The traditional sheath knives.

JPD1998 said:
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Great looking knife JPD.:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
There must be people still buying them for deer hunting, or like me, just plain outdoor use. In truth the 4 inch pointy blade is a handy one to have. It does alot of things well, and a fixed blade (there, I said it) is a heck of alot easier to clean up than a folder.
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The Buck 102 is a great small game knife. A little small, IMHO, for deer, but great for small game.

I am also a fan of the Kabar Little Finn, and I have a Finnish Marttinni knie that is a real beauty.
 
JPD1998 said:
Here's one I bought myself about 32 years ago in Hunter Mountain NY. It was right before hunting season opened.

I paid about $15.00 for it. It's stamped "Edge Brand" and it was made in Germany ( these were pretty common back in the day). I carried it pretty regularly for about 10 years, then I switched to an Uncle Henry.

Now I usuaully carry a folder, like a Buck 110 or my Case Shark Tooth.

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Aw man, I remember those Edge Brands being real popular in the 50's, running a close second behind the Case and kaybar little Finn style knives. They had a couple different size and style Edge Brands, ranging from 3 1/2 to 5 inch blades. They had pretty darn good carbon steel in them. Funny thing I remember is that the old guys from the pre WW2 era stuck with the Case and Kaybar Little Finn style knives, and the post war style Edge Brands were popular with the guys who were in their teens and 20's in the 50's. It wasn't an iron clad rule, sometime you saw an old guy with a stag handle German knife, and sometimes you saw a young guy with a Little Finn. But not generally.

The Germans, like the English seemed to really go for stag alot in their knives. The American companies seemed to have a long going love affair with stacked leather washer handles.

After the movie The Iron Mistress with Alan Ladd came out in 1952, Edge brand came out with a large 9 or 10 inch Bowie etched Original Bowie on the blade. My friend Eli bought one and was the envy of the nieghborhood for a while.
 
jackknife said:
Aw man, I remember those Edge Brands being real popular in the 50's, running a close second behind the Case and kaybar little Finn style knives. They had a couple different size and style Edge Brands, ranging from 3 1/2 to 5 inch blades. They had pretty darn good carbon steel in them. Funny thing I remember is that the old guys from the pre WW2 era stuck with the Case and Kaybar Little Finn style knives, and the post war style Edge Brands were popular with the guys who were in their teens and 20's in the 50's. It wasn't an iron clad rule, sometime you saw an old guy with a stag handle German knife, and sometimes you saw a young guy with a Little Finn. But not generally.

The Germans, like the English seemed to really go for stag alot in their knives. The American companies seemed to have a long going love affair with stacked leather washer handles.

After the movie The Iron Mistress with Alan Ladd came out in 1952, Edge brand came out with a large 9 or 10 inch Bowie etched Original Bowie on the blade. My friend Eli bought one and was the envy of the nieghborhood for a while.
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My father has a small stag handled knife he bought while stationed in Germany back in the 50's. It looks very similar to Phil's Case knife.

I don't have it here, but next time I see my father I'll ask what brand it is. I used to have it when I was a teenager , but my father was too attached to it and liberated it:)
 
well I have quite a few belt knives, some old some new. I don't often carry a belt knife unless I am going out a little deeper in the woods than normal. I like a thin blade that is not too long when I do carry. For a while I carried Imperial and ulster " Sportsman" knives and found them to be great at cutting wood and meat, as well as cleaning fish. For the past few years I have been using Dexter Russell sheep skinning knives for most of my out door chores if I carry a fixed blade. Most of the time I just use a slip joint though.
 
Jackknife, I called them sheath knives, too, and often still do. You mentioned that Buck 102 Woodsman that you're fond of. Well, I've always been kind of fond of my favorite girl cousin, who is two years younger than I am. Since she has always been an outdoorsy girl, I bought her a new little Buck Woodsman when she graduated from high school in 1967. She liked it, too!
 
I have several fixed blades in my collection, but these are the two that I'll use and someday pass on to my son. Both of these knives are made by a buddy of mine. My hunting knife is the drop point with the buffalo handle and the other is a trout and bird pattern that I carry when I fish, it has a green canvas micarta handle. Both have nicely tapered full tangs with nickle silver bolsters and pins. The tapered tang gives the a little lighter and more balanced feel.

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Realstagman: That Green Micarta scaled bird&trout is an inspiring knife!
You must be a proud owner and are lucky to have friends like that.
 
Thank-you for the compliments Mick and Willgoy. Those are great looking knives realstagman and Thomason. I really like the sheath too Thomason.

Here is one I don't think I have shown before. The only mark is the 'Lacroix' stamp on the blade. It looks like the stamp may have slipped or something as the x appears twice faintly. I don't know much about this one, other than it seem like it is French. If you have any information it will be greatly appreciated.
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