Replacement for my pocket knife

[trickshot]

Today I bought a Case 61048 CV slimline trapper, old red bone.
www.vintageknives.com/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=jncnnqfno

I think I will be happy with this knife. I'm going to buy a one-armed bandit stud attachment to put on it and see how I like that. Thanks to everyone for all the good advise.

Tonight I watched the movie Monty Walsh for the first time. A good Western and I'm at a stage in my life where I can relate to the characters.

 

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Excellent Choice!

You are really going to appreciate that CV blade and that Old Red Bone is such a good looking and classic handle!

This calls for a celebration...I gotta go get me a Dr. Pepper after reading your post.

*here's lookin' at you*

 

[sixgunner455]

You will like that knife a lot. I am enjoying my yellow delrin version every day I carry it -- it's a smooth, trim, nice package.

 

[SleazyRider]

You ought to check out the SOG Twitch XL, and others made by SOG.
My favorite is the $20.00 Blink. Although the blade isn't long enough for your specifications, a handier knife isn't made. It carrys flat, has a money clip, and an unconditional warranty.

 

[trickshot]

I like my new knife a lot. It is like a larger version of my old Schrade pocket knife that I have used for the past 30 years, except this new knife only has one blade. This is a high quality knife. It has brass liners and brass rivets. The finish is perfect. And it looks terrific. I'm glad I chose this as a replacement for my old pocket knife. It's just the right size. It is small enough and light enough that I don't even feel it in my pocket. If it was any bigger it would not fit in my pocket as well. If the blade was any longer it would be too long for everyday pocket knife cutting tasks. At 3 1/8", the blade is long enough to use for self defense if I had to. The handle on this knife is large enough that I can get a good firm grip on it. This knife is everything I wanted and I'm very pleased with it.

 

[Todd A]

You picked a great knife. While I don't own any Case knives,cept Grandpa's Army Air Corps issue knife,I do carry a Schrade slimline Gunstock trapper.

Slightly smaller than yours 3 7/8 " closed with a 3 1/4 " blade and a brass liner lock,it is a near perfect knife. A great classic design.

 

[sixgunner455]

That's a great knife, too, Todd.

 

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Shrade Old Timer Gunstock Trapper is a proven knife that has BTDT and is still proving.

 

[Brian Dale]

I think that I've lost the Ulster (later became part of the Schrade company) carbon-steel slipjoint folder that's been my everyday-carry knife for a while. I've got One Damned Pair of trousers with what I call "lose-y pockets:" stuff falls out of 'em, and before now, it was only a few coins.

A Case CV slimline trapper might be in the works for me, too.

It's a tool, though, not a weapon for me; I don't have the skills for knife fighting. I agree with you, trickshot:

Hopefully I'm wise enough now to avoid trouble.

My primary tool for not losing fights is my set of car keys: I put them in my ignition and be someplace else when the fight starts.

Edited to Add: I took a notion; went out and dug my Ulster slipjoint folder from the crevice next to the car seat--Oh Happy Day!

I might still need a Case CV Sodbuster Jr or Barehead Slimline Trapper (or maybe a Muskrat or a Medium Stockman) as a spare.

 

[sixgunner455]

Oh, you probably do need to do that, then, Brian. They are good.