Need a hand picking my first :)

[Nader E]

What size of knife would you be after?

I ask because Traditional knives, just a few mm/fractions of inch can make a lot of difference. A 4" knife is a pocketful but 3.5" considerably smaller. Only half inch 1.27cm makes a difference for sure...

You fancy a Wharncliffe? Go to Great Eastern's homepage (mass of links to vendors, many have first rate pictures of their stock) and check their latest No.54 model on the releases. This has big Wharncliffe and Clip blades. CASE's Mini Trapper (don't be fooled by the name it's big enough) comes with a Wharncliffe/Turkish Clip combination of blades. You'll find something for sure but it may lead to wanting some more of the same once you get a taste fror Traditionals!

Good luck, Will

Yeah, I tend to like to stick to something more pocketable (4" is too big IMO). No.54? (under the collection by pattern?)

Ill free up some time tonight to go through them all, hopefully ill be able to limit it to one this time

 

[Nader E]

If buying without handling, I would recommend GEC.

Case, can be hit or miss with gaps, etc.

I have had Queen show up with big gaps, and with blade play.

One of my favorite slip joints is a Schatt & Morgan, and I would not recommend buying one of theirs with out holding it in hand. Mine was very gappy (which I fixed, and love it now, but don't want to get a knife I have to fix).


Others have suggested the Case/Bose collaborations. You should have no issues with fit and finish on them. They are as close to custom fit and finish as you can get (and the price is higher than normal production knives, including GEC).

Good to know, yeah ill probably then just stick with case/bose collabs and GEC's. No spot around here to handle some of this stuff unfortunantly

 

[burnside]

Wrong forum , but I do have the Insig already. Thanks for the input.

oops! my bad! sorry. lol

 

[Bigfattyt]

Yeah, I tend to like to stick to something more pocketable (4" is too big IMO). No.54? (under the collection by pattern?)

Ill free up some time tonight to go through them all, hopefully ill be able to limit it to one this time

Also, on the site I pm'ed you, he has Scharade labeled (GEC made) trapper patterns in large (#23) and medium (#73). They are 69, and 59 respectively, and represent a great value!

I bought 4 of them, and they can't be beat, especially for that price! They have Firm pulls, however, so I would only recommend them if you are ok with that.

I had one out of the 4 that had the clip blade a tiny bit proud. It is a very easy fix for me, but might not be for some one else.

My regular Scharade trapper gets pocket time every day, regardless of what else I am carrying.

 

[Nader E]

Also, on the site I pm'ed you, he has Scharade labeled (GEC made) trapper patterns in large (#23) and medium (#73). They are 69, and 59 respectively, and represent a great value!

I bought 4 of them, and they can't be beat, especially for that price! They have Firm pulls, however, so I would only recommend them if you are ok with that.

I had one out of the 4 that had the clip blade a tiny bit proud. It is a very easy fix for me, but might not be for some one else.

My regular Scharade trapper gets pocket time every day, regardless of what else I am carrying.

How would you compare the pulls to say a SAK? Would it be tigheter than a SAK?

 

[pistonsandgears]

I like both of these a lot, either one would be a good choice. (GEC #57 Geppetto whittler, and the other one your already familiar with Case SBJ)
But if you want a stainless knife with a premium blade steel like on more modern knives then the Case/Bose collaboration posted earlier would be the thing to go for.