what's your top 3 slipjoints

Railsplitter said:
With all the beautiful knives I've seen on this forum, this should be an interesting thread.

My third pick is this GEC Elk Horn Muskrat just because it's so doggone pretty.

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That muscrat is beautiful! It is just so clean.
 
all this talk of the gec stuff being in folks most favorites i think i'm gonna have to pick one up this weekend when i'm at my local knife store.

thanks
sam
 
My number 1 and 2 are my GEC #48 single bladed trapper in Snakewood and my Canal Street Cutlery Half Moon Trapper in Smooth Sunset Bone. I can't choose a 3rd from my collection as there are too many that can easily fill that spot.
 
Scagel fruit port (smooth bone)
Gec toothpic (red bone)
Gec single blade jack ( stag)
 
1. GEC Northfield #66 BJM Moose Blood Red Jigged Bone
2. Schatt & Morgan Ebony Harness Jack
3. Schrade 899 Stockman
 
My three favorites are as follows, and in no particular order.
Queen Mountain Man (even though mine locks)
Case chestnut bone CV trapper
Tie for 3rd place: Tidioute toothpick in purple Italian-jigged bone, and 2009 BFC Barlow (Queen, Stag, D2)
 
Case XX 6292 "Texas Jack". Note that the scale on the shield side is brown while the scale on the back side is black.

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Case XX A62009 1/2 SS Barlow with Appaloosa Bone handles.

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Schatt & Morgan Stockman with Jigged Squash Bone handles.

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Out of my current collection these are it, and I don't see it changing.....
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The order of favorite is bottom to top:Queen Cattleknife, Winchester Moose, Case #5347CV Stockman
 
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My top three that I own are

Case Tony Bose Tribal Spear with ebony scales
Queen Mountain Man slipjoint with zebrawood scales
Remington Camillus reproduction scout knife from the late 80's
 
wagglebee said:
Christian, whenever you post that Ohta I get more and more tempted to order one!
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Stop fighting it Rob. You only live once.

I'd suggest waiting for the right one. Before I bought this Ohta I had looked at several pictures of his knives. They were all obviously well built, but none really spoke to me. Then I saw this one and it was lust at first sight. I had to have it. Everything was just right -- the size, blade shape, and gorgeous stag. I placed the order that moment as I didn't want to risk someone else getting it. I haven't regretted that decision one bit. It was an expensive knife, there's no denying that, but I've never felt that it wasn't worth it.

samblam said:
kamagong, tell me more about that sodbuster. it is absolutely beautiful.
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Thanks Sam. That knife is a custom sodbuster, with Case antique bone scales. It was made by Kerry Hampton, one of our fellow forum members.

- Christian
 
kamagong said:
Stop fighting it Rob. You only live once.
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You haven't been married long enough to find out how unpleasant life can become. :eek:

kamagong said:
I'd suggest waiting for the right one. Before I bought this Ohta I had looked at several pictures of his knives. They were all obviously well built, but none really spoke to me. Then I saw this one and it was lust at first sight. I had to have it. Everything was just right -- the size, blade shape, and gorgeous stag. I placed the order that moment as I didn't want to risk someone else getting it. I haven't regretted that decision one bit. It was an expensive knife, there's no denying that, but I've never felt that it wasn't worth it.
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I look at them on various websites every couple weeks or so, I'll probably bite the bullet sometime this summer.

kamagong said:
Thanks Sam. That knife is a custom sodbuster, with Case antique bone scales. It was made by Kerry Hampton, one of our fellow forum members.
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It's not a sodbuster, it's a KNnutbuster! ;)
 
One in stag: John Howser Stainless Damascus Lockback Trapper
(Technically not a slipjoint, but my favorite traditional, nonetheless!)
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One in horn: GEC Tidioute 1095 Carbon Cuban Stockman
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One in bone: Schatt & Morgan ATS-34 Stainless EO Teardrop Jack
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Beautiful knives everyone. My favorite three would be:
Case/Bose Tribal Spear
Case Texas Jack 52032 cv
Case Humpback Whitler in G10
 
Of the ones I own

Ray Cover wharncliffe in pink camel bone

QCCC ebony teardrop jack

Northfields #23 pioneer skinner in stag

... erm

let me try that again

Shing traditional spearpoint black micarta

Northwoods Scagel #11 stag

Northwoods Hawbaker muskrat

erm.... still not right

Gene Ingram small sodbuster black micarta

Fight'n Rooster greenbone trapper

Fontenille pataud laguiole in ebony, brass and 12C27

naaah ... that's not it either


right ....
 
1. Teardrop- made by Brent Cramer w/ carbon fiber handles.
2. Canoe- Queen, Cozy Glen w/ red bone.
3. Harness Knife, Schatt & Morgan w/ smooth harvest bone.

As far as the harness knife, there are several style knives that I like that have the harness blades with them. One of my teardrops has a harness blade on it and I like it doubly.
 
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