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Hi all,
I've been playing with the thought of making a thread about this subject for a while now, but things have come in between. Long story short: been sick at home the last couple of days and today's the first day I felt slightly better (I got the flu) so I decided to take some pics and post up since I was getting tired of hopping around between the sofa, chair and bed.
Anyway, what have I got here... Well, I wanted to try out a lot of different Traditional patterns, and a while ago I was able to pick up a Kabar Peanut for pretty cheap. The pattern interested me quite a bit so I got another one, namely an amber bone Rough Rider Peanut. All good and well, and then I stumbled upon an auction for an amber bone Camillus 21... I won the auction and shortly thereafter got a Case chestnut bone Peanut as well.
All of 'em have gotten some pocket time and I'd like to share these little fella's with all of you.
Here's a group shot of the Four, in closed position.
Main blade opened, and ordered in a specific way, you'll read why... Top to bottom: Kabar, Camillus, Case & Rough Rider.
If you've paid close attention to the previous pictures, you'll notice that there are some similarities that can be drawn here and there.
The main blades of the Kabar and Camillus are pretty close, shapewise. The Camillus does have a saber blade instead of the FFG on the Kabar, but the overall shape is pretty similar. On top of that, they both have a more squared/rectangular bolster at the joint, whereas both the Case and RR have rounded bolsters at the joint. The Case and RR have very common bladeshapes as well, but both of these differ quite a bit of the Kabar and Camillus.
Furthermore, in both the Kabar and Camillus Peanut, the main clip blade sits behind the pen blade, whereas with Case and RR, the pen blade sits behind the main blade and the nail knick points in the opposite direction. Another thing I noticed: only the RR doesn't have a half stop on the clip blade. The others do.
Something similar can be seen at the pen blade. Both Kabar and Camillus look alike, whereas the pen blade on both the Case and RR are more "spatula" shaped. I like the latter more, for some reason.
The Rough Rider is by far the thickest and heftiest as well (on the right):
The bone on the RR is very well done. I'd like the Case peanut to be a bit more darker though. But that's personal preference. What the next shot definitely shows is that the pins on the RR are not very well peened. Or maybe not even peened at all. The f&f on the Case with regards to the pins is definitely better, but overall both are really good and pretty close to one another. If only the RR would have carbon steel blades...
The pins on both the Camillus and Kabar are done pretty well. Sadly, the plastic handled Kabar only has one pin, so the scales are bending up near the bolsters... I really love the bone on the Camillus (well, I think it's bone)...
Whatever brand you're buying, the pattern is definitely worth a try. I use all four of 'em and can't say I have a favourite. With regards to looks, the Camillus wins but that one isn't so widely available. For the overall package both the Case and RR are pretty close, but if you want carbon: go Case. The Kabar is also pretty fun to have and work with, but the scales are definitely of lower build quality than the others.
Here's all four of 'em on some shallots...
Hope you guys enjoyed it!
I've been playing with the thought of making a thread about this subject for a while now, but things have come in between. Long story short: been sick at home the last couple of days and today's the first day I felt slightly better (I got the flu) so I decided to take some pics and post up since I was getting tired of hopping around between the sofa, chair and bed.
Anyway, what have I got here... Well, I wanted to try out a lot of different Traditional patterns, and a while ago I was able to pick up a Kabar Peanut for pretty cheap. The pattern interested me quite a bit so I got another one, namely an amber bone Rough Rider Peanut. All good and well, and then I stumbled upon an auction for an amber bone Camillus 21... I won the auction and shortly thereafter got a Case chestnut bone Peanut as well.
All of 'em have gotten some pocket time and I'd like to share these little fella's with all of you.
Here's a group shot of the Four, in closed position.
Main blade opened, and ordered in a specific way, you'll read why... Top to bottom: Kabar, Camillus, Case & Rough Rider.
If you've paid close attention to the previous pictures, you'll notice that there are some similarities that can be drawn here and there.
The main blades of the Kabar and Camillus are pretty close, shapewise. The Camillus does have a saber blade instead of the FFG on the Kabar, but the overall shape is pretty similar. On top of that, they both have a more squared/rectangular bolster at the joint, whereas both the Case and RR have rounded bolsters at the joint. The Case and RR have very common bladeshapes as well, but both of these differ quite a bit of the Kabar and Camillus.
Furthermore, in both the Kabar and Camillus Peanut, the main clip blade sits behind the pen blade, whereas with Case and RR, the pen blade sits behind the main blade and the nail knick points in the opposite direction. Another thing I noticed: only the RR doesn't have a half stop on the clip blade. The others do.
Something similar can be seen at the pen blade. Both Kabar and Camillus look alike, whereas the pen blade on both the Case and RR are more "spatula" shaped. I like the latter more, for some reason.
The Rough Rider is by far the thickest and heftiest as well (on the right):
The bone on the RR is very well done. I'd like the Case peanut to be a bit more darker though. But that's personal preference. What the next shot definitely shows is that the pins on the RR are not very well peened. Or maybe not even peened at all. The f&f on the Case with regards to the pins is definitely better, but overall both are really good and pretty close to one another. If only the RR would have carbon steel blades...
The pins on both the Camillus and Kabar are done pretty well. Sadly, the plastic handled Kabar only has one pin, so the scales are bending up near the bolsters... I really love the bone on the Camillus (well, I think it's bone)...
Whatever brand you're buying, the pattern is definitely worth a try. I use all four of 'em and can't say I have a favourite. With regards to looks, the Camillus wins but that one isn't so widely available. For the overall package both the Case and RR are pretty close, but if you want carbon: go Case. The Kabar is also pretty fun to have and work with, but the scales are definitely of lower build quality than the others.
Here's all four of 'em on some shallots...
Hope you guys enjoyed it!
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Hope you're feeling better soon :thumbup:
