Your perfect pattern?

[jakemex]

I've been infatuated and enamored with my Case slimline trapper CV, regardless of scale material, since 1974. My Case 6254 Trapper with jigged red bone in SS comes in a mighty close second, just a little too heavy and the SS is just not quite as nice as the CV.

 

[MIKE MACINTOSH]

I've always carried a stockman along with a single blade lock back like the Buck 110 or older Puma Game Warden's Recently I discovered the Schatt & Morgan Tear drop jacks series 7 & 8 and its been Love at first sight. I now have one of each and want more, my new addiction seems to be in full bloom. Help. LoL

 

[littleknife]

A Hungarian traditional pattern called "maskara bicska" with stag scales.
This is a jackknife with a single clip point blade, serpentine handle frame and massive (usually brass) bolsters.
An example can be seen here:

I also like the stockman pattern.

 

[fast14riot]

A Hungarian traditional pattern called "maskara bicska" with stag scales.
This is a jackknife with a single clip point blade, serpentine handle frame and massive (usually brass) bolsters.
An example can be seen here:



I also like the stockman pattern.

Now that's a good looking little knife! I think I will try and make one of those next.


-Xander

ETA: do you know of a link or something with a little history of this pattern knife? I really like the serpentine pattern and would love a single blade version like that.

 

[avoidspam]

This pattern comes with a really useful pen blade and the extra width makes it comfortable in the hand. If someone made this knife with a liner or back lock on the main blade we'd be getting pretty close.

Sam

 

[littleknife]

Knarfeng: thanks for inserting the pic!

ETA: do you know of a link or something with a little history of this pattern knife? I really like the serpentine pattern and would love a single blade version like that.

There is very little reliable history regarding the traditional Hungarian patterns. These knives were made not in factories but in small cutlery workshops operating more or less in a guild type system. There are no written records regarding most of those patterns, all what is known is documented through surviving knives and ethnographic research.

The pattern in question is likely a late 19th or early 20th century one and is said to be inspired by a farmer knife pattern with a strong, wide clip point blade and a slightly curved handle from Central-Southern Hungary (the Southern part of the Great Plains). The double bolsters are likely a Solingen influence: many cutlers spent some time as apprentices in Solingen themselves or were trained by masters who did apprenticeship in Solingen. It was (and still is) deliberately built to be a nail-breaker: users demanded a very strong spring, since the knife lacked a lock.
This type of knife was meant to be used very hard, it was an all-around farmer’s/herder’s tool, utensil and even a weapon.

It is still one of the most popular traditional slipjoint patterns in Hungary.

 

[knarfeng]

No problem.

Thanks for posting that gorgeous piece of cutlery and giving us the background. I find the information as fascinating as the knives.

 

[Perfessr]

Case trapper with the Spey blade removed.

 

[Will Power]

I've always carried a stockman along with a single blade lock back like the Buck 110 or older Puma Game Warden's Recently I discovered the Schatt & Morgan Tear drop jacks series 7 & 8 and its been Love at first sight. I now have one of each and want more, my new addiction seems to be in full bloom. Help. LoL

Any chance of a picture of those Teardrops? It's such an elegant pattern in my view.

 

[OzarkCreekWalker]

I like Peanuts and Stockmans.

Yep. Some days I pick up the Buck 301 and decide its my favorite.
More often then not I pick up the peanut and remind myself that it's all i need.
Then I see knives like the 309, Case pen, Vic tinker, 303, 34OT, copperhead, medium texas jack, medium stockman and decide I like them all.
At this point in time I can say that a medium texas jack or 309 would probably keep me happy.

 

[yobbos1]

There used to be a time when I swore the stockman was the ultimate pattern. I later became enamored of the small trappers, then the peanut, then larger trappers then the moose. Now I believe half the fun is learning to handle whatever situation comes up with whatever knife I happen to have with me. I will say I tend towards medium size multiblades these days but that can change on a dime too I'm sure.

 

[Corso]

I'm a bit fan of sodbusters and trappers

how about a trapbuster if there is such a thing....

 

[J Buck]

If you ask my wife, all of them must be my favorite. I'm kind of partial to Stockman patterns. But, I also really like my Slimline Trappers and my Sodbusters. N
atural handle materials really appeal to me also. Heck, I guess she's right!

 

[retired city cop]

well, so far i lean towards a edc as a medium 3-blade stockman in amber bone!

brian

 

[MIKE MACINTOSH]

Any chance of a picture of those Teardrops? It's such an elegant pattern in my view.

As Requested.






PS Pic's are from places I bought knives from.

 

[chevy_racin]

Right now it is the Case medium stockman. I also like the Buck cadet. The medium to small trapper is right behind it though.

 

[Humppa]

To me, at the time, it is the Medium Stockman. I use to carry one in Yellow or Chestnut Bone.

The whole stockman family is a kind of knife, I like to carry very often.

Kind regards
Andi

 

[jackknife]

I guess if I had to pick my perfect pattern, it would be some sort of small to medium serpentine jack with clip and pen blades. Anything from peanut size to 3 1/4 or 3/8ths. The choice of two blades seems to be enough for the lifestyle I lead these days.

Carl.

 

[Will Power]

As Requested.






PS Pic's are from places I bought knives from.

Thank you! First one is paricularly good, is that a sabre grind on it?
Regards, Will

 

[Peregrin]

I really like quite a few patterns but this 3 3/8" WT finds it's way into my pocket most of the time. The combination of the Clip and Wharncliffe blade, seem to be just what I need in most situations. The size allows me to carry it with no problem.