What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

TLARbb said:
One thing I've noticed about the 34OT is that the sheepsfoot is a large blade in comparison to the frame size. Lots of blade it is...
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Ed, I could be mistaken, but I think the 34OT and my Schrade 834 have the same blade configuration and size. It has a 1.6875" sheepsfoot blade, which in my estimation is indeed a lot of blade for a secondary in a 3.3125" knife. And I like that!

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Shown here with its 832 sibling:

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Jack Black said:
Everytime I see this knife it stops me in my tracks. Would love to know a bit more about it :)
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This knife, if I am not badly mistaken, was made here in USA in Gladstone, MI and is no longer in production. Wow! I wish it were; I'd have to have one. I'd buy one today if it were available and almost affordable.

Ed J
 
Doug Add said:
Ed, I could be mistaken, but I think the 34OT and my Schrade 834 have the same blade configuration and size. It has a 1.6875" sheepsfoot blade, which in my estimation is indeed a lot of blade for a secondary in a 3.3125" knife. And I like that!

Shown here with its 832 sibling:

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Doug, what's the difference between the 834 and the 832? I'm not familiar with the 832.

The 34OT was probably Dad's favorite pattern; he used up several of them over the years. I love the edge you can get on that Schrade carbon steel. The sheepsfoot they used on it is super handy; I like it a lot and much of the time I use it instead of the main as the knife is more comfortable in the hand when using the sheepsfoot than when using the clip. Thanks for your photos. :thumbup:

Ed J
 
Rsmith_77 said:
i know i've said before, beautiful pic and gorgeous knife
but i was wondering, is this a safe queen or a carry knife for you?
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It is a carry knife. I figure it is more useful in my pocket than in a box. ;)

confucius37 said:
I was just wondering the same thing! I swear I thought that knife was carbon steel, do you keep it polished?
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Yep, 1095. I do keep it polished. About every Saturday I polish it to keep it from getting any blacks spots/patina. As much as a patina looks good on a knife, I want to keep this one looking new as long as possible.

Jack Black said:
Everytime I see this knife it stops me in my tracks. Would love to know a bit more about it :)
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Sure thing. Made by Queen cutlery in the early 2000's for MSA MArbles (before they went Chinese). These knives are very hard to find now a days. I know Comoha has one or two. I had a heartattack when I found one at a local gunshow this past summer.
 
Ed, the 832 has a pen blade instead of spey, and the handles are propwood, not delrin.

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On my two, the tang stamps are slightly different (832 is stamped on the other side of the clip blade).

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Don't tell Carl I said this (and cover the ears of my peanut), but the 832 is almost certainly my favorite pocket knife.
 
Just off to meet my new grandaughter with a pre-war pearl-handled Wostenolm 'Firth Stainless' penknife, which I fortuitously picked up within minutes of hearing news of her birth, and which I'll post pics of later :)
 
I´m at home today... during the year I worked too long and those hours need to be out of my plan when New Year beginns... however...

at night we had - 16° C (3.2° F) and now, at half past eleven on noon it´s at icecold -8.5° C (16.7° F)

Duane´s 112 follows me today, next to Jack´s Richards Scout knife

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In the evening I´ll go to a party ... the #12 Powderhorn Jack will be with me :)

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Great bone :)

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Stagalicious "Winchester" by Jerry Halfrich:

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It's getting harder and harder to find beautifully figured stag like you see on Kris' and the Halfrich knife I posted, Andi. Thanks for the good words.

Don Hanson was just commenting about that in the thread I posted about his stag slipjoint in the "Custom" forum yesterday. (And his knife that I posted up has some of the nicest stag as well.)
 
Today, I've got these: KHampton Swayback (from Kerry's VERY generous GAW a couple years ago), and my personalized Opinel No. 10.
I just love the bone on the Swayback. The color is deep, and the jigging is just rockin'! :D
 

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Like Marthinus, I have a Case and a Victorinox with me today, but both of mine are smaller packages.

Chestnut bone Peanut, and red nylon Climber.

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