Tell me about your R1306 pattern knives

The 1306 is hands down my favorite pattern. The old world feel and look to the pattern really speaks to me. Such a vintage, cool vibe with a great history behind it. I have collected several original 1306 bullet knives along with several custom 1306 patterns. This one is my favorite in my 1306 collection. An original 1306 that Tony Bose built for me. As he put it, “I just added 100 more years worth of use to this knife”
 

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I would hope GEC makes a reproduction of the R1306 using the #42 or #72 frame in the near future, being that they've made a couple repro's already for Remington/SMKW. The lockback is one of my favorite traditional patterns.
 
Lhpanther said:
The 1306 is hands down my favorite pattern. The old world feel and look to the pattern really speaks to me. Such a vintage, cool vibe with a great history behind it. I have collected several original 1306 bullet knives along with several custom 1306 patterns. This one is my favorite in my 1306 collection. An original 1306 that Tony Bose built for me. As he put it, “I just added 100 more years worth of use to this knife”
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Dang show off 😊 hope you’re doing well buddy.
 
Remington ffirst made them in the early 1920's. Many others have made versions over the years including Bowen, Camillus, Remington (Camillus) in the 1990's, Queen, AG Russell, and others
 
Old Time Outdoors write John Jobson writes in his book "The Complete Book To Practical Camping" about his guide up in the Yukon, a First Nations man, named Johnnie Johns. Johns was a guide for nearly 60 years, and reportedly was a guide for the building of the Alaskan Highway during WWII. He had a stag handled R1306 given to him by a client. He used that knife from around 1925 to 1960 when he gave it to Jobson, and by then it had "skinned out well over 100 grizzlies, plus scores of other animals like Dall sheep, caribou, moose and beaver". Jobson writes about watching Johns make a tent stove by cutting the ends out of two 5-gallon oil tins, , fitting them together, then cutting "a door, a draft and a stovepipe hole. Without sharpening the knife he cut fine wood shavings and built a roaring fire." John
 
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I do not know why, but Reese agreed to re-blade this gorgeous 1306 which Charlie, waynorth waynorth graciously sold to me. Reese used etched A2. The blade is perfect, and Reese somehow managed to put everything back together as it should be; tight lock up, centered blade, and great action. I agree with all that has been said here about the 1306. It is a knife like no other, and I am proud to be the caretaker of this one thanks to the kindness of Charlie and Reese.

Great story J John A. Larsen ! However, I probably won’t be cutting open tin cans with this one.
 
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