The Undauntable Cattle Knife

Gevonovich my friend - well as per usual a great Thread
Heres a few..

I think I would put big money on that this knife has the well known Utica Bone, I have quite a few knives with that-its identical in every way..lovely knife...







Cattle Knife or Whittler? ( terrible photo sorry )


Again, in another knife - beautiful Bone when you handle this knife in person - but because its so dark in the photos's it's hard to appreciate - did Kutmaster use Utica Bone at any stage?


Imperial -this knife is just beautifully made - a lovely knife indeed!



EDIT: added - a photo of a knife only marked Made in U.S.A. strongly suspected to be Camillus, alongside the Imperial - both knives in beautiful shape..

 
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Thank you Jeff, yeah that Oak shield is kind of neat isn't it!
Man...you are build a impressive collection of Cattle knives my friend!
 
markpmc said:
My most carried GEC !!

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Mark, can you please post the other side of that knife and punch??
 
You bunch of guys are just incredible!! I go have some dinner and come back to all this beauty!! Makes a knife nut's heart smile!!
 
Great thread and some wonderful knives, I'm sure there are many more to come :)
 
waynorth said:
Mark, can you please post the other side of that knife and punch??
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Charlie - This is the best I can get until the light gets better. These were an SFO for SMKW in 2010. The Waldens were basically Northfields and the Ulsters were Tidioutes. The photo w/ both knives is SMKW marketing material I think.

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Both cattle knives from GEC.
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Here's my only equal end and cattle knife pattern. It's an imported Boker Plus :eek:
Well I think it is but I'll let the experts weigh in on it. The small spey blade is a bit different than the others in the thread. I'm not ashamed to admit I'm not very familiar with this pattern. I do find this knife to be very handy around the house. The punch has so many uses. And my apologies if it doesn't fit the category.

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Nice thread. Clearly, one of my all-time favorite patterns...(as if my avatar and "cattle knife rustler" wasn't a clue...)

Here's a little write-up on some custom versions of the genre.
 
waynorth said:
Many believe the stockman is an evolution of a cattle knife.
Some producers interchange the names, confusing us all.
I call equal-enders cattle knives, including some variations.
And I agree with Robin (pipeman) that Stockmen are serpentine patterned.
Did I mention I love the Cattle pattern?
I will dig up some pics also!!
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Charlie you and I have discussed the more esoteric points of Cattle knives on a couple of occasions I think. I am pretty well convinced that the Cattle knife was first and then the Stockman. I had a request in my Signature line for over a year to see a picture of a Stockman with a spear master. Many consider this to be the transitional knife between Cattle and Stockman patterns that is often referred to as a Premier or Equal End Serpentine Cattle knife. I have yet to be shown one.
 
ptradeco said:
I will try to get some pics up later, I have a couple:D For those that are into this pattern might I suggest a look here as well:


http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/526494-Cattle-Knife-Roundup
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I missed that thread on my initial search...how it did not come up I don't know. Thanks, Brad! I hope Charlie still posts some of those old beauties in here. SK showed a magnificent one. Some others as well.

Brad, I hope we do see the transition knife you speak of show up! Any discussions you had with Charlie that you may want to elaborate on, I for one, would love to hear.


Blues, I of course originally fell in love with the pattern after seeing you thread!!!
 
Here's my only cattleman, a brother to Duncan's above. It looks to have been fairly commonplace, given the number of specimens out there.

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- Christian
 
Blues said:
Nice thread. Clearly, one of my all-time favorite patterns...(as if my avatar and "cattle knife rustler" wasn't a clue...)

Here's a little write-up on some custom versions of the genre.
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Thanks for linking that one, Elliott. I enjoyed looking through it this time as much as I did the first.
 
ptradeco said:
Charlie you and I have discussed the more esoteric points of Cattle knives on a couple of occasions I think. I am pretty well convinced that the Cattle knife was first and then the Stockman. I had a request in my Signature line for over a year to see a picture of a Stockman with a spear master. Many consider this to be the transitional knife between Cattle and Stockman patterns that is often referred to as a Premier or Equal End Serpentine Cattle knife. I have yet to be shown one.
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Some day I will find a stockman with a spear blade, Brad.
I have accepted the challenge and I am still looking!!

Thanks for the pix, Mark!!
 
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