Trappers

[navihawk]

I'm starting this thread for two reasons. To look at some nice trappers, custom and production and to show off my new one I did a search and saw plenty of them but no specific thread on the pattern.I've had a few of them in the past and the main attraction has always been the asthetics and styling.My first one was a Rigid years ago. if I remember, way back when they first came out, weren't they old Buck employees?I also had a Boker Coal miner with a coal mining etch and smooth bone. I wish I still had that one. Traditionally they are one of the oldest or most traditional. If anyone knows the history please add your thoughts.
I have just aquired another one and I haven't put it down yet. It will be in my everyday rotation from now on.Trappers tend to be bigger, like 4 1/4 and this ones smaller, just under 3 5/8.Very pocketable.

 

[dalee100]

Hi,

Very nice one! The stag is gorgeous on this one. I think they make superb work pattern. Just heavy enough to be rugged, but delicate enough to finesse.

Got to get one of these!

dalee

 

[navihawk]

You know its made right when the blades line up with the springs open and closed.

 

[navihawk]

tttop

 

[Ice Tigre]

Thats an awfully hard act to follow! A real beaut..

I only have one now, Bear MGC in carbon Damascus, that I re-scaled in moose antler, and textured the bolsters.

G.

 

[Morablades]

 

[Blues]

I have several single blade trappers by some great custom makers but these are my only two bladers:

Wharncliffe Trapper, J.B. Moore:

Trapper, Ray Cover:

 

[Blues]

Remington R1123:

 

[d.parker]

Both are nice Trappers Elliott. The J B Moore is my favorite his blade grinds are exceptional and the bone color is great. I'm not a fan of Dove tailed bolsters, but thats just me..

 

[d.parker]

Remington R1123:

Now your're talking:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Peregrin]

I've got a few single blade trappers also but here are my two bladers:

Joel Chamblin Wharncliffe Trapper

Don Morrow Wharncliffe Trapper

 

[d.parker]

Nice presentation Peregrin as are the knives..

 

[Absintheur]

The trappers.....

 

[navihawk]

Seems the wharncliff blade is becoming popular in trappers. You don't see it in the older ones.
I forgot about my baby bullet as a trapper.chock up another one under my belt.Pale in comparison to your original bullet Elliot.
I find it unique how the blades seem to cross each other when in the "display position".
Nice collection Absintheur.I've always been a three blade guy, but the beauty of the trapper is giving me the urge to throw some more into the mix.

 

[rbmcmjr]

Cover and Nowland:

 

[knarfeng]

I've been getting the feel of this Canal Street half moon trapper for about three weeks now.

It has Latrobe 14-4CrMo for the blade steel (same composition as 154CM). And they hardened it to a 59HRC. Quite the slicer and retains its edge to a satisfying extent. Haven't finished testing it, but its close to my 154CM Mini-Grip, the blade of which tested 60 HRC.

The fit and finish are excellent, and the spring action is perfect, firm, but not hard. It fits my hand just right.

And it's pretty.

 

[neeman]

Frank,
I also just got one. Very nice indeed.

Mine has some blade play. Does anyone else have this problem?

 

[sunnyd]

Navihawk,

I like your new AC Trapper. That one looks like a serious cutting tool. It appears as if someone over at Amherst knows what a propper edge profile is used for. :thumbup:

The smaller versions are, as you say very pocket able. I like the original Trapper pattern for hard use and carry one most every day in either a G-2 custom belt sheath or in several different snap over sheaths. As far as the history of the pattern, that's easy as it is self descriptive. It is, and always was influenced by folks who used to hunt, fish and trap for their very survival, or for a living, and often the two were synonymous. Of coarse these activities are nowhere near as prevalent as they once were. So you see modern variations today like losing the Spey(or Fleshing) blade in favor of the Wharncliffe blade instead.
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I have enjoyed all the display of fine pieces thus far by everyone.

Here are several I've shared before. Some of you may have seen them but I am posting them again just for grins and for the newer members here..

 

[augustus88]

Here's my only trapper. I put a whole lot of lipstick on this Steel Warrior Pig. Green Canvas Micarta, fluted nickel silver bolsters, thick nickel silver liners, nickel silver pins and a pinned nickel silver shield. I also sanded the "steel warrior" and "china" etch off the blades. I know it's sacrilege to post a Steel Warrior with all of those other fine knives, but I like the way it came out. She's shaving sharp and amazingly holds an edge quite well.

 

[Blues]

Couple of others I own are the Case-Bose "Slimline" and "Millennium" trappers. The scans are courtesy of JpN:

The scans don't quite do justice to the knives as they sort of flatten them into a two dimensional look, but you get the idea.