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What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

A Loveless style drop point from Rick Menefee in a horsehide sheath by Jim Layton along with a WT by Mike Z,

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Have a great Sunday folks
 
That Hogan is imposing alright!:thumbup: Lock-up OK on this one? Been thinking about a 65 myself but would prefer the LB variant, it being a big potentially snappy knife.:eek::D

Thanks, Will
 
Thanks Will !!! As I commented yesterday, fit and finish on this 1 of 25 made in Ebony 2012 is as good or better than any pattern from GEC I've handled. No half stop, walk and talk is smooth with a "bank vault" lock up. I did read one report of blade rapping on the back spring but have not experienced that with this one. As always, there are variances in quality within a production pattern and maybe I got lucky. I feel as though I did, even as the serial number is #13 LOL.

EDIT: I always walk a blade down. I'm not going to let the blade snap closed a few times just to find out if there's blade rapping or not.
 
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Chief said:
Thanks, it's a really nice little knife with useful blades.

Pulling alerts at Titan II missile silos, we were required to carry and maintain our own copy of a 700+ page technical manual, 21M-LGM-25C-1 Operations Manual. Was issued a heavy leather satchel grip to carry it in that I still use for important papers. Going through it the other day and found the small lockback I carried while pulling alerts. The stamp is a Smith and Wesson logo, so it must be good! ;) Held at certain angles you can tell I tweaked the end of it a bit using it to pry. Not very valuable money wise but brings back memories of my glory days and means the world to me.

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I believe I've got one of the same knife in my put away knives. Thinking I've had it since in the '70s or early '80s. Nice little knife. Back when I was carrying it, I believe I got so I could open it one handed even though it's not relly made to do that. :indecisiveness:
 
Jack Black said:
Nice Kris :thumbup:



Cool Donn, where is that? :thumbup:
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For once I can be precise: 53.332301N 2.008219W. It's the western edge of the Peak District, north west of Whaley Bridge on Whaley Moor. Looking east over towards High Peak. The knife is resting on the 'Dipping Stones'; ancient cross shaft bases probably Anglo Saxon?

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And now for something completely different.
Something in stainless! :)

 
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Frank, the Boker you displayed reminds me of the Schrade 93 OT (Wrangler). Have you had experience with both knives and, if so, could you offer a comparison? Thanks.

- GT



I don't have both, but...

  • The Boker is 3 7/8", has a standard clip, has 440C blades, and has a premium build quality. Boker only made 500 of them. Mine is #328.
    and
  • The US 93 OT is 3 1/2", has a Turkish clip, has 1095 blades, and is standard US Schrade build, which, in my experience, is good, but lower than premium.

Thanks for the informative comparison of features, Frank; the build quality comments are especially helpful. The Boker is substantially longer than I would have guessed! (FWIW, the 93 OT is also available in some kind of stainless - I have a Schrade+ model.)

- GT
 
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5K Qs said:
Thanks for the informative comparison of features, Frank; the build quality comments are especially helpful. The Boker is substantially longer than I would have guessed! (FWIW, the 93 OT is also available in some kind of stainless - I have a Schrade+ model.)

- GT
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Sorry. I goofed. I accidentally clicked on "edit post" instead of "Reply post". I have restored your post as best I could, but it looks funny.

US "Schrade+" was 440A until the late 90's, when it became 420HC.
I do not know what stainless alloy Taylor is having used for their Chinese models.
 
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