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Thanks. That’s a real beauty.Thanks, Cal! Jstrange, I know the newer #47 patterns have three springs, as this one in Damascus from 2014.
Thanks. That’s a real beauty.Thanks, Cal! Jstrange, I know the newer #47 patterns have three springs, as this one in Damascus from 2014.
I think you’ve just described the 6332 stockman, clip sheepsfoot and pen blades on the Texas jack 32 frame, they did it in the chestnut bone cv series some years agoI really like the strait spey on that #47, humpback spey blades are a real turnoff for me.
I think my ideal stockman would be on the same frame as the mini Texas jack, with offset blades, a sheep's foot that's not sitting really high, and anything but a humpback spey.
My favourite too, unobtrusive in the pocket great in the hand, and the Turkish Clip is wonderfully manageable when cutting being short edge to spine you can steer it very well.I’m at a crossroads on the clip blades that Case uses in their stockmans. I love the look of a nice full clip blade with swedge. But after extensively using the 6318 style Turkish clip, it really does work remarkably well. It’s an outstanding blade for cleaning trout. It also has a wonderfully thin grind. Not too much upsweep at the tip either. Case somehow even managed to put the nail nick decently far down the blade, so it isn’t too terribly hard to open. The 6318 Turkish clip is functionally outstanding.
My personal favorite is the 3318PU punch stockman in yellow Delrin with CV clip and sheepsfoot blades. I pretty much like every Case stockman I buy, but the Case punch is really, really nice.
The Stockman pattern offers a lot of variations, but I'm not so keen on three thick ones or very high riding Sheepfoots.
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My favorite Case 18 variation is also a 3318, but I prefer my third blade to be the Pen. My favorite EDC. OH
I also have that same sow belly by rough rider.Feels good in hand and during use.Also rides in pocket well.It's a very very good example of stockman pattern.Ans the rr is 3 3/4 closed where others are at 4 inches closed.The original poster's questions have been answered, I think, and now we've moved on to stating criteria for our own ideal stockman patterns (perhaps hoping to "convert" the OP? ).
My ideal stockman should have round bolsters, a low-riding sheepsfoot (with its tip nestled BELOW the top of the liners), and sunk joints (or nearly so). One example, though not from Case, is the US-made Schrade 897UH (thanks, Dean). It has the slender clip blade,
but just admire that svelte profile!
Another stockman pattern I'm drawn to is actually the sowbelly stockman. It has a regular clip blade, but almost sunk joints, and an incredibly attractive shape. Here's a jigged bone example from Rough Rider:
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I agree Will. I have a Case Medium Stockman (square bolster) 6344 and it has the clip blade that I think the OP is after and on this one, the sheepsfoot doesn't sit too proud. And given it's size, I don't really grip it too tightly so I don't notice it much. But on my Large Stockman 10375 it sits up quite high and the "hump" digs into my middle finger. It's frustrating as the size of this knife lends itself to a little harder use but that high-riding sheepsfoot precludes me from bearing down much at all. I've even been pondering rounding it but not sure there's enough there to accomplish what I want and not compromise the blade/nick. If I open the sheepsfoot along with the clip, the grip is fantastic, dare I say, ideal. That might lead some to suggest removing the sheepsfoot but for me, that's the exact draw of the knife. I love the clip and sheepsfoot combo.
I think I'd like a Cattle pattern or some of the others that offer this combination but I prefer stainless soooo... My quest for the ideal combination of these blades continues.
The Buck 301/303 "solve" the high riding sheep's foot by their blade configuration.Their spey ic on the master clip end.Where most put the master and sheep's foot on same end,gives a way different feel.That's a dividing line from the older Camillus contracted 300 series to when they switched to in house construction