Sodbuster...and lots of them!

[Jolipapa]

Jolipapa A great repas! Are all your CASE Sod Busters stainless or do you have cv ones too?

The yellow is carbon, all others stainless.

 

[Jolipapa]

Shipment was so quick that I did even not have time to dream of these! (ordered thursday in Knoxville, received this monday morning ). Impossible to say which one do I prefer. They're gorgeous.

 

[Âchillepattada]

Shipment was so quick that I did even not have time to dream of these! (ordered thursday in Knoxville, received this monday morning ). Impossible to say which one do I prefer. They're gorgeous.

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Congratulations !! I didn't remembre that you have so many sb

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[redsparrow]

Shipment was so quick that I did even not have time to dream of these! (ordered thursday in Knoxville, received this monday morning ). Impossible to say which one do I prefer. They're gorgeous.

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Congratulations on the new additions!
The only thing that looks better than your collection of SBs is the duck.
...and yes you do need a bigger box.

 

[Travman]

 

[Jolipapa]

@Âchillepattada : In fact two (2 and 3 from right) belong to my daughter or grand daughter, but I keep them at home. Not exactly like offering a fishing pole to wifey, but that's the idea!
@ redsparrow : thank you! Duck was a real treat and the Country Cousin was very handy!
Travman : fine mudbug, sheath is on par.

 

[screened porch]

I may have posted all of these but the Maserin before.

That yellow Case from the home improvement store could be shaped some more, I see. The handles were left square, perhaps to help meet a price point.

 

[cbach8tw]

Sod Buster Jr, in gumfuddy handles. Made to look like jigged bone.

 

[Marlingspike12]

Here's my small collection:

 

[Modoc ED]

It's been awhile since this thread has been on Page 1. It's a pretty cool thread.

Smith & Sons Lockback Mudbug

Case 4 5/8" Linerlock Sod Buster

 

[Laurent57]

In France, this pattern has been named "mineur".
"mineur" means a digger (like coal digger).
The industrials at the Thiers city tried (maybe 70/100 years ago) to attribute patterns to regions without traditionnal knives, it was a good idea for business:
Le Mineur for north of France.
Le Massu for Alsace.
Le Vendetta for Corsica,...

Le Mineur was certainly just called "knife" before .
And i am quite sure that diggers in the north of France have never used any knife with this pattern .

Here is my "mineur" knife, the french name for the Sodbuster knife.

in Germany, it is called "hippekniep" (an old unused german word means goat-something).
In Spain it is named "campana", "pastor" or "campera".

It looks to be a very old pattern that no one can find the history.

Mine is made by "parapluie à l'epreuve".
This funny name could be translated as "proven umbrella".

I did not find the mineur "parapluie à l'épreuve" on online cutlery shop but on e-bay for around 30€ (old stock).

The finitions are not perfect, it looks like many old industrial knifes from Thiers with small cosmetics defects.

For a daily use, it's great.
It is secure, the spring is strong (slipjoint with half-round torque).
The cow horn is beautiful and pleasant to handle.

The blade is carbon steel, this is not so easy to find cause many cutleries at Thiers city used a lot stainless steel in the 60-90's.
(Thiers is like a 'knife capital' in France, there was some others long time ago but without activity now).

My mineur knife in picture :

 

[lambertiana]

Here is my "mineur" knife, the french name for the Sodbuster knife.

in Germany, it is called "hippekniep" (an old unused german word means goat-something).
In Spain it is named "campana", "pastor" or "campera".

It looks to be a very old pattern that no one can find the history.

Mine is made by "parapluie à l'epreuve".
This funny name could be translated as "proven umbrella".

I did not find the mineur "parapluie à l'épreuve" on online cutlery shop but on e-bay for around 30€ (old stock).

The finitions are not perfect, it looks like many old industrial knifes from Thiers with small cosmetics defects.

For a daily use, it's great.
It is secure, the spring is strong (slipjoint with half-round torque).
The cow horn is beautiful and pleasant to handle.

The blade is carbon steel, this is not so easy to find cause many cutleries at Thiers city used a lot stainless steel in the 60-90's.
(Thiers is like a 'knife capital' in France, there was some others long time ago but without activity now).

My mineur knife in picture :

Nice looking mineur!

 

[Fodderwing]

 

[Jack Black]

 

[Will Power]

 

[Will Power]

 

[Modoc ED]

 

[Marlingspike12]

 

[Skywalker31]

This Plow has become my yard/garden knife for this summer. Took a couple sharpenings to get an edge I liked but the more I use it the more I'm enjoying it.

 

[Jack Black]