One stockman (or cattle knife), three springs ;)

Fausto,

You might want to research the old Buck 703 models. (made between 1979-2001 I believe) There was more than one variant of those. Many were two springs but there was a period when they had three springs. Also, some of the 703's had a Sheepsfoot blade that pivoted on the same end as the Clip blade. Others did not. I think the ones that did were the three spring versions but I wouldn't swear by it.

I have both versions at home but unfortunately I'm not home right now. I'll try to put some pics together in a few hours if you think you might want to see them.

There were a lot of 703's made and they are still pretty easy to find. Locating one with three springs and the Sheepsfoot placement that you want might be a little tricky but they are out there.
 
I don't know if this pattern interests you but here is what I was trying to describe.

Both of these 703's are from 1986 according to the date stamp on the tang. As you can see, one of them has the Sheepfoot blade positioned like you want it (top knife) and the other one doesn't.



I was wrong about the backspring though. The top knife has two backsprings. The three spring version in the photo below is the bottom knife.

 
Here's a closer look at the top knife which also shows the Spey blade.



Here's one made before Buck started using date stamps (pre 1986)



Both of these knives have two backsprings.
 
Yeah , it's an old thread but it's what came up on my Google search for this question . I just recieve a Case stockman model 6347 and it has 3 springs . I've never seen this before . Bottom line is that it has the most grindy gritty action of any traditional slip joint knife I've ever owned . The only thing I can attribute this to is that there is no brass between the springs like there is on all the other Stockmans I have . It's spring on spring on spring . Did Case really produce this thing or do I have a counterfeit piece . I've seen cheap Chinese knives that are gritty in the blade travel but not as bad as this thing that says Case on it .
Thanks in advance for any and all responses .
Except for crappy ones like I just got from Jsega51
 
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My first reaction is that it just needs a good flushing and oiling of the joints, and it should be OK. If that doesn't work, contact Case.
 
RancherinAz said:
Except for crappy ones like I just got from Jsega51
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Jsega51 Jsega51 was just trying to help you understand...
Resurrecting a bunch of old threads just to complain about a knife is considered "bad form" here... so is throwing any members under the bus.
To answer your question, many slip=joint knives come with "gritty" action and will smooth out with some oiling and working the action... they break in and smooth out over time.
I've had two of the three spring stockmans from Case, one was butter smooth and the other gritty as all get-out. I have an old one where it's so bad that two blades open at the same time.
 
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