what is your favorite traditional slipjoint?

buckgen5

buckgen5

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i like many knives and so far i like uncle henrys and old timers. the steel is good and easy to sharpen, it holds a good edge, they are well constructed, and it's something like old grandpa would've loved(and he did). it's not like the cold same old tac folders you see everywhere for 5 or 10 bucks that are all stamped out pressed out junk. traditional knives are an heirloom that when your kid sees you pull it out a little drool escapes his lips at the fantasy of having one of his own. i collect these knives and i have many tac folders as well but, the only ones i truly love are those traditional ones. case, buck, schrade, camillus, even the new "schrade" and the rough riders, frost cutlery, colt, chinese cheapos are still what makes the eye sparkle. even the fancy sought after and old ones now started out as cheap knives once. you don't have to spend a fortune on something that will still last a lifetime. U.S., german, and japanese are my personal favs but, i can still appreciate the simplicity of the cheap ones.:) this is a pic of my favorite
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I have slipjoints from a lot of different companies - Great Eastern, Moore Maker, Eye Brand, Kissing Crane, Buck, Case, Old Timer, Queen, etc. If I had to choose just one, this one gets the most pocket time:
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I'm really fond of my Schrade USA Uncle Henry stockman. The stag (or whatever they use) is a really white color and is more white than it is black. I don't see a lot of stag handled knives like that anymore. Even bought a unused Schrade off of eBay trying to get another one, and it wound up having darker handles.

Other than that I like my Case Trapper with the yellow handle and the CV blade. CV is actually a little troublesome to me as far as rusting issues go. I want to get another one other than the one I already have because mine is one of the ones produced with the flat bolsters sometime around 2007-2008. Interestingly enough they went back to round bolsters in 2009; too bad I already put a patina on mine with the flat bolsters, could have been a collectible some day.

Anyway, yeah, I like slipjoints. I've also got a couple of Old Timers, I'm not sure of the models, but they're in terrible shape. Sad really, they're the smaller models with the nimble little blades. One just has a clip point, and the other a pen blade and a clip. Though they've been sharpened so much over the years by previous owners that the clip blades have a heavy recurve in them. Kind of cool actually.
 
Case Mini Trapper in Blue/Green/Gray bone
Case Wharncliffe Trapper ot Tiny trapper in Blue/Green/Gray bone
There is something I just love about these knives. It's hard to beat such an original pattern by a great company.

@lambertiana - That is a fantastic knife. How long have you owned it? Love that patina on there :)
 
My GEC trapper with midnight black micarta handles feels most impressive of all my slipjoints, but even so I prefer to carry a German Eye Copperhead with jigged bone handles. It's light and very pleasant indeed.
 
Definately my queen gunstock amber jigged bone. The fit and finish, look and feel of THE knife are just amazing. Only thing that lacked in it was the initial sharpness but that was easily fixed.

Still one of my favorite EDC's.

Based on my experience with it I thought I would like most amy queen knife as much. But when I traded for à Large trapper I found out that I didn't like it nearly as much.
 
gecs are 1st in the field for myself but some queens run neck & neck. in the city my work requires a one hander for convenience but in the bush i like 1095 in the pioneers or muskrats.
dennis
 
I love the stockman pattern. Probably my favorite is the Buck 301.
 
I'm a fan of the Case/Bose collaborations and GEC for production slippies, but my favorite is a tossup between these two stag Wharncliffes:

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I have never been to fond of traditionals with the exception of the Case Swayback Jack. It's my only traditional and I carry it everywhere I go.
 
DennisStrickland said:
mighty fine rick, customs are in a totally different class. ca'nt afford them but sure love looking.
dennis
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Thanks, Dennis.

C'mon, 'fess up: the only reason you can't afford the customs is because you're too busy buying up every other knife coming out of a certain Pennsylvania based factory formerly known as Cyclops Specialty Steel. I wish I "couldn't afford" customs like that! :D
 
Too hard for me to answer. :D.

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do you get any use out of those knives? it would be a shame if you didn't get to have any fun with them.
 
These obviously have seen use and are part of my carry creche of knives.

Tony and Reese Bose

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Kean Coats
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Various makers.
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Ken Erickson
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Case swayback jack in cv.
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Just one of the 2009 Blade forums traditional knives. The rest (over 100) went to BFC members.;)
The picture was taken when the order from Queen arrived so they are pristine.
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