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Lately these traditional knives have been mentioned in at least a half dozen posts when talking about large tough classic knives so I feel they are due a thread of their very own. These are 5 1/4" (closed average) clasp style knives that are called folding hunters by most collectors. The large hunters came in several flavors with 2 handle patterns being the most common. The most often seen is the 2 blade version with a single swell or swayback handle. Many companies made these with the earliest Cases dating back to the 1920's. Looking very much like a Trapper on steroids these knives were often carried in a belt pouch due to their size. Here are a few examples from my collection. A Case, Cold Steel, and Kabar...
The other common version is the single blade folding hunter in the large coke bottle handle pattern. This is a Ol-Cut (later became Ka Bar) from the 1920's. It features genuine MOTS scales...
One last knife I own that I feel falls into this category is another single blade knife, this one from AG Russell. It is a locking blade but does retain the swayback style pattern from the earliest hunters combines with a 4 5/8s inch blade and called a Large Folding Hunter...
So let's see your folding hunters. Bear in mind that while locking knives are okay pocket clip "tacticals" are not appropriate in this thread...those fall into a whole different category. Same can be said for Buck 110s and similar knives. Minimum blade length should be 4 inches and can be anywhere from 1 to 4 blades such as this Case 6465.
The other common version is the single blade folding hunter in the large coke bottle handle pattern. This is a Ol-Cut (later became Ka Bar) from the 1920's. It features genuine MOTS scales...
One last knife I own that I feel falls into this category is another single blade knife, this one from AG Russell. It is a locking blade but does retain the swayback style pattern from the earliest hunters combines with a 4 5/8s inch blade and called a Large Folding Hunter...
So let's see your folding hunters. Bear in mind that while locking knives are okay pocket clip "tacticals" are not appropriate in this thread...those fall into a whole different category. Same can be said for Buck 110s and similar knives. Minimum blade length should be 4 inches and can be anywhere from 1 to 4 blades such as this Case 6465.