What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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JJ Cahill said:
For Friday my totes will be a "latter period BB" Winchester waterfall sowbelly by Queen and a snappy old cocobola Robeson TL-29. :cool:
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Thanks for the compliment on my Saddlehorn. Really happy with it. Another beautiful vintage pair from you. I have loved every Robeson I've seen on this forum, hoping to stumble on one at flea market one day. Love the instructions on the blade. Though if one can't figure out how to unlock it, I believe one should probably not be using it ha ha. Same way I feel about the warning labels on flat irons. If you need to be told it's hot..?
 
Like several others on the Porch, I'm totin' a new little Case friend today (they seem to be popping up like fairy ring mushrooms). Like my new "improved" mini trapper, Case seems to have spent time getting this old pattern ready to return to the line (however briefly it may be) in good shape.

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As we got acquainted, I decided to introduce him to some kinfolk. He seemed to fit right in, though he'll have to leave them behind to ride in my pocket today. I'm carrying light until I join my buddies later for beers and BS.

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- Stuart
 
Duckdog said:
Like several others on the Porch, I'm totin' a new little Case friend today (they seem to be popping up like fairy ring mushrooms). Like my new "improved" mini trapper, Case seems to have spent time getting this old pattern ready to return to the line (however briefly it may be) in good shape.

Z75Q1OM.jpg


As we got acquainted, I decided to introduce him to some kinfolk. He seemed to fit right in, though he'll have to leave them behind to ride in my pocket today. I'm carrying light until I join my buddies later for beers and BS.

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- Stuart
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You’re going to need a lot of pockets! Nice Barlow collection. OH
 
Duckdog said:
Like several others on the Porch, I'm totin' a new little Case friend today (they seem to be popping up like fairy ring mushrooms). Like my new "improved" mini trapper, Case seems to have spent time getting this old pattern ready to return to the line (however briefly it may be) in good shape.

Z75Q1OM.jpg


As we got acquainted, I decided to introduce him to some kinfolk. He seemed to fit right in, though he'll have to leave them behind to ride in my pocket today. I'm carrying light until I join my buddies later for beers and BS.

YgHRVOq.jpg


Z624Y62.jpg


F2Gzvm7.jpg


- Stuart
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Stuart, those are gorgeous. On the Daddy Barlow lower right in last pic, did you dye the mark side stag or did it come that way?
 
Amir Fleschwund said:
Nice slim trapper!
I have been wanting to ask...I realize that the "Black Box" refers to the box that they came in, but can you please explain why they are held in such esteem by so many on here? What time period were they made? Who made them for Winchester? Thanks, Stuart.
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Thanks, Jeff. Like many items of knife lore, this story has many parts, not all of which have easy verification, and all of which is too long to post here. The dark jigged handled ones like I posted were made 1987-1988 by Queen for Blue Grass Cutlery (which owned the rights to the Winchester name/trademarks). Bill Howard (later at GEC) was at Queen at that time, and supposedly Charlie Dorton (of Bulldog Brand knives) was involved. The dark jigged bone is said to have come from old Utica stock. There were BB Winchesters (boxes differentiated by red, white, and gold lettering) made until 1991 with other handle materials (see the beautiful sowbelly posted by @JJ Cahill ). Supposedly, Blue Grass also made/had made Case Classics and Primble (names they also owned) knives at Queen. They all, especially the early ones, are well made, solid knives (mostly 1095 blades, brass liners, NS bolsters).
- Stuart
 
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