Moon Pie ?

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I've been looking at, and buying knives for some years, but I've only in the last few days come across a Moon Pie type knife.

Can somebody kindly explain what it is that makes it a Moon Pie or a half Moon Pie knife and how it got its name?

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Thats a new one on me to jackknife:confused:



That title did make me crave a moon pie though...its been a while.
 
I think they called it that because of the SC shield shape, and it was meant to evoke nostalgia. The half Moon Pie was one blade instead of two.


It's not a knife type, it's a knife name.
 
My dad used to bring Moon Pies along when we went fishing for when we got hungry. I haven't eaten one in years.

I suspect though you are referring to the Canal Street trapper. The half moon trapper has one blade while the moon pie trapper has the clip and spay blades. Not sure why they are called Moon Pie but they sure are nice looking trappers.
 
Has anyone besides Canal Street Cutlery used the Moon Pie name? Their Moon Pie Trapper is 4 1/8", and the Half Moon Trapper is 3 3/4".
 
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Moon Pie is the name of their knife.

Buck has a 110, GEC has a Tango, CS has a Moon Pie.
 
Gosh a Moon Pie and an RC Cola would be Heaven about now.

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You beat me to it jenner,

Can't have a Moon Pie without an Arra C!
 
Did ya know that moonpies were first made in a suburb of Bastidville which is my home town (Chatta-boogie)
 
jacknife said:
SC shield ?
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I think he meant "CS"- as in "Canal Street". The Moon Pie Trapper is one of their models. :) The Canal Street shield is a big circle, like a Moon Pie. A rather unattractive shield, I might add. The knives are otherwise quite nice.

This is Canal Street's "Moon Pie Trapper", BTW:
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I keep wanting to pick one up, but I can't get past the ugly shield. Fit & finish & blade action has been superb on the ones I've seen in person.
 
Ha! So it's just a Model name used by Canal Street.

Silly old me :foot::)

Thanks for all your answers.

We don't have those Moon Pies over here in the UK. They look kind of like our 'Wagon Wheels'
 
moonwilson said:
I think he meant "CS"- as in "Canal Street". The Moon Pie Trapper is one of their models. :) The Canal Street shield is a big circle, like a Moon Pie. A rather unattractive shield, I might add. The knives are otherwise quite nice.
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The big gold moon pie shield has kept me from buying a Canal Street knife. I think they wreck the appeal of a nice stag or bone handle. And I am a moon spirit kind of person too.

I think Moon Pies are still made in Chattanooga, and now there in a Mint Crunch and a Peanut Butter flavor too.
 
I understood that it was called the "Moonpie" because the back bolster is larger than any standard Trapper bolster.

Russell
 
Rusty1 said:
I understood that it was called the "Moonpie" because the back bolster is larger than any standard Trapper bolster.

Russell
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That was my understanding as well, with the added fact that the bolster was largely round in profile, nothing to do with the shield. Picture a saddlehorn with a large rear bolster.
 
Yep, it's the end caps they're referring to, not the shield. they're great knives, most are D-2 or 440C, but I've got a blue rope jigged bone model en-route with 14-4CrMo blades, same as they use on the single blade half moonpie. It's an excellent steel! The shields do patina, after all they're brass. Been carrying a gunstock around for a year now and the shield's taken on a nice mellow antique brass hue. I really like it. Here's a shot of a stag moonpie, 440C on this one, 4 1/8" closed:

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And a half moonpie with 14-4CrMo, 3 3/4" closed:

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And a shot of the gunstock EDC with patina'd shield:

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Eric
 
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