Popular patterns??

Bobby Branton

Bobby Branton

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What are some of the popular traditional patterns that are timeless?
I'm talking about the ones that always catch your eye.
BB
 
The stockman is one of the most useful and timeless patterns I can think of. Peanuts are very handy for such a small package too.

Connor
 
Anything old and used that takes two hands to open. Right now for me it's barlows it takes me back to younger days when my dad would let me hold his barlow and I remember how heavy it was and how it took everything to open it. Now he carries a peanut. My granddaughter has a warncliffe trapper and my grandson has a large stockman waiting.
 
The single blade lockback will always be a favorite of mine, followed closely by a stockman. Right now I'm liking the muskrat alot for EDC. I use the main blade 95% of the time so it's nice having a full size back up just incase the other dulls.
 
A medium Stockman (my current favorite is a GEC blood red bone #66) for EDC most of the time ... 1 large and 2 small blades - what's not to like about that? Larger lockbacks are a great weekend carry for me. I've been feeling the urge lately to a get a "barlow" but the choices are staggering. Seems like something larger than 3" but smaller than 4" would scratch my itch.
 
Barlows, Jack Knives, and Congress patterns are some of my favorites. Split back Whittlers bring back good memories of my Grandfather.
 
I am really partial to a medium stock man pattern but love the utility and looks of a scout knife also. A good looking scout knife will always catch my eye.
 
The Trapper pattern is a popular one.Case brand ones are the classic presentation knife.Often used as commemoratives honoring figures and events from history long and near.Practical carry knives too.
 
The stockman is the pattern I grew up with. However, as I ventured into two bladed knives like the canoe, the Texas jack, and the like, I find that I like them more because I just don't care for the high sheepsfoot on most stockman patterns. I still appreciate and like the look, but other patterns like mini trapper and Texas jacks and swell end jacks have taken over for me.

Now, just this week, I have been looking for a knife to designate as the 2012 Christmas Eve Gift and I find one Bulldog stockman and one Fight'n Rooster stockman that have fairly low sheepsfoot blades. I'll probably try them in the pocket some; I really would like to get used to carrying them again.

The second pattern I was introduced to was the Barlow and I bought one at the local dry goods store back when I was too young (wasn't a problem back then). I think it was an Imperial, but can't really remember the brand. It had "Barlow" stamped into the bolster and I thought that's what it was (didn't even know anything about tang stamps at the time). I can remember that it was super sharp and shaved hair easily. Until it got dull, which is how it stayed from then on as I didn't even know how to spell "sharpen", much less how to actually accomplish it.

The third pattern I was introduced to was the "fish knife", a toothpick like pattern with a long slender clip blade and a scaler/disgorger blade and a hook sharpener. I believe the one we had was a Camillus. I don't have one of them now; I'd love for Ken Erickson to make me one.

Then, I discovered the trapper pattern. It's still a favorite today. The ones I had were Schrade 94OT if I remember the pattern number correctly. I carried a single blade liner lock version of that knife (194OT) for a very long time. Still have it and it's still a favorite. I don't carry it much anymore because I don't want to lose it since Schrade has moved to Asia.

Having been now properly exposed and educated, I prefer mini trappers and mini copperheads, with a few copperlocks thrown in.

Ed J

Oh, and some swayback jacks/gents here and there.
 
Thinner jack knives like the #48 GEC are the ones that catch my eye the most. I also like the Peanut. Thin blades on traditionals do it for me the most as of right now.
 
I am really drawn to trapper type blades. I really like the single blade and wharncliff varieties :)
 
The stockman has to be my no. 1. I own a pile of them, from 3" to 4-3/8", on serpentine and equal end patterns.

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I'm also a big fan of the serpentine trapper. Case's #54 patterns don't do much for me, but the GEC traditional and this old Bulldog are sweet!

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Buck 300 series stockman is my favorite pattern,followed closely by 2 blade trappers,I tend to gravitate to larger pocket knives than most prefer.
Stan
 
Well... there are so many out there ... Stockman, Jackknives (including Peanut, Barlow, Dogleg, Serpentine etc etc etc), Penknives, Moose ...

European knives: Mercator, Anchor Knife (Ankermesser), Barrelknife, Taschenzaunkerl, Italian frictionfolder in general, DoukDouk, Opinel type...
 
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