Pocket jewelry

coyote711 · Mar 2, 2010

Got another piece of pocket jewelry today - "pocket jewelry" - jackknifes phrase - I like it!

It's a Case Small Congress. 3 1/16" closed. CV blades, pinched bolsters, and long pulls - what's not to like? 1 blade has a little side-to-side wobble when open, but other than that excellent F&F. Blades don't rub each other or the liners. It has half stops on all 4 blades - the backsprings are proud when in the half stop position, just like a blade without half stops. Backsprings are all perfectly flush in the fully open and closed positions.

I never considered a congress pattern before, but when I saw this on the bay with yellow handles & CV I decided to bid on it. I think it will fit right in as a nice little watch pocket carry - pocket jewelry for men.

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navihawk · Mar 2, 2010

Nice. I need to get a congress one of these days.

338375 · Mar 2, 2010

navihawk said:
Nice. I need to get a congress one of these days.

Me too. I've always been intrigued by the Congress, just never have gotten one.
Congrats on your new knife. Good color choice too

Absintheur · Mar 2, 2010

I don't whittle much at all and the Congress was made for serious whittling, that many blades confuse me. I do own a couple but much prefer the half congress like this Boker...I can deal with two blades...must be getting slow in my old age...

coyote711 · Mar 2, 2010

Absintheur said:
.... that many blades confuse me.

I got a laugh out of that - I know what you mean!

I wonder if that had anything to do with the naming of this pattern - "CONGRESS" re: the one in Washington D.C.? Confusing!

jackknife · Mar 2, 2010

Pretty knife 'yote. Use in good health!:thumbup:

pipedreams308 · Mar 6, 2010

Pocket jewelery trio. I'm LOVING the Tiny Trapper.

coyote711 · Mar 6, 2010

pipedreams308 said:
Pocket jewelery trio. I'm LOVING the Tiny Trapper.

I'm LOVING my Tiny Wharncliffe Trapper, too! I ordered it on a whim, thinking 2 3/8" was pretty darn short, but I wanted to try a small knife with a wharncliffe blade. I've only had it a little over a week, but am surprised how many times I use it throughout the day! Feels way better in hand than I thought it would.