Show me your Spear Main-Blade Knives Please.

[Macchina]

These seem to be rarer than clip, sheepsfoot, wharncliffe, and Muskrat-Clip main blade knives. I was smitten by the GEC #79 pattern "Workhorse Whittler" with a spear main a few days ago. I can't swing that price just yet, so I would love to make due with your pictures.

 

[Will Power]

No, wouldn't say they were rarer,less appreciated perhaps. Anyway, I like a Spear and they work particularly well on Swell end or Teardrop patterns. Been after a GEC Workhorse in Blackwood myself, but getting it over here to Europe has been a stumbling block, hunt continues. Here's a couple to tide you over, got to go back out so no time for anything more, but others will chime in I know.

Queen Teardrop.

GEC 85 liner-lock and Böker

Couple of GEC 56 and Pruner 56

 

[kamagong]

Lol. Spearpoints are probably the most common blade shape.









- Christian

 

[meako]

 

[Macchina]

Lol. Spearpoints are probably the most common blade shape.

On all knives (modern + Traditional), yes I would agree. On slipjoints: the Clip is far and away more common in my opinion. Buck has zero spears, Queen has Spears on maybe a quarter of their line-up. GEC does a spear main blade maybe 20% of time, with far more clips and varying wharncliffe/sheepsfoot mains out there...

Look at the few most common traditional patterns:
Stockman: Clip, Spey, Sheepsfoot.
Trapper: Clip and Spey.
Peanut: Clip and Pen
Jack Knife: Clip and Pen
Barlow: Clip and Pen
SodBuster: Skinner
Congress: Wharncliffe

It's not until you get into the less-typical patterns that you start to see spear blades: Sunfish, Elephant Toenail, Canoe, variations on the whittler, variations on the Barlow (Boy's Knife), etc.

 

[quattromori]

I would bet that there are alot more spear blades (as main blade) on Jack knives and Barlow knives than clip blades. Look at the thread on vintage catalog images
Just wait until Kris and Elliott post pictures of their stockman/cattle knives with spear main...then you will have something to stare at

Fausto

 

[pmew]

Sorry Macchina, I'm inclined to agree with Christian and Fausto in that I would have described the spear point as the most common blade shape. Here's a version or two of the most common slipjoint on the planet:





I'm actually not a fan of the spear main, I prefer the shape to be a pen blade and secondary. But seeing as you asked, here is the only other spear main I really carry



Paul

 

[quattromori]

Thinking about it, if you are referring to the current production models, you may have a point that spear blades are less common than they were in the past.
I'm inclined to say that they're not very high on the "favourite blade shape" hotlist so maybe that's part of the reason for it.
Patterns like a Canoe, Sunfish, and teardrop jacks (that commonly host spear blades) are not very popular at the moment...but in my very short experience with slipjoints I have learned that the tides come and go. For example, when I joined this forum, I think the only Barlow in production was GEC's #25 pattern. Then Charlie came... and now GEC and CSC/Ka-Bar are doing good with their Barlow patterns.

Fausto

 

[jc57]

 

[2Dead]

 

[Crazy Canuck]

I'm another fan of the spear main on occasion. The one on the left is in my pocket today. TGIF :triumphant:

 

[SAK Guy]

 

[Peregrin]

Here's a nice one. Case/Bose Dogleg Jack.

And another one; Canal Street Cannitler, 2007 BF traditional forum knife, 52 of 57. D2 and Mastadon

 

[Rockon75]

Just for you Macchina! My picture taking skills are not up to my peers here, but you will see, I like spear mains. Particularly the profile of the 85 the best. My favorite, the SFO, 85EO linerlock. Oh see that 79 that I had the fortunate experience of picking up from Sonneman.

 

[Beard&Owl]

Good lookin' knives folks, here's some favorites......
This photos a bit better, we have some pretty serious photographers around here. Mine make me feel embarrassed.

 

[Rockon75]

Rob,
I see you have one of the Schatt Morgan tear drop's as well. I was fortunate enough to find one of the 1998 versions that was only available if you bought the entire keystone series for that year. Someone broke up the set and I picked mine up. I can't help but think this is exactly how a Northwoods version would look if they did an 85 SFO. The swedge and profile screams Northwoods. In '98 Mr. Howard was probably involved with this one.

 

[Beard&Owl]

Rockon, the Schatt and Morgan keystone knives really are sweet. This is the only S and M that I have and I really like it. Everything about this knife is awesome, the f and f are impeccable, the blade flows amazingly in all positions, the blade swedging is killer and the bone is really nice. That's a great looking example you have as well, I really like the bone on yours. There will definitely be more Schatt and Morgan knives in my future.

 

[Markesharp]

I like swadged spears like the one on this 92 Talon

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[jkulysses]

I just picked up this Boker last week.

 

[arizonaranchman]

Spear is actually my favorite for a main blade. The Stockman is my favorite pattern due to it's amazing 3-blade verstility, so I'm stuck with a Clip main on those. But if someone made a Stockman with Spear, Sheepfoot n Spey I'd be all over it actually.

I don't dislike the Clip blade shape, just prefer the Spear.