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I bought a new GEC #48 UN-D-LX pocketknife yesterday to give to a friend who is getting married soon. He's a young guy and I got to thinking that he probably doesn't have just a regular old style pocketknife. Seems like most men of all ages I run across these days either have some type of tactical style knife or sadly no knife at all. Seems like nobody carries a peanut or a toothpick, rooster, stockman, trapper, a barlow, sodbuster, a canoe, or just a plain old jackknife anymore.

At least except for me. I carry a Camillus Yellow Jaket two blade trapper most days that a great friend gave me as a wedding present. Some days I do rotate in my GEC smooth bone Cody Scout lockback that my wife gave me for Christmas one year. Since shopping the GECs lately I find myself with a strong desire for a new old style knife from them, can't decide between the Crown Lifter and The Beer Scout. Either way it's going to be a sheepfoot springback with a church key.

Case XX Muskrat here.

I carry a 2 bladed Case trapper.

Not a ss blade.
I have several,some with bone slips but most are delrin.

You can't beat a Victorinox pocket knife, my grandson loves them also.

Imperial jack knife

Three blade stockman Case or Buck since I was a kid, all day everyday, it's part of getting dressed

I collect them but carry a leatherman as it's more useful day to day. On those days I do not need it will carry one of my ever expanding collection. Here's a nice one from the early 70's. Schrade made Sears labeled Craftsman Trapper with Stagalon scales.

Swiss Army Pioneer Alox.

A Camillus Stockman since 1950 when my father gave it to me for a birthday present. In my pocket right now. I've no idea how many thousands of cutting "chores" for which I've used it over these many years. Still sharp as a razor and tight as a bull's ass during fly season.

L.W.

My EDC is a Scatt&Morgan Heritage Jack.

Moore Maker "punch blade" Stockman. All day, every day.

Moore Maker Trapper is always in my right hand pocket.

The Stockman wore holes in my pockets.

Every man should carry a knife of some kind. Never know when you might need to cut a piece of string. I prefer a fixed blade knife with 3 or 4 inch blade. But every man should carry a knife of some kind.

Either a case trapper or stockman most days.

I like several blades. Never know when you need to scrape a gasket off and then cut a slice of spam.

Ian Van Reenen Ivory wharncliffe with roman knot backspring.

http://ianvanreenenknives.com/Galleries.html#57

Just about every N.C. country boy carries what you call an "old" style pocket knife. I usually carry an American made Old Timer or Uncle Henry.

Mostly I carry a Buck 'Companion' (#309) although I like something bigger when working on the farm.

Dale

I stopped at the Case outlet store a couple hours ago and bought a full sized trapper, smooth antique bone scales says the google search.



Have been carrying a CRKT cheap liner lock for the past year, and just never did warm up to it. I have tried a few times to use the pocket clip on a liner lock knife for the 'quick access' that it gives you. I don't like that either. My knife belongs in my right pocket, as do my keys and change. I hated reaching into my pocket for my keys and scraping the back of my hand on the knife.

Had a GEC elk antler trapper that got misplaced somewhere. About made me sick when I got home that night and it wasn't in my pocket. j

Have a Ken Coats custom single blade trapper also. Good friend of mine is long time friends of Ken. A nicer guy you would never meet based on the time we swung by his house in Wisconsin and drank iced tea with him and his wife. Had him make me one. I'm too scared of losing that one to carry it. It gets night stand duty. Really is a shame to not use it more.

Carry one of 3 Old Timers, Trapper 2 blade, my Dad's 3 blade I gave him in '68, died in '94, and a 1 blade that locks. All have cleand deer, doves, ducks, squirrels, and a porcupine when I hunted CO.

If Wilkes is from Tabor City( Razor City) he would carry a yellar handle case knife, but I figure him to be from around N. Wilksboro, he got better manners on here than those from RC.

Fatcity, the Craftsman trapper is pretty neat.

FG, the S&M is skookum.

I was a Case guy like my dad until about 5 or 6 years ago. The last two I had didn't measure up quality wise and I kinda moved on to other brands. Just discovered Moore Maker and may have to get one of those someday. Kinda hung up on the Tidioute, Northfield, GEC labels right now.