What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[JB in LV]

SSK Moki Kronos.

I have owned this knife over a year and may have carried it a time or two. I am not a “too nice to carry” person, so it’s getting some use now. With yellow Case Peanut.

 

[Jiki]

 

[Jon0385]

 

[Rufus1949]

Thanks Pete, I'm particularly fond of the stag 77 I got from a very kind member here, but that snakewood lamb is no slouch either.

Two stunning knives again today, Bob. If I had those I'm not sure I'd need to carry anything else.

I know you've heard this many times already but that Moran is fantastic, Joshua.

Thanks so much Jeremy. I hope you have a good day.

 

[Rufus1949]

Thanks! I'm definitely happy to own this one. I don't have much info on this knife and was curious when I saw it because it doesn't have a model number that I can find - or a shield. It's almost exactly the same size as the Case trapper, which is only about 1/4" longer than Schrade's regular models (293/94OT/285UH). So it seems a bit redundant to have 2 trapper models so close in size, but what do I know? The difference in size between Case's trapper and mini trapper makes a lot more sense to me. Maybe Schrade wasn't selling many trappers and decided to make a slightly bigger one with bone handles that would compete better with Case? If anyone knows the history, I would be happy to hear it.

Pic for size comparison.

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Thanks for that comparison photo...interesting.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

This big ole Schrade Trapper felt like a good one to carry today.

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Love it!

Old Greensleeves looking good enough to drink, in this lush light. (Outside it's dull grey and wet, but above freezing.)

Yup. Dull, gray, and wet. But being above freezing …
WINNING!

Thanks! I'm definitely happy to own this one. I don't have much info on this knife and was curious when I saw it because it doesn't have a model number that I can find - or a shield. It's almost exactly the same size as the Case trapper, which is only about 1/4" longer than Schrade's regular models (293/94OT/285UH). So it seems a bit redundant to have 2 trapper models so close in size, but what do I know? The difference in size between Case's trapper and mini trapper makes a lot more sense to me. Maybe Schrade wasn't selling many trappers and decided to make a slightly bigger one with bone handles that would compete better with Case? If anyone knows the history, I would be happy to hear it.

Pic for size comparison.

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I think it’s a Tennessee River Trapper ~ TRT 96. USA made, and made in the early 2000’s.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Two Schrade Waldens today, a 124 Serpentine Jack, and 163 Rope Knife.
Have a fine day, eh?

 

[Dan1892]

Love it!

Yup. Dull, gray, and wet. But being above freezing …
WINNING!



I think it’s a Tennessee River Trapper ~ TRT 96. USA made, and made in the early 2000’s.

Looks like you're right. I searched Schrade TRT and found an old post from 2009 that shows an old Schrade ad. Apparently made for Wal Mart!

Schrade TRT

http://cgi.ebay.com/SCHRADE-WALDEN-TENNESSEE-RIVER-TRAPPER-USA-MINT_W0QQitemZ200404339219QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea9078a13#ht_500wt_956 The box is the real article, but is the knife? This box should have a knife with bone handles and an etched blade that says Schrade...

www.bladeforums.com

 

[Rufus1949]

Two Schrade Waldens today, a 124 Serpentine Jack, and 163 Rope Knife.
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Two fine examples Jeff.

 

[DirtDawg]

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Unusual jigging going on there, I've never seen before.

 

[Jack Black]

May the day be a good one for you...
An old Robeson 20's-40's with my lamb.View attachment 2050339

Thanks Bob, stunning pair

Thank you my friend. Good looking Lamb you have today!

Thank you kindly David

Yup. Routine diabetes monitoring. She was happy. My A1C is up a bit from last time, but last time she cut my sugar-buster dose to stop me addressing shaky spells with candy corn.
This is enough for breakfast deshabille.

I believe the last line says "HDW & MFC CO".

That's good news Jer, nice Barlow

Lucy is out!

In the 'living' 'flesh'!

Lovely Lamb Jack !

Thank you Steve

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I could have picked a better knife for the occasion, but today is Popeye’s birthday. Fun fact if you are or find yourself in the Midwest the “home” of Popeye is in Chester, IL
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Cool post, I may have to join you in commemorating that

Popeye inspired me to ask Mom if we could have spinach. She was surprised I wanted spinach, and I was surprised spinach didn't come black in a squeeze-can.

When me and my sister asked, we got the frozen kind!

Thanks Jack, her name is Modoc ED in this instance. Your lamb for today is phenomenal!!

Thanks for the correction Jeremy! Thanks for the compliment

Thanks for the supportive comments on my sowbelly stockman selection(s), Todd & Jim & Jack; one of my top 3 favorite patterns.
Jack, distinguished pair you posted! Both former KOTY for you, IIRC; I've always been a big fan of your Abbeydale Jack.

Thanks a lot Gary, my Abbeydale Jack is still out on my desk, so it may get carried again soon

Good morning, Porcheteers. I haven't posted much the past few weeks. When your 89 year old mother is visiting, you can't be caught staring at phone screens all the time.

I'm carrying my KOTY: the JOTS, plus an old Case congress in honor of this years "Vault Release" thinking about picking one up, but my old one still has some blade left.

Wouldn't want you getting grounded Rachel!

These two today.

Nice pairing

Spalted Lamb and an American Jack


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Couple of beauties

Barlow and a Lamb

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Looking good David

This one will be in pocket for a long while.
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Very nice indeed Joshua Nice cutler too

Thank you very much, Jack!!!

Wonderful wood grain on your mighty Lambsfoot today, Jack!

Thank you very much my friend

They are indeed, Jack, thank you - lot's of blade between the two of them.


Keeping with the same today. Happy Wednesday, all!

That rum looks tasty Dylan

Beautiful covers Mr. Jack !
Just one critter face ................ shot in the right eye with a gold bullet.

Thanks Mr P!

This one from Modoc ED later in the day.

Generous gift

Lucy! (Started to read the book, but didn't get very far. Now the Bela Lugosi film I liked! "I never drink...wine.").

Thanks for the ankle injury info, Jack; bad luck, home and away!
I wonder if my walking speed decrease is due to reduced flexibility, including shorter stride length.
I was thinking of a daily average "knife weight", but if if we consider cumulative total, tons may be reasonable.

Thanks buddy, hoping for no bad luck THIS year! Hmm, interesting thought

Watched one of my favorite English movies again the other night. The Lamb seems right at home...

I suppose I should have said “favourite English movies”.

Great film! I love the Ealing comedies That's a cool pic

Hope everyone is having a good day I've had a long day down at Leeds Market

Going to carry this, this evening for Popeye!

 

[Ed G]

keeping it simple for a slow roll back to the Porch … just a 33 conductor today …

 

[sbh06]

keeping it simple for a slow roll back to the Porch … just a 33 conductor today …
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Glad to see you back, Paul, with a beautiful conductor to boot.

 

[Rufus1949]

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Thanks Bob, stunning pair

Thank you kindly David

That's good news Jer, nice Barlow

In the 'living' 'flesh'!

Thank you Steve

Cool post, I may have to join you in commemorating that

When me and my sister asked, we got the frozen kind!

Thanks for the correction Jeremy! Thanks for the compliment

Thanks a lot Gary, my Abbeydale Jack is still out on my desk, so it may get carried again soon


Wouldn't want you getting grounded Rachel!


Nice pairing

Couple of beauties

Looking good David

Very nice indeed Joshua Nice cutler too

Thank you very much my friend

That rum looks tasty Dylan

Thanks Mr P!


Generous gift



Thanks buddy, hoping for no bad luck THIS year! Hmm, interesting thought


Great film! I love the Ealing comedies That's a cool pic

Hope everyone is having a good day I've had a long day down at Leeds Market

Going to carry this, this evening for Popeye!

Beautiful sailor

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

I thought this old info was interesting. Ever since I bought a 293Y Trapper new back in the ‘70s, I have loved that pattern.

At some point several years ago, I tried to find other Schrades in what they called the Serpentine Jack pattern. This SW catalog from 1954 is a great reference.

http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/Catalogs/images/1954-SW-CATS.pdf

Notice that every knife of that pattern, except the Fisherman’s Knife, which I do not have, is called a Serpentine Jack. One blade or two, secondary long spey or pen, SW called them all Serpentine Jacks.

Another little surprise was that what I had always called a Whittler, the 804, shown above is the one Ron~ Half Stop gave me, alongside the Craftsman version, was called a Mechanic’s Knife.

And the 163 I’m using today was called “Rope or Hawser Knife”.

And whether it’s a mistake or just an alternate spelling, they called the wood scales on my Linesman’s Knife Cocobola, instead of Cocobolo.

And for a bonus off topic picture, this is my gym membership.
I received another truckload of woodchips the other day. Local arborists need a place to dump the chips, and I use them, so win/win. (Much to the delight of Mrs Fleschwund).
My tractor is winterized in my shed, so wheelbarrow work is called for.
And Grandpa’s awesome and ancient old wheelbarrow needed all new wood. So I had a two inch thick plank of Northern Ash we milled from a tree on my property, so I ripped 2x2 handles out of it. The smaller pieces I cut from walnut, also from my friend’s sawmill.

So I’m moving ten or twelve barrows full every day as a way to get in shape.

 

[Modoc ED]

We'll be hopping into town in a short while. I say hopping because, I'll be carrying my Bunny knife. Cindy has an appointment with her hairdresser and I have an appointment with Ravioli at our Basque Restaurant the Brass Rail. We had a solid six inches (I think eight inches actually) of snow last night so it'll be a trip at a snails pace all the way to town. Coffee only this morning for breakfast - gotta save room for the homemade ravioli at the Brass Rail. Before anything, I've gotta go out and shovel some snow so we can get to the truck. It was a light, fluffy, snow so, if I'm lucky, I'll be able to blow it out of the way with our leaf blower.

 

[Rufus1949]

I thought this old info was interesting. Ever since I bought a 293Y Trapper new back in the ‘70s, I have loved that pattern.

At some point several years ago, I tried to find orher Schrades in what they called the Serpentine Jack pattern. This SW catalog from 1954 is a great reference.

http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/Catalogs/images/1954-SW-CATS.pdf

Notice that every knife of that pattern, except the Fisherman’s Knife, is called a Serpentine Jack. One blade or two, secondary long spey or pen, SW called them all Serpentine Jacks. View attachment 2051620

Another little surprise was that what I had always called a Whittler, the 804, shown above is the one Ron~ Half Stop gave me, alongside the Craftsman version, was called a Mechanic’s Knife.

And the 163 I’m using today was called “Rope or Hawser Knife”.

And whether it’s a mistake or just an alternate spelling, they called the wood scales on my Linesman’s Knife Cocobola, instead of Cocobolo.

And for a bonus off topic picture, this is my gym membership. View attachment 2051621
I received another truckload of woodchips the other day. Local arborists need a place to dump the chips, and I use them, so win/win. (Much to the delight of Mrs Fleschwund).
My tractor is winterized in my shed, so wheelbarrow work is called for.
And Grandpa’s awesome and ancient old wheelbarrow needed all new wood. So I had a two inch thick plank of Northern Ash we milled from a tree on my property, so I ripped 2x2 handles out of it. The smaller pieces I cut from walnut, also from my friend’s sawmill.

So I’m moving ten or twelve barrows full every day as a way to get in shape.

Thanks for the Schrade followup Jeff; that clarifies some questions I had about mine.

 

[Rufus1949]

We'll be hopping into town in a short while. I say hopping because, I'll be carrying my Bunny knife. Cindy has an appointment with her hairdresser and I have an appointment with Ravioli at our Basque Restaurant the Brass Rail. We had a solid six inches (I think eight inches actually) of snow last night so it'll be a trip at a snails pace all the way to town. Coffee only this morning for breakfast - gotta save room for the homemade ravioli at the Brass Rail. Before anything, I've gotta go out and shovel some snow so we can get to the truck. It was a light, fluffy, snow so, if I'm lucky, I'll be able to blow it out of the way with our leaf blower.

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Safe trip Ed, enjoy those ravioli.

 

[OldHercDude]

SSK Moki Kronos.

I have owned this knife over a year and may have carried it a time or two. I am not a “too nice to carry” person, so it’s getting some use now. With yellow Case Peanut.

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Sweet Moki!

 

[OldHercDude]

Just the Tribal Lock in Yellow for today.