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Idahofrank

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I have been reading for a while but have not posted much.
I have the following question for anyone who can answer:
How did the various classic pocket knives get their name?
I am referring to the Trapper, Stockman,Peanut, Toothpick etc..
It seems different makers have used the same name for a particular style of knive.
 
Good question mate I often wondered the same thing, lots of smart blokes here that should be able to shed some light on it though
 
This can easily be made into an extremely long answer by anyone on this forum.

If you can find one, get LEVINE'S GUIDE TO KNIVES AND THEIR VALUES, 4th Edition. But this is getting tougher to find. An alternative is "Blade's" Guide to Knives and their Values (5th Edition). You can google search this and find it for sale and it's a great guide for beginners and enthusiasts.

I would also suggest googling knife patterns generally. There is tons on info on the net. For instance, http://www.simplysarasota.com/KnifeCollector/PocketKnifePatterns.html

Finally, a while back one of our mainstay forum members, Waynorth, started several threads describing different slipjoint patterns and including tons of pics of his amazing knives. You can search the forum for his threads (Gus/Elliot, I thought they were sticky threads, but maybe I'm wrong)
 
Well I can tell you how the peanut got it's name. It's called a peanut because of it's small size and peanut like shape. :thumbup:

Edit: The canoe got it's name because it's shape resembles a canoe. The Texas toothpick I believe got it's name because of it's long thin blade and I think some people accually used them to pick their teeth after a meal (in Texas of course :D). Oh, and welcome to the forum!
 
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Thanks for the replys.
What got me statred thinking of this topic was a new amber bone Case trapper I picked up.
I was just wondering if this was a favorite style of trappers as the name implies?
 
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