Straight edge secondaries

The Texas Camp Knife has a secondary sheepsfoot that's as big as most primary blades.

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The alox SAK pruner is an interesting knife, and if you don't like the hook pruner, it could easily be turned into a sheepfoot straightedge. In actual use, it's much like an improved sheepfoot as it is. Just as precise as a sheepfoot, and a little pointier for starting cuts.
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The #77 barlows with spear and coping were a very nice SFO for Mike Latham.
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r8shell said:
^^ Wow, that's perfection. ^^
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I was about to suggest that you look up the 2 blade spear and coping in autumn gold bone if you weren't familiar with the run. They were BY FAR the most beautiful of the series. They were also unique in that the smooth autumn bone single blade turned out much lighter. So as far as I know, those 2 bladers are the only knives GEC produced with that glorious dark AG bone. Kind of like the original rotten banana bone "mishap."
I also seem to remember that Mike was trying to mimick the old Case Appaloosa with that bone.
Jeff, I'm always happy when one of those gets posted. They don't get nearly enough coverage.
If you can't tell I really really REALLY like that knife!:D
 
I got the Boker today. Other than some slight cosmetic flaws it is a really nice knife.
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It's a beast too! I haven't carried a full size stockman in a while, so I forgot how large the frame was. It is surprisingly light, though. The wood looks great. For what I paid for it(right between a Case and a GEC) I'm quite pleased.
I'm not one to care about serial numbers, but this one is number 251/500, and the first 250 went to Europe. So, I assume that this would be the equivalent of number 1 in the states. I thought that was pretty neat.

Next up, a #18 beagle, then I can start focusing all my energy into finding the out of production knives on my list.
 
SadSappySucker said:
I got the Boker today. Other than some slight cosmetic flaws it is a really nice knife.
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I'm not one to care about serial numbers, but this one is number 251/500, and the first 250 went to Europe. So, I assume that this would be the equivalent of number 1 in the states. I thought that was pretty neat.

Next up, a #18 beagle, then I can start focusing all my energy into finding the out of production knives on my list.
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I think that serial number thing is pretty cool, too, Erik! :thumbup::D
That Böker looks like a great knife. :thumbup:
Good luck in your quest for that list of out-of-production knives; I'd be proud to have most of those knives, too! ;)

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
I think that serial number thing is pretty cool, too, Erik! :thumbup::D
That Böker looks like a great knife. :thumbup:
Good luck in your quest for that list of out-of-production knives; I'd be proud to have most of those knives, too! ;)

- GT
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Thanks GT!

That is a beautiful workhorse Will!

The Boker has been in my pocket(along with the peanut) since I got it, and I'm really liking it. It just about dwarfs the peanut!
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Erik thanks, it's tough character, stout blade and heavy spring, I like it because it looks like a very much older knife.

Here's one from Carl Schlieper, German Eye. Shade over 3" Brown/Black bone jigged handles (thick which is good on a small knife) It was called Teardrop by the seller but I'd say it was more like a Tadpole type. Interesting small Sheepfoot minor, a useful combo.:thumbup:

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Thanks Will. I started this thread for knives like that. We all are aware of the few recent "big name" production knives that incorporate the somewhat rare secondary straight edge, but I love seeing/ discovering knives like that German Eye and the Boker that I just picked up. Those knives tend to take a backseat to their pen bladed counterparts, and it's a shame!
I love that this thread has accumulated quite the assortment of two bladed knives with sheepsfoot, coping, "little wharnie" secondaries, because when I started out on the search for these knives there really wasn't much info available.
Now, what I'd really like to see would be some vintage versions. There's got to be atleast a hand full of "stockman jacks", office/pen knives, etc that were produced back in the day with this blade combo. I just don't have it in me to start scouring the old catalogues at the moment.
Thanks again everyone for adding to this thread!
 
I don't care what anyone says. The cap lifter on my Grand Portage is my primary blade for this knife. By default that makes the wharncliffe my secondary. :D

 
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