Stockman lovers be heard!!

willgoy said:
Sunnyd, never seen that CASE bolsterless Stockman before,most unusual.Are there any other bolsterless Stockman/Cattle knives around anyone know?
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Schrade made them. This one is an 882Y. Pre 1973.

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willgoy said:
Thanks Blues, I will keep looking.I'm in the minority of one it seems who prefers the off-white Carved Stag Bone to the newer Amber bone-but that's tasty scales too.
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That was originally how I felt as well but now I actually prefer the amber versions to the original carved stag bone in the knives I own.

Check with Cumberland as I believe they had the #9 in amber last time I looked. I recently got one from a fellow forum member and really like mine.
 
As promised, some stacks of stockmen!
The top picture is anchored by a behemoth, at 4 5/16". Anyone know the model number??
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This one includes some square bolsters, and some slim models!
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And finally, some yeller fellers, along with a black sheep, and a teenie weenie one at the top, only 2 3/4"!
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I have to admit, these are all safe queens; oh the shame!!! But I do have other knives that I carry, of course!
 
Nice herd Charlie! Bottom picture, round threaded bolsters, the yellow one nestled in between the birds eyes. What is that one? It looks like Schrade Walden 895, but can't see a stamp. Is the big one an 8583? I used the SWAG method.
 
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thawk said:
Nice herd Charlie! Bottom picture, round threaded bolsters, the yellow one nestled in between the birds eyes. What is that one? It looks like Schrade Walden 895, but can't see a stamp.
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The back of the main tang is stamped 896Y Hal!
 
Here are some strays I rounded up<G>! One is not a stockman, but a derivative 2-blade.
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My first "real" (read not cheap, no-brand Chinese) knife was a Case Yellow Handle Stockman in CV. Got it for Chirstmas when I was eight. Lost it, then finally found it again when I was fourteen.
Stockman is probably my favorite traditional pattern.
 
Waynorth, that Keen Cutter is pretty cool with the big stampings. You need to unload a few Schrades, you have too many knives.:D
 
I'm really enjoying this thread. Thanks to everyone who contributed pics of their knives. This large Boker is from the 1970s.

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MG_Saldivar said:
L. Richard, I've never seen a Buck 703 before - it looks like a cross between a stockman and a Prince!
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That's right, and the fit and finish are as good as it gets. Once in a while I see a reference to the 703, but I haven't seen one for sale in recent years. IIRC I bought it at an Ace Hardware sometime in the 1980s.

Richard
 
I always used to go for Case or some German brands back in the 70's and 80's thinking they were best in quality. I had a thing for the natural materials like bone or stag. I always thought or took for granted Shrade, Buck, Camillus and Western to name a few were out of touch with the collector due to their using delrin or other man made materials. I now realize how dead wrong I was. Looking at the 70's Schrades in this thread just confirms it. I now find myself lusting for old Bucks and Schrades.When I got married 22 years ago I bought my best man and the ushers pocketknives for a gift. The ushers got Alox Vics, I forget the pattern but they were the mediun style lobster type and the best man got a nice Western Stockman in wood. Looking back in my cobweb for a brain, that Western was an outstanding knife. Sorry to veer off topic, but this forum really brings out the emotion of why we collect knives.
Morablades, what do you use to flut the scales, a rattail file? how do you clean up the delrin?
 
Bare Rib said:
I really like the looks of this one, esp the handle. sunnyd who is the maker of it?..

I recently picked-up my 1st stockman a Buck 301 and have been loving it.
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Bare Rib,

Imperial USA used to produced these Frontier series knives. They are some very well done large stockmans and are only about $16.-$20.USD for near mint condition on the secondary market including the bay these days. I would highly recommend these for someone on a budget looking for a good hard working knife made in the USA.

338375,

You are right on the mark with that Western stockman. The resemblance is remarkable.

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While searching through some vintage stock knives earlier today for a possible trade for a member here, I came across this 1980's Fight'n Rooster, End Of Day celluloid that I just never get tired of looking at..

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The colors are dazzling sunny, and a nice juxtaposition to the "bollocks" shield:D!
 
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