Don't ya hate it when you lose an old friend?

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Michael J. McCasland

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The friendship didn't start out so well. It began when I was in the military, I wasn't initially impressed, but largely ignored, it kept hanging around. I had better flashier friends, but they were superficial or were lost or stolen away over time. But I always had my old friend when needed. After a short period of time I began to appreciate my friend, mostly because my friend was there safe close to me for more than 20 years, we worked together, I ate with it, I forgave it when it drew blood on me. It was nothing much to look at, but reliable and easy to work with, I thought I'd lost it a few times and spent considerable time looking and looking for it, I was suprised at how relieved I was to finally locate it. That was in the past and I fear that I will never see my old friend again. It was lost on the Predator Master hunt, I possably left it at a horrible dinner at the Country Kitchen or I could have left it in my room or most likely I left it when I was skinning a couple bobcats, all I know is, it's gone and I can't find it. I hate to do it, but I need to replace my old friend ....... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Naturally I'm refering to my pocket knife. I haven't followed the knife market lately, so I'm asking for advice.

I'm looking for what was once called a stockman's knife A fairly standard sized folding knife with three blades, a standard blade, a sheeps foot blade and a castrating blade. To be honest I could do without the castrating blade. Can't live without the sheeps foot blade. It needs to have a bone handle. These knives are fairly easy to find, heres the kicker, I'm looking for one without stainless steel blades. I like the old high carbon steel blades, sure they stain easily and will rust if ignored, but high carbon steel blades are durable, hold a respectable edge and sharpen quickly.

Who manufactures a knife like this? I'm not rolling in money but will pay a fair price for quality ...........

Thanks

MJM
 
Michael,

I know how it is when you lose a good friend like that.A good knife that one has owned for a while is tough to replace.

I think from what you describe ,you may look into a Schrade they have the steel blades,bone handles and shouldn't set you back more than $25.00.They also have a good selection of knife styles.I think Wal-Mart used to carry them.

Hope you find what you are looking for.
 
Michael, this is the closest thing I could find, I hope it helps...

http://www.sheffield-made.com/acatalog/h...tml&CatalogBody

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Wostenholm "no.1" Stockman's three piece knife.
Stag handle.

This includes a castrator blade [intended for sheep!]


Price: £51.00 / $99.45
 
I think I GOT IT!!!

http://www.gunaccessories.com/UnitedCutlery/Zwilling/stockman.asp

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4" closed. Solingen high carbon steel blades. Nickel silver bolsters and inlay shield.
Available in these handle materials:
Please note: Henkels knives with red jigged bone, green jigged bone or white smooth bone handle scales are constructed with high carbon steel blades. These blades require special care and must be kept clean and dry to prevent corrosion. Carbon steel will discolor and tarnish naturally over time. These knives are not guaranteed against corrosion under United Cutlery's warranty.
 
Last time I needed to one I found it at Sears. Or you can try the nearest farm/ranch supply store; I don't know of a farmer or rancher that doesn't have one with them at all times. They sure are handy aren't they?
 
Michael,
I know what ya mean buddy. My brother gave me this knife about 18 yrs ago and I won't part with it. Hope I never loose it either. I don't think too many folks on here ever saw many of these. If my digital camera would be able to take a closer pic. you would see on the blade..
L.L Bean Freeport Me. Only one I ever saw. I was up at the store in 1998 and showed it to the knife guy and he had never seen one either. He broke out an old catalog and showed me pics of it in there. To his best knowledge they were made for LL Bean by case or Kabar. He was not sure. Anyway its cut a lot of thing for me.
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How about a 'mooremaker' knife. They make several different styles which include the stokman , which fits your discription. I am sure they have a web page, I'll try to find it. The blades are carbon steel , and do hold an edge.Very nice knives. They are not the cheapest, but very high quality, and they stand behind their work.
 
Thanks for all the input, I appreciate each and every one.

MIVarmint - I thought I was being careful not to loose anything. But obviously I didn't do a very good job of it. One day I'll deffinately be going back to that tree to look for my knife. There could have been any number of places I lost it though. I always say I'll live and learn not to lose my stuff, from all evidence available right now I don't think that will happen anytime soon.
 
Michael,

Cross J’s post jarred my memory about an article John-Henry wrote about knives on his board and he stated at that time Moore Maker didn’t have their website up yet and I didn’t find one on a search. Here is the information J-H posted concerning Moore Maker:


Moore Maker can be reached at:
Teepee Flat Road
P.O. Box 665
Matador, TX 79244
(806) 347-2848


Bill
 
Bill - I've been looking at their website for a few minutes now. I want, I want, I want ..... neet stuff. They are not cheap and they don't kmake a lot of different designs, but I like the look of them. The bone and buffalo handles look nice, the stag are crazy expensive.

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Shrade is out of business,but like almost anything these days, they cam be found on e-bay.The Uncle Henry Trapper has served me well over the years,holds a good edge. Below is a description I lifted froma site on them. They made a wide range of knives .Too bad another "MADE IN THE USA" company has gone down
Description follows:

Uncle Henry Knives: Pro Trapper Uncle Henry Knife, SC-285UH
Uncle Henry Knives are hand crafted to custom standards. Each Uncle Henry signature pocket knife has Schrade+ stainless steel blades (prized for their excellent edge holding ability and rust resistance), solid brass liners, nickel silver bolsters, and almost indestructible Staglon handles with nickel silver Uncle Henry signature shield.
Schrade Uncle Henry Signature Pocket Knives have blades made of 400 series Schrade+ stainless steel that is prized for superior edge holding ability and rust resistance. Uncle Henry Pocket Knives are built to last with almost indestructible Staglon handles, solid brass liners, and nickel silver bolsters.

The Schrade Pro Trapper Uncle Henry Knife, 3 7/8" closed, which features a clip point blade and a spey blade. Proudly made in the U.S.A.
 
Michael,
Schrade is out of business, but you can still find them. I looked at a Moore knife similar to what peterjc showed in his picture, but a little smaller at a local gunshow last weekend. It was $38. The one peterjc showed I can get here locally. The first post by Jeff Mock has the picture of a knife I just looked at a couple of days ago at my local True Value hardware store. They had an old display of Schrade knifes and they had one just like Jeff posted. It was also $38. When I was up in Montana a month ago hunting coyotes my friend had a Schrade old-time like the one in Jeff's picture that he used for skinning that was very worn. I found a Case just like it at Sportsman's Warehouse in Salt Lake for $41. Their around and you can find what you want.

If you need help let me know.
 
Right now I'm looking very hard at the Moore Maker #3301, This is one of the yellow derlin handled Stockman knives, I like the bone and bullalo handles but this ant' no show knife, its a working mans knife. If the bone and horn doesn't make for a better knife then $15-$20 less for the Delrin it will be. I found it on E-bay "Buy-it-now" for a little less than Moore Maker wants direct and the shipping is a little cheaper. I think I'll jump on this one right now!

I can still find the Schrade knives around here, didn't know they were out of business, they are a good knife, but I don't care for the steel they use. The Carbon Steel knives generally hold a better edge for me and are not nearly as brittle as some Stainless Steel blades. I even like the staining of carbon steel, doesn't hurt a thing and gives the knife character. Rust is always a problem.
 
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