Why the Turkish Clip?

[jsg71]

I enjoy the stockman pattern most and find that I have a preference for the full clip instead of the Turkish clip.

I don’t really know why so I thought I might some of you who prefer the Turkish clip to try and explain why. Does anyone know any historical reason for one or the other?

 

[JohnDF]

Easier to cut zip ties.

 

[black mamba]

The Turkish clip allows a lower profile when closed, and also access to a mark side nick on the sheepfoot. The slender clip is also more useful if you don't have a pen third blade, for getting into tight spaces. With a pen for the third blade, I like the standard clip.

 

[Agent Orange Peel]

The Turkish Clip was never aesthetically pleasing to me. Though it is good in a tight spot and makes a nice slicer.

 

[huntnfishin]

It’s slicey…I like it a lot. Just my preference in a multi blade knife. Others like other stuff.

 

[knarfeng]

The Turkish clip allows a lower profile when closed, and also access to a mark side nick on the sheepfoot.

If I might add to that a bit, for us right-handed folk, this allows all the nail nick of the sheepsfoot to be right above that of the clip. This allows all blades to be accessed by the master thumb without any weird positioning of the knife. There is goodness to me in that configuration. It annoys the begunkas out of me that, with the exception of their Tony Bose designed Sowbelly, Case refuses to move the Sheepsfoot nail nick on their knives that have turkish clips to take advantage of that. Schrade and Camillus used to.

 

[Camillus]

I love the turkish clip!!

The Schrade 897UH/61OT is the epitomy. Just a perfect pattern.

GEC does it well too

 

[solphilos]

I’ve always preferred a Turkish clip because I find a pointier blade more handy. My favorite is on the Dixie stockman,

 

[solphilos]

I love the turkish clip!!

The Schrade 897UH/61OT is the epitomy. Just a perfect pattern.

GEC does it well too

If I wanted give an example of GECs quality to a fellow knife nut that stockman would be the knife I’d hand them.

 

[Old Hunter]

As a fan of the Case 18 pattern, as well as the similar Schrade USA 897UH, I find the Turkish Clip “fits” from an esthetic point of view, nicely in a slim, round bolstered knife. In the same size knife with square bolsters (Case 32, Schrade 34OT, Buck 303, etc.) I find the full width Clip looks best. From a performance point of view they slice equally well (if you have it properly sharpened). OH

 

[hornetguy]

I have a few knives with a turkish clip (TC)... my feelings are mixed on this. I don't like blades that are so skinny they look like a fish filet blade... too "twisty" for me. That's the major problem I have with many toothpick style knives... they just look delicate.
Some TC's are great, like the aforementioned GEC Dixie Stockman.

Most of the time, I prefer the regular clip....

 

[black mamba]

A couple examples. GEC calls this a muskrat clip, but it's the same thing, basically. Look how slim this is, even with both nicks so accessable.

My favorite standard clip, made more utilitarian by the slender and very pointy pen third blade.

 

[Getting older]

My preference is the full clip.Cases 6318 pocket worn was the only example I could find

 

[Old Hunter]

The Turkish Clip main taken to the extreme in this 4" Kabar 1108 (note also the extra long Spey blade). The parent knife of this knife, the Camillus #69, is a very desirable collectible. OH

 

[black mamba]

This Camillus #69 has been used, just a little bit!

Another similar knife is the Schrade 61OT.

Or this Schrade Walden made Craftsman version.

 

[abcdef]

It looks so cool.

 

[r8shell]

I don't really prefer the Turkish Clip, but I enjoy having variety.
One advantage is how low profile the blades can sit in the frame.

I'm not sure what I'd call this blade shape now. Post-Turkish Clip?

 

[huntnfishin]

This Camillus #69 has been used, just a little bit!

Another similar knife is the Schrade 61OT.

Or this Schrade Walden made Craftsman version.

Jeez why did I have to see these…now ya got me shoppin again

 

[r8shell]

 

[Old Hunter]

With the Case 18 pattern there has been a lot of variety in the shape of the Turkish Clip over the last 50 years (getting narrower in the 90's and set straighter in the frame ) - much more so than in the Schrade USA variations I have examined. OH