Looking for my first traditional folder.

The #77 Yankee Jack (the non-barlow version) only came with two blades the clip your looking for and a secondary spear. The covers were not black. They were ebony, but the brown ebony if memory serves me right.
 
The last run of the 77 Yankee Jacks was in 2015. It was a popular pattern so they didn't last long. The only 77s in 2016 were the NF Barlow SFOs if I remember correctly.
 
Do what I did. Look up a pre-2007 Camillus TL-29 from an online dealer. You'll have the "old-school" feel of a 0170-6C steel blade (1095 Carbon steel with some Chromium and Vanadium added for corrosion resistance and edge-holding enhancement). It won't cost an arm and a leg, for the price of one high-end traditional knife, you can have three of these. (One to use and two to share with others). What a bargain!

Think about it.
 
Make sure to check out the Canadian part of the exchange too. That way at least you'll have an idea who yer fellow countrymen are who post here, and might save you some on import duties. Just a thought.
Thanks, Neal
 
the camilius looks pretty interesting but i cant get it shipped to canada (amazon being stupid like usual) so i think i might just wait a little bit. i would like to thank everyone who took the time to reply to my questions, it is very much appreciated.

ps: i have realised this would be my second traditional, i forgot about my opinel. oops
 
kaozer said:
the camilius looks pretty interesting but i cant get it shipped to canada (amazon being stupid like usual) so i think i might just wait a little bit. i would like to thank everyone who took the time to reply to my questions, it is very much appreciated.

ps: i have realised this would be my second traditional, i forgot about my opinel. oops
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Dear "brother from another mother" The TL-29 has been in US Military service since WW1. The Camillus is one of the better examples of the "Electrician/Lineman's Knife". What makes it beautiful is what it does. (Form follows function). This is a brute of a knife that handles many tasks that smaller knives can't tackle.

It is just another "tool in the box" that can ride in a coat pocket and humbly serve when called upon. As we said in the Navy "it provides yeoman service at the drop of a gob hat".
 
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