CaseXX Hawkbill, My EDC...........

MercyfulfateXX

MercyfulfateXX

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Good evening Knife Lovers.

I have a modest collection of Case XX knives and out of all of them I carry my Favorite Case Hawkbill. Its an older late 70s Hawkbill and its sharp as a surgical knife. I have been told by friends that that's crazy to carry such a bulky knife as the Hawkbill. Its the one that works for me. Does anyone else carry a big ole hawkbill or the like as an EDC?
 
I occasionally carry a Queen Mountain Man.
 
Back on first onset of my RA, this was the only knife I could open.
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Liked it so much that I bought a older Boker in carbon last year when one came up for cheap.
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Don't EDC them much anymore but I still like them!! :thumbup:
 
I carry big knives very often. Daddy barlows, big coke-bottle hunters, bullet-style lockbacks like the Mountain Man... used to have a similar Case hawkbill, but for the life of me I can't find it. Must have given it to someone, somewhere. ;)
 
My rotation since Dec. has been either a Buck 110 hunter paperstone/ecolite , (which is much lighter than a regular Buck 110) or a regular brass and wood Buck 112 ranger in my right front pocket. A Bucklite 422 in the 1980's is what I grew up carrying so something along that size is as small as I can get used to. For me, I find it easier to carry a larger knife like this because I manage to keep them in my pocket vertical where a smaller knife always goes horizontal in my pocket and I end up loosing smaller knives out of my pocket.
I actually do have a Case pruner as well and I find that the rounded shape of the protruding blade actually contours nicely to the bottom of my jeans pocket and it is slim too. They are hard to notice that they are in your pocket compared to some smaller knives because of that shape.
 
In my region of Appalachia, the Hawkbill is a very well respected pattern. It has been, and still is, a very popular EDC pattern among the Mountain Williams. I think this is for at least two reasons. This is the knife that was supplied to the Miners by the Companys for generations. And of course charged to their account at the Company Store. And also, for those who did not work in the mines, it is one tough, hard working knife!
 
rma100 said:
In my region of Appalachia, the Hawkbill is a very well respected pattern. It has been, and still is, a very popular EDC pattern among the Mountain Williams. I think this is for at least two reasons. This is the knife that was supplied to the Miners by the Companys for generations. And of course charged to their account at the Company Store. And also, for those who did not work in the mines, it is one tough, hard working knife!
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Thats interesting to hear. What is it about the hawkbill pattern specifically that makes it useful to miners?

Thanks
 
I have a Rough Rider Hawkbill somewhere that instilled in me the usefulness of the pattern, very interesting, Case is making them in CV now, I might aim to acquire one, I plan on doing some gardening, it seems like it would be ideal. I don't think it's crazy at all, in fact I may begin experimenting with my RR.
 
cilohaefink said:
Thats interesting to hear. What is it about the hawkbill pattern specifically that makes it useful to miners?

Thanks
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I'm not a miner so I'm just guessing. I think it might have started with the general popularity of the pattern in the region. The early miners probably asked the boss for a hawkbill. And aside from the general toughness of the knife, in modern mines all power underground is electrical power. The hawkbill is a great wire knife where a finer touch is not required. Also the hawkbill is not a particularly expensive pattern.
 
Whenever I use my Camillus hawkbill, I'm always amazed by how great it works with my day to day tasks. I was told it was made around the 1990's, and I managed to get it brand new for only $15. It works very well, completely worth the pain it is to sharpen :D
 
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