The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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That is a swell center moose, model 1902, from Vintage Knives in Mississippi, made by Queen Cutlery from what I hear. Out of production now though, only 100 or so made. Ebony scales, pinned shield, 1095 blades, solid as a rock. One of the best pocket knives made by Queen or anyone else in the last 50 years in the opinion of most of the guys who got them.
Blue Sky, I believe the Forum knife for this year will be a very close "copy" of the Vintage Knives Model 1902 Moose. I believe they are being made by Queen, they will have ebony scales, and appear to have the same blade grind as the Vintage Knives Moose.
I have one of the Model 1902's and it is a wonderful pocketknife! If you ever find one...or get the 2010 Forum knife...you won't be disappointed!
Ron
Another very close model is the Winchester (Blue Grass Cutlery/Queen) pattern 2880 1/2 from 1988.
(It has 1095 steel and jigged bone scales. (Reportedly vintage Utica Cutlery bone.)
These can still be found on the net from time to time. Might be worth a look.
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I have one of the Model 1902's and it is a wonderful pocketknife! If you ever find one...or get the 2010 Forum knife...you won't be disappointed!
Ron
If you are going into a hunting situation and have to make camp in the woods because you're spending some significant time there without fixed shelters like cabins, and in terms of days and nights their, and preparing camp with your typical after the successful hunt chores that would be necessary, like setting up camp with tents, fire-pit building, field dressing your game post harvests, meat quartering & butchering along with other preparation/cooking and survival chores, then I recommend a good lightweight axe, or good quality hatchet, and decent camp type sheath knife for skinning, tendon cutting and perhaps even caping if required. Additionally, I always personally opt and need a good quality 3 or 4 blade Stockman with a punch blade/tool in my pocket regardless of any situation..
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If you are just hiking and woods walking on a day trip you'd need nothing more than a good traditional 3 or 4 blade Stockman folder w/punch blade in my opinion or any folding pocket knife with a punch blade for that fact. And remember, a Harness Jack pattern or a Scout knife pattern will also do in a pinch as long as she has sharp blades including a punch blade.
However, my personal favorite is a four blade and long ago discontinued in the 1970's Case model # 64047P..
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Best,
Anthony