What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Another beautiful day here in the City by the Bay! Yesterday, the Cortisone shot into my right ring finger hurt like an SOB and then some. But today it’s actually much better I’m hoping it gets back to normal 🤞. In the meantime keeping me company The Charlie Special and one in anticipation of what’s to come. Have a great day folks! 😀IMG_1823.jpegIMG_1822.jpeg
 
Ironbut said:
Why? My knives do a pretty good job of collecting most of it out of mine.:)

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Those slanted nickel bolsters look great on that Buck 👍🏻

5K Qs said:
Thanks, Lance. :)
IIRC, you've shown at least 2 nice Case sowbellies recently, including a new-to-you blue, right? :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:

Locking Knife of the Week is a Case mini copperlock (thanks, Greg):
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International Knife of the Week is a Spanish navaja de campaña from JJ Martinez that I got in Granada, Spain:
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- GT
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The Copperlock is one of my favorite Case patterns. The coloring, diamond shield & grooved bolsters just look amazing on that knife!

Elgatodeacero said:
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Those #97s look so great in stag!

kyhunt said:
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I love that little stag Buck 😎

Pirate63 said:
Latest find off ebay. Vintage Imperial USA Hunter.

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Cool Imperial fixed blade & nice clean up! I didn't know Imperial made fixed blades, I've never seen one before.
 
Amir Fleschwund said:
In the '60s, there was no internet, and no dedicated Boy Scout suppliy stores. Department stores like Wards, Carson's, and Sears all had a section of everything we needed ~ uniforms, handbooks, backpacks, mess kits, hatchets, and knives.
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In our town J.C. Penny was the authorized BSA/GSA seller.
Our Sears, Wards, Grant's all had "unofficial" gear, but no uniforms or patches/badges.
A lot of the guys in my pack and later troop bought their 4 blade "scout knife" at the local Army-Navy surplus store.
You could get four genuine Camillus "Demo Knife" for about what one Ulster "Official" BSA 4 blade scout knife cost.
I suppose the attitude was "If it is 'good enough' for the Green Berets, other Special Forces, and the Marines, it is 'good enough' for us."
(and we had some of our allowance left over for bottles of soda, candy bars (a full size candy bar was still $0.05 ... a bottle of soda $0.10 plus $0.05 bottle deposit, if you didn't have an empty) and enough for a couple dozen minnows or worms, for fishing.)
 
Never thought I’d like this one as much as I do. Slim, sturdy, sharp. Have been carrying it since I got it a couple weeks ago. Disappears in the vertical pocket on the left side of my shorts, and can do pretty much anything you need a knife for, except maybe win a pocket jewelry beauty contest.
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Amir Fleschwund said:
In the '60s, there was no internet, and no dedicated Boy Scout suppliy stores. Department stores like Wards, Carson's, and Sears all had a section of everything we needed ~ uniforms, handbooks, backpacks, mess kits, hatchets, and knives.
Mom outfitted me at the Carson's in Aurora, Illinois, starting me off with the enthralling blue Official Cub Scout Camper pocket knife by Imperial.
When I got older, she bought me the Official Boy Scout Camp Hatchet by Plumb, and the Official Imperial Boy Scout Camp Sheath Knife just like yours except the plastic handle was black, and the sheath had the Boy Scout emblem on it.
I broke part of the handle off proving to myself that the sheath knife was not a throwing knife.

Knowing my parents, those tools of manhood were discussed and approved by Dad.😗

Having two younger brothers may have been a factor in them disappearing while I was off at Champain/Urbana.

I had already been carrying a Schrade Trapper and medium Jack by then, but noone would confess about my knives.
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Enjoyed your accurate account of how scout gear was acquired in the '60's, Jeff. Your story is similar to mine except I have 3 little brothers and our gear came from Wards if I remember right. I have none of my scout gear anymore but one of my bro's still has all of his... and maybe some that was mine. :)
That Carsons store where you shopped is very near my current home and closed a year ago, now being mostly demolished and partly renovated into a self storage facility.
 
An older HSB sleeveboard whittler that I got at the Badger Blade show a year or two ago. Pitted blades with some wear but sharp and slicey and all three have excellent snap. Handle scales are jet black wood, ebony I think. I'm looking forward to going back to the show in a week from today to maybe find another old treasure.
Also carrying a big and sturdy AG Russell knife, he called this one a true sowbelly shaped knife. Maybe different than what others would call a sowbelly shape but looking at it I'd be hard pressed to argue with his logic.

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Centermass said:
Never thought I’d like this one as much as I do. Slim, sturdy, sharp. Have been carrying it since I got it a couple weeks ago. Disappears in the vertical pocket on the left side of my shorts, and can do pretty much anything you need a knife for, except maybe win a pocket jewelry beauty contest.
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They really are great and tough knives. I think they have a simple beauty all their own!
 
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