This may not be what you're looking for, ... but Moore Maker offers a large, two-blade trapper with a locking main blade. It is actually made for them by Queen cutlery, I believe, but is temporarily out of stock, according to the Moore Maker website. It has bone scales & 1095 carbon steel blades. Here's a pic:
Basically what you are asking about would be some sort of variation of the "Muskrat" pattern knife. I think the Muskrat was a pattern developed by trappers for skinning small furbearers and had two similar blades which folded out from opposite ends. When one blade got dull from skinning the days trapline catch, another was quickly available.
The "Trapper" had two blades of different styles from the same end of the knife. Another knife designed for small game and furbearer duties.
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The first thing that came to mind when you said "large folding knife with two blades" is the old folding hunter style of knife that was popular decades ago. They were made by many different companies; Camillus, Schrade, Queen, Ka-Bar, Case, and others, but none of them were hinged from opposite ends.
Muskrats do have opposed blades, but don't really fall into the "large" knife category.
This is a pic of a Case folding hunter, if it looks familiar.
Several of each on Ebay.....I wonder if one has better steel than the other....
Vern, .... If the Schrade is from their "Old Timer" series, it probably uses 1095 carbon steel, which I would personally prefer to the stainless steel commonly used by Case. Easy to sharpen and takes a fine edge. The 1095 steel will rust quite easily, though, if not cared for.
Here's a big "folding hunter" from Queen. Steel used is D2. Will definitely hold an edge longer than any Case or Schrade knife. No locking blades, though.
Either the Shrade or Case Folding Hunters look as though they will do the job.....was hoping for a lock blade in that size.
Several of each on Ebay.....I wonder if one has better steel than the other....
Vern
Good choices by Walker. I can't speak for the Case version of the folding hunter, but of all of the Schrade 25OT's currently listed on eBay, only one is the old made in the USA model and the reserve on it is $125.00 The others were made in China after the original Schrade Co. closed its doors in 2004.
Schrade made a single blade version of the folding hunter with a locking blade (liner lock) and the blade is carbon steel (1095), it's a Schrade 125OT and is usually somewhat less expensive than the 2 blade version. Like the 25OT, there is an old made in the USA version and a new made in China version. PM me if you want more details on how to tell the difference.
Boker has made their large folding hunters with locking blades, in two versions. One has a large clip blade and a large skinner blade, the other version has a large clip blade and a combination saw/can opener. Both were made of 440C steel, double lockbacks. All of them I have seen were stag handled, but there may have been more variations. They are probably discontinued, but I am still seeing them for sale at gun shows and occasionally at knife shops.
Sure glad I posted here....what a wealth of knowledge....I had never heard of some of these manufacturers......currently comparing sizes and steels....leaning toward the D2 steel from Queens Cutlery.
My Dad always carried a big, stag-handled Ka-Bar folding hunter, so I have a real soft spot for these things, and they're still doing the job, as good as ever. Neat design.
Case is currently producing some CV steel knives, including a large trapper, for those that don't prefer stainless.
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