Patterns history?

[BJE]

I have been wondering how certain pattern got their names. Some names are easy to see like stockman, trapper, muskrat, whittler, pen, ect. But others are more difficult for me to figure out like peanut, congress (I know now but it is tough to figure out), copperhead, barlow, jack, moose, ect. Does anyone know of a good site that explains how these patterns got their names. Part of the reason why I like traditional knives is because I know each pattern has a little history behind it. So lets here your explanations.

 

[orca8589]

It's been mentioned before that Bernard Levine wrote a book on knife collecting (Title? 4th edition?) that apparently explains a lot of this. It's out of print, but I'm looking for it. If I manage to find extras, I'll put them up here for anyone who wants them.

thx - cpr

 

[BJE]

It's been mentioned before that Bernard Levine wrote a book on knife collecting (Title? 4th edition?) that apparently explains a lot of this. It's out of print, but I'm looking for it. If I manage to find extras, I'll put them up here for anyone who wants them.

thx - cpr

Would appreciate it! I would also like to hear why other people think they were named the way they are, not cold hard facts (although I would like those as well) but general folklore as to the names.

 

[waynorth]

Levine's Guide to Knives and Their Values; 4th edition, or earlier.
Some great discussion of patterns. No knife collector should be without one!!

 

[orca8589]

Levine's Guide to Knives and Their Values; 4th edition, or earlier.
Some great discussion of patterns. No knife collector should be without one!!

Thanks for the specifics - I've got several searches going on at Amazon and other places, so we'll see what happens.

You know - maybe we could badger, bug, or bribe Mr. Levine to put up a sticky with some basic info on it. I've always wondered how the Moose pattern got its' name; why the whittler has the blade arrangement that it does - as opposed to a Stockman; and other things like that. A.G. Russell has some good info, but not complete.

thx - cpr