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Hey guys, I wanted to see what your thoughs were on Moore Maker knives. I've never seen one in person, and don't seem to hear too much about them either. I was looking on line last night, and they have some nice looking knives. I was especially interested in their small sod buster, large stockman, and trapper. I also noticed that some of them come with a nice looking leather belt sheath. Anyway, before I drop money on a brand that I don't know much about, I thought I see what kind of experiences you guys have had with them. Do they have strong backsprings? I don't like something as strong as the GECs, but I can't stand weak backsprings. Thanks guys. :thumbup:
 
I have a handful of their knives (all built by Queen) and like them all.
All have good fit and finish and firm springs.

Of the three you mention specifically, I only have the large stockman in smooth yellow bone. (My others are an even-end trapper, sowbelly moose, large sodbuster and medium stockman.)

The Moore Makers tend to be a little higher priced (generally) but I like the patterns they offer as well as the 1095 blade steel. I think they are worth the investment, especially if you have a vendor that will examine the knife on your behalf before shipping it to you.

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I love that smooth yellow bone and those 1095 blades. That's an awesome looking knife
 
Actually, now that I think about it, I'm not sure if the one I posted above is the "large" or might be considered "extra large". It's about 4 3/8" closed.

This one which I called "medium" in my earlier post is just under 4" as I recall:

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In any case, I think you'll like 'em.
 
They're both really nice, but the one I was reffering to was the first one you posted. I like the wider main blade on that one.
 
I've never had the opportunity to handle one, but I've always been fond of the Moore Maker 3 spring Whittler. I am a big fan of yellow bone, Elliott's pictures show why.
 
If you like the trapper pattern (blades) and are willing to experiment a little, I think you may find this one to your liking. (They can still be found online.)

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Beautiful Blues! That equal end jack is my favorite! I've been eye balling that one for a while!
 
I have one of the Queen-made large yellow stock knives and it is quite nice. Some years back Camillus made some for MM and you might run into one on used market. I know Bear & Sons has made some, but I don't know which ones and I don't know if they still make any for MM. Some Bear knives have glued-on handles rather than pinned so that may be a way to identify them. I believe there has been a very long MM thread on here maybe a year back.
 
I've been EDCing an XL stockman in yellow jigged bone for several months-made by Queen w/ 1095. F and F are superb; good springs, but not nail breakers.
Plan on some quality time with your sharpening kit, however.
Overall, 8 out of 10.
 
I have just this one. The fit and finish is very good, and the springs are about the same tension as the equivalent Case models - just about right, not too stiff, not too weak. I have no experience with the models made by Bear, the consensus seems to be that the Queen-made models are superior.
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I have several knives made by Moore Maker. Their higher end (usually the ones with the bone handles) are made by Queen, and are excellent knives. In fact, my edc is a Moore Maker trapper.

I have found them to be well made knives.
 
Here's mine ,a punch blade stockman with delrin.I think Camillus made this one.It is a great knife.
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I really like the MM Sodbuster with the holster looking sheath.It is a lockback with yella handles.Been thinking about getting one.
 
I really like the Queen-made Moore Makers (don't have any experience with the older Camillus-made ones, or the current Bear-made offerings). I had a large serpentine Stockman like the one Elliott posted, but I traded it off for something else I wanted more at the time. Kinda wish I still had one... maybe hafta get another.
 
I recently handled one of the Lock Back Sod Busters in Yella bone (Model 3106LB). I don't know how to tell if it was made by Bear or Queen.

As has been reported before - http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=792681&highlight=moore+maker, this one had significant blade play in all directions when locked open. Also, there was a pretty significant gap on one side in the back side liner (approx the width of 2 sheets of paper).

The finish was OK and the Leather belt sheath was very good. I would suspect that there are challanges in the making of a lock back that differ from a normal slip joint.

Never handled any other so I would go with the experiences reported here by those that have.
 
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