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IMHO that Gunstock is a very nice looking knife . It may just be the direction of the knife in the photos but the Blade appears to be a little short for the the length of the handles . I am a fan of Gunstocks and Stag and the Stag looks to have a lot of texture . I would have a hard time deciding to return that knife . I hope you keep it and post it often Gordon .OHD's State of the Brand. So far.
This month has been interesting. Acquired more knives than I had planned on doing the entire year. Discovered a few things regarding RoseCraft.
I'm not a fan of most of their patterns. I am a fan of a few.
Buffalo River and Nolichucky Jacks are definite winners, for me. Will be watching for any releases with new handle materials.
French Broad and Sowbelly are OK, for me. I'll keep the ones I have but I won't be looking to add any additional ones with different handle materials.
Oddballs.
Teardrop. I love the Teardrop pattern, my favorite Case pattern overall and I have 11 variations of the single-blades. I'm sure I'll like the RoseCraft, but I'm not sure of the blue bone, I've never really been a fan of blue knife handles. I have a copy on the way. I'll be watching to see if they drop another teardrop with different handle material. And if by chance I do like the Bora Bora Blue, I'll likely look to add a Buffalo River Jack in BBB.
Gunstock. I have never been a fan of the Gunstock pattern, the shape is not visually appealing to me. And they have always appeared to be a large folder. So, I've never tried one. That changed, I took delivery of a Gunstock in Stag. Haven't posted a pic yet as I wasn't sure I'd be keeping it. I almost immediately put it back in the box to do a return, the handles are off enough it makes my OCD twitch. Other than that, the F&F/ edge/ etc... are on par with the other knives I've received. I decided to handle the knife for a while. I realized that with all the Stag texture and imperfection, I really couldn't notice in-hand what my eyes were seeing, unless I concentrated on the imperfection. Same as with other Stag knives I have. I handled the knife, used it to cut a few things, tossed it into my pocket a few times off and on throughout the day. Turns out I like RoseCraft's pattern. Feels nice in-hand, not too big, not too small. I like it enough that I'll keep it, and I now have a black micarta on the way. It's another one I'll be keeping my eye out for releases in new handle materials.
So, there's four patterns I like. Two that are OK. The other current offerings do not interest me. I'll be watching the four patterns I like going forward. Once I have the ones available that I want to get, I'll post a family snapshot. For now, here's the Gunstock. The bolsters are already showing handling wear.
Glad to hear that . Carry it in good health my friend .Thanks Harry - it does look a bit short in these pics, but the tip is less than 1/8" from where the bladewell swoops up to the butt. The blade would need a different profile and the bladewell would need a deeper end to really be much longer. Next time I do some pics I'll try to get a snap of the blade in the well.
I'm sure the handle asymmetry wouldn't bother others. And the texture does feel nice in-hand. I do plan on keeping it. And posting pics.
Old Engineer
here's a snapshot of the blade and well. Between the blade tip and where the well transitions from deep shadow is about where the tip might rap, and it's just a tad under 1/8" by my measurement. I don't think they're fitting a much larger blade in there without some redesign.
Thanks for the Great update photos Gordon . They show the Gunstock off very well .Harry
In hand.
If there's anyone else out these that thinks this Gunstock might be a large knife (like I did), here's a couple comparison snaps. 1) With Buffalo River and Nolichucky Jacks. 2) With some of my other favorite traditionals.
