Show me your traditional lockbacks!

Early Gerber Sportsman

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EKAs are good solid knives. I've seen a fair number and never saw a fit/finish problem worth remembering. They are a little quirky in design, but hey aren't we all :)
 
brownshoe said:
EKAs are good solid knives. I've seen a fair number and never saw a fit/finish problem worth remembering. They are a little quirky in design, but hey aren't we all :)
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I have to agree with Brownshoe. The EKA's I have are very good quality, and solid. The wood handles and the way they fit in the hand are great. They won't have the fit and finish of a GEC, but they have a charm all their own. They can be sharpened and maintained very easily and cut really well. I would recommend them for sure.
 
Rex,

The fit and finish on my EKA 8 is flawless. The knife is very stout, locks up like a vault, yet fairly light to carry. I'm thinking of getting another one since the prices are going up.

Bought mine about three years ago for $36; they've gone up about $10 since then.

Raja
 
Here are my wooden-handled, European lockbacks. Great whittlers, all.

Puma IP Faisan Duo in olive wood with palisander (rosewood) bolsters; Sandvik 12C27

Puma IP Paloma in olive wood; 1.4116 steel

EKA Swede 8 (redesigned) in bubinga; Sandvik 12C27

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Got a couple. First, a no-name, made-in-Japan hunker that's fist-filling — handle is thicker than the 110! Two-dot 112 and 110 for scale.

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And then a Jet-Aer G-96 on top, with the same 110 and 112:

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I love lock back knives. Here are my favorite 8 which find their way into my EDC or pack rotation. Listed top to bottom:

1. Canal Street large Squeeze Back Trapper smooth bone
2. GEC 64 Babylon Street smooth bone
3. GEC 65 Ben Hogan smooth bone
4. GEC 42 stag
5. GEC 99 Wall Street stag
6. Canal Street Pinch Back mini trapper in stag
7. GEC 72 Beaver Tail jigged wood
8. GEC 72 Cycops (Stainless Steel) Elk



I especially love the Lock Backs with lanyard holes as I like to carry these knives in right hand cross draw belt sheath. The lanyard makes it easy to draw the knive.



Two other things about some of these lock backs I really like. It’s rare to find a pinch-drop-open traditional knife. But that’s what you can do with the 99 Wall Street, both of the 72’s and the large Canal Street.



Also…you can ONE HAND close these knives. See photo below. Hold knife with thumb on the lock and the blade on the pad of your hand. Push the lock and put pressure on the blade. Once it’s slightly open you can turn it over and finish the one hand close. Pretty cool…one hand open and one hand close.



One more photo of the line up closed blades and positioned so you can see the locks.



So...what's your favorite lock back?

Mike
 
Beautiful knives you have there.
I can't get pictures to post from my phone, but I have a Buck 50th Anniversary 110 (plain, no blade etching), a Taylor-Schrade Uncle Henry LB7, and a smooth white bone Rough Rider with a single bolster. I forget what the proper name for that style is.
 
afishhunter said:
Beautiful knives you have there.
I can't get pictures to post from my phone, but I have a Buck 50th Anniversary 110 (plain, no blade etching), a Taylor-Schrade Uncle Henry LB7, and a smooth white bone Rough Rider with a single bolster. I forget what the proper name for that style is.
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Buck got a lot of us to love lock backs. Would love to see that Rough Rider if you figure out how to load photos.

Mike
 
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