I think is slipjoints are not the only traditional style. There are friction folders, ring pulls, spanish traditional ratchet locking(not sure of the correct term) & of course lock backs.
Before creating this thread I thread did my due dilegence & searched first. There are a lot of threads aimed at slipjoints.
I didn't want that as I like all traditional folders. I made a point of putting folders in the title, so it's not limited.
So keep them coming.
cheers
mitch

I'm always one for inclusion!

Although the carraca, or ratchet mechanism was and is a feature on some Spanish folding knives, it's not the norm. In fact it can be a bit difficult finding them and it seems to be mainly found on one pattern, the Sevillana, which is what most people think of when they see the word Navaja. Interestingly enough, in Spain all folding knives are referred to as navaja's.

You can see the 5 teeth on the tang of this knife

It isn't exactly small, but not quite the size of the old fighting navaja's

I'm not sure exactly what the lock type itself is called, but instead of the ring, most Spanish traditional knives have what's called a palanquilla or 'spring lifter'. It is just a flap of metal that you push up to disengage the lock. I believe this is the oldest folding knife lock design and is still pervasive on modern Spanish folding knives.

This Spanish pattern is called a machete, it just has one locking tooth on the otherwise smooth tang

A 3.5" blade is my preference and my knife accumulation definitely reflects that!

Nontron is similar to an Opinel, with the ring lock, but has been around for much longer

Another French knife, a modern version of the Yssigeaux pattern

A Spanish friction folder alongside the Buck 110

A Sardinian skinner

My current favorites are Italian traditionals from Scarperia. These are crafted from a single piece of horn, a spring and a few nails, making them exceptionally light
Here you can see the horn has not been cut at the butt end

 

[I'mSoSharp]

I wouldn’t say that all folding knives in Spain are referred to as Navajas, they are also called “plegable” meaning folding.
Also the Okapi is a ratcheting folder that doesn’t originate in Spain.

 

[draggat]

I wouldn’t say that all folding knives in Spain are referred to as Navajas, they are also called “plegable” meaning folding.
Also the Okapi is a ratcheting folder that doesn’t originate in Spain.

I hadn't heard of the term plegable, but I was politely corrected more than once that folding knives were/are called navaja's. Are certain folding knives referred to as plegable, or is it freely interchangeable?

Regarding the ratchet, the okapi's that I've seen have smooth tangs, rather than actual locking teeth like the one I showed. The Cold Steel Kudu does have a sort of ratchet tooth tang, but the individual teeth won't lock the knife until the final tooth catches. Really it's just a series of bumps on the tang to create the carraca sound. Maybe you have a photo to show? I am curious! There are some Italian knives that have the ratchet as well, but the ones I have seen are slightly different than the Spanish ones.

Okapi's have what I would probably call a clasp style back lock, which is what I was referring to as the oldest style of lock. The ratchet can be incorporated, but doesn't have to be. By the accounts I have read (could be wrong of course!), this was invented by Spanish cutlers, being used on the original navaja's, which were more like folding short swords. Initially it was just the spring, then a ring was added to make it easier to release and then the palanquilla came along later.

Here are pictures of the smooth tang clasp (for lack of a better word) lock

I refer to this next one with the multiple teeth as the ratchet and the reason I would not refer to the previous knives as a ratchet is because of the definition of the word itself:
noun

1. 1.
   a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a cog or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction only.

Sorry to derail the thread, I just wanted to provide/receive some clarification!

 

[The Zieg]

The thread title is "longer" than 3", not "wider"!