Traditional of the month: Stockman

Couldn't have picked a better pattern.

Here is a Case CV 6347 5-dot (1985 manufacture) Stockman. Note the mismatched covers. I'll give carrying this one for a month a try but I make no promises.





Actually, I've been carrying the knife since I've had it (mid-April) and have managed to wear the shinny off of it and the change and keys in my pocket have broken the sharp edges of the covers and rounded them somewhat.



Of course, I'll be carrying other knives in other pockets.

 

Been carrying my Buck 303 quite a bit lately. Given the spirit of the challenge, I don't see any reason to change it up. I have a CV Amber Bone stockman with a pen blade in the place of the spey, an Old Timer (34 I think) that's the same size, and then a Buck 301 and a large, stainless Case in stag, if I want variety.

 

Not sure if I can pull this off, since I enjoy carrying something different day-to-day, but I'm willing to give it a go.

Mine will be this little Craftsman (2.8125" closed):

 

I also will be pairing up with my peanut, I find the med. stockman disappears in my pocket. It has kicked out my moose & my large stockmans out.

 

The stockman is a great pattern. I really like that one. The option choosing between three blades is great.

Getting back to jacktrades opening post - here´s my Yellow Stockman



next to my building-lot boots. The pic was taken at winter.

Kind regards
Andi

 

Sounds good to me, and I started the month off right with a yeller Buck 301 in my pocket all weekend at a Scout Order of the Arrow event

 

I got this one used for a VERY good price, because they had jacked up the sheepfoot blade sharpening it.
"BIG WHUP!" I can't even feel the scrapes with my thumbnail. It cuts like a demon and feels great in the hand and the pocket.

 

Shoot, I don't have a true stockman to play at the moment. Closest I have is Vic Alox Rancher, more of a Cattleman with spear point blade and an awl. However, I sure like the medium case in the OP's first post. I spent most of my youth with an Uncle Henry Premium Stockman in my pocket. Carried nice and I never found it wanting for city use or anything in the woods. It cleaned uncountable legions of fish, fur and fowl. I stold this pick off of the web. [/URL][/IMG]

 

Not a big fan of the Stockman pattern, but I have a few.

 

Thank you for keeping the TOTM alive Jacktrades:thumbup:

 

I've got a couple that wouldn't mind getting a few rides this month...


Buck 703




I sure do hope this Sowbelly Stockman counts

 

I LOVE buying them a little scratched up:thumbup: makes using them that much more easy

 

I'll play but I do have to confess to getting a bit of a head start...


Been carrying this one for about a week now.




And prior to that I was carrying this one daily for a while.

 

Looks nice. Must dig one of my stockmen out, not sure I could last the month though, too many other knives calling me.

 

I'm carrying the the yellow Camillus because it was my favorite for so long, and the Hibbard Spencer and Bartlett to see how it likes its epoxy putty handle scales.

Kutmaster (very sharp), HSB, Camillus, Gebruder Hoppe, Buck 307 (too big to carry)

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I have more, but I controlled myself. When I was a kid I thought the stockman was the absolute complete grown up jackknife.

 

I have been carrying this one for a little over a week. It's a chestnut bone Case 6375 in CV built back in 2000. The first few days it felt like a brick in my pocket, especially when I was walking. Now I hardly notice it.
The Stockman's blade combination makes it a super versatile pocket knife imho and the fact that my Grandad favored it doesn't hurt either. Count me in this month. Wonder what kind of patina I will end up with after a solid months + of use. I also look forward to reading about others experience.
Jim

 

Perfect timing! My latest acquisition is this yella CV medium stockman with punch. I need to start working on the patina.