TOTM October: Trappers!

[markksr]

 

[knarfeng]

Trappers come in a variety of sizes:

 

[Corso]

single blade

trapper-like opinel

and something orange

 

[Berkley]

Blood red is as close as I can get to orange, but a trapper for sure and one of my favorite carries.

(Scanner makes the bolsters look flat, but they are nicely curved and comfortable).

 

[edbeau]

Here is my donation. An Imperial Frontier 4324 Gunpowder Black Trapper.

 

[edbeau]

A couple of Imperial Frontier 4322 Ol'Ivory Trappers.

 

[markpmc]

I hope my #23 counts.

 

[C Ben Susrool]

A favorite pattern

 

[gruntmedik]

I believe this one qualifies.

 

[screened porch]

Estate sale Schrade on top, flea market Old Timer, and Western below. I'm not sure a single-blade can be a trapper; if so I think this is one.

As for Halloween orange, I have to combine a candy-apple red and a lemon-drop yellow (HSB and Camillus). Root-beer barrel brown (Camillus) because it also looks good enough to eat. (My photo doesn't do it justice.)

 

[gruntmedik]

The SHW should qualify, too.

 

[edbeau]

Another Frontier, this is a 4321 Powderhorn Stag (delrin).

 

[Rick]

This GEC SFO auto in Pumpkin Patch acrylic seems seasonally apropos:

 

[Campbellclanman]

Forgive me Rick-as I am sure you have explained this before-what is that knife all about-could you please explain the workings of it to me-sorry if I have missed something very obvious.Nice looking knife by the way my friend!

 

[Rick]

Hiya Duncan. Hope you're well, my friend.

It's a lockback leaf-spring auto with a pivoting release lever. Pushing the lever forward places lateral pressure on the lockbar, which releases the blade in both open and closed positions. It looks a little odd, but it feels very natural in use, and the blade can easily be opened and closed one-handed.

 

[Bigfattyt]

Hiya Duncan. Hope you're well, my friend.

It's a lockback leaf-spring auto with a pivoting release lever. Pushing the lever forward places lateral pressure on the lockbar, which releases the blade in both open and closed positions. It looks a little odd, but it feels very natural in use, and the blade can easily be opened and closed one-handed.

Wait, what?


Is it an automatic, like a switch blade?

Or that it can simply be opened one handed? I am intrigued!

 

[Rick]

Yep - It's a full auto (note the lack of a nail-nick on the blade).

 

[clutchcarter]

I love my John Lloyd!!!!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Hiya Duncan. Hope you're well, my friend.

It's a lockback leaf-spring auto with a pivoting release lever. Pushing the lever forward places lateral pressure on the lockbar, which releases the blade in both open and closed positions. It looks a little odd, but it feels very natural in use, and the blade can easily be opened and closed one-handed.

Woweee...I want one!...but because of our great pc country we cant have 'em.... what a shame because that is such a good looking knife- and thank you Rick for going to the trouble of explaining this to me.







I want one.

Clutch -and so you should love that John Lloyd-its a beaut, is that one of his 52100 blades or Stainless?

 

[2Dead]

Some orange-ish trappers...

Canal Street Smooth Sunset bone HMT

This Case mini trapper was the first traditional knife I got myself. Its the one that started it all.

GEC #48. This one is Sunset Yellow but its got orange.

GEC #73 pattern

Queen's Amber Carved bone and Curly Zebra wood

Rick Menefee

Schrade