What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Been carrying this over the past week as I wandered over the Meuse-Argonne battlefield. I like it, but wish the main blade was another half inch long. It's a little short for cutting apples.

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Old Engineer said:
Very nice job of bringing the beauty out again on that Case Mr. Primble Primble . Going through the Math , you are a little older than I thought . Glad you got one to replace your First Knife .

Harry
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Harry, I worked the math, too, and I figure Primble Primble is just about exactly my age. Well, he’s a little ahead of me…

So I think you meant to say “you are a little YOUNGER than I thought”.

5K Qs 5K Qs ~ thanks for liking my size comparison of 3 straight blades. I was a bit surprised how close they are in size.
 
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Amir Fleschwund said:
Harry, I worked the math, too, and I figure Primble Primble is just about exactly my age.

So I think you meant to say “you are a little YOUNGER than I thought”.

5K Qs 5K Qs ~ thanks for liking my size comparison of 3 straight blades. I was a bit surprised how close they are in size.
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No . I intended Older even though I thought he was Younger than me because almost everyone is younger than me .

Harry
 
Primble said:
My first knife came home ! :oops:

A Case USA no dots (1965-69) XX red bone model 6332 medium stockman was my first knife, back around 1965 or 1966. I remember buying it at the hardware store, in my little town ..... I was around 11 or 12 years old. The hardware store was my last customer on my daily paper route ..... via bicycle.

I parted with my paper route earnings to obtain the red bone ( leaning towards a pretty shade of reddish brown ) medium stockman. I toted the stockman every day, loose in my pockets, until it went missing when I was around seventeen years old. I replaced it with a Case XX Sodbuster, which eventually went missing as well. Those were my first two knives and the last two knives which I ever lost. They may have not even been lost, considering my older brother also had a keen interest in Case knives. ;)

I'll fast forward you to early this week when this user medium stockman came up on our exchange. I kept going back to it, looking again and again, wondering why it was still there. It didn't dawn on me at the time that the 6332 was from the same era and the exact model of my first lost (saying it nicely ;)) knife. After looking at least six different times ....... I had to say "I'll take it".

After opening the package yesterday, it took me all of thirty seconds for the light bulb to come on. 💡 It was almost as if my long lost Case had found its way home. A prettier shade of red than my original stockman, but, there was no doubt, after handling that old familiar pattern.🦖😊 I cleaned the bone and rubbed on it till I was satisfied, then did some blade cleaning ...... just enough to look a little better before adding a patina to them. My original one had gray patina on all blades and I came close to duplicating it with my forced patina.

Well ..... to say I'm pleased is an under statement ...... I'm back to long britches since it turned cold today ............... so in my watch pocket it went. I hope you like it too. 😊

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Wow -- what a fantastic story! Great looking Stockman, as well. Good on ya, Mr. P! :cool:👍
 
Primble said:
You might have guessed the 6332 again for Sunday and maybe you guessed a Granddaddy Barlow as well ..............
or you more likely didn't guess anything at all. 🤣🦖

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You are right !!!! I never guessed anything at all . I just know that what ever you carry and show will be a Great Photo of some very nice knives .

Harry
 
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