What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

paulhilborn said:
WOW Stuart!!! "whataknife" now is the bolster meant for an additional task with it's shape? shell extractor???
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Bingo, Paul. The bolsters are shell-pullers, mostly seen, I think, today on Italian and German knives, particularly automatic/switchblade knives (which this one is not). They were used to extract stuck shot shells from break-open shotgun barrels. You can see that one bolster is marked for 12 gauge shells, the other for 16 gauge. Sort of a sportsman's knife. The corkscrew is what B. Levine relies on to call it a bottle opener pattern. I dubbed it a picnic pattern, but may go with "shotgunner's knife", though it isn't too useful with pumps or semi-autos (or the occasional bolt action shotgun). Handy for a glass of wine after a successful shoot, I suppose.
- Stuart
 
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Whenever I get a new knife I have to carry it everywhere for a few days just to get the feel of it. I'm really liking this tiny Case 6327 stockman in pocket worn red bone (2.75" closed, 2010 date stamp). This one came from a collection and appears never to have been used (or maybe even opened!).

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Duckdog said:
Bingo, Paul. The bolsters are shell-pullers, mostly seen, I think, today on Italian and German knives, particularly automatic/switchblade knives (which this one is not). They were used to extract stuck shot shells from break-open shotgun barrels. You can see that one bolster is marked for 12 gauge shells, the other for 16 gauge. Sort of a sportsman's knife. The corkscrew is what B. Levine relies on to call it a bottle opener pattern. I dubbed it a picnic pattern, but may go with "shotgunner's knife", though it isn't too useful with pumps or semi-autos (or the occasional bolt action shotgun). Handy for a glass of wine after a successful shoot, I suppose.
- Stuart
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That’s very interesting! I’ve never seen, or heard of, such a thing. Thanks for sharing that bit of information, and picture. -Lance
 
The Fort said:
That’s very interesting! I’ve never seen, or heard of, such a thing. Thanks for sharing that bit of information, and picture. -Lance
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I wasn't that familiar with the concept, either, Lance. I found the knife in another of the boxes of knives that I inherited from my stepfather as I slowly catalog them. So, I got a chance to do some limited research. I'm going to carry it with the ensemble below (in lieu of the Gerber Gator) and a bottle of red wine on a rabbit hunt next fall. Will let you know how it pans out.

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- Stuart
 
Dad's knife / pocket watch / fob / switch key / railroad lantern. Dad was slightly superstitious, hence the four-leaf clover and horseshoes on the fob. He was always concerned a large truck would collide with the train ... guess it would be scary to see a gasoline or propane truck barreling down perpendicular to the train you are riding on and supposedly in charge of. He bought the watch used from a local jewelry store, made payments. Was a requirement of the conductor's job to have a certified accurate timepiece or he never could have afforded such a lavish item otherwise. If fascinated me as a child. The 40-64 Case XX is the only knife I ever saw him carry, and never saw him without it. Gave him a couple of new knives, but he never would carry them. One knife man. Lantern still works, both bulbs. Still remember the signals from working in the roundhouse.

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