Photos Congress is in session, in the Traditional sense...

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

Picked up a Boker 5464 today, really solid piece.

 

[Pinemoon]

Nice find
Another one that appears to be "3 sheeps to the wind."
Was this another flea market find?

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

Pinemoon
Pawn shop this time, I had spied it out a few weeks ago. Went back once to pick it up, but they had the Klaas congress I posted earlier. So I got that one that trip. Probably gonna give this one more pocket time though, the Klaas a little to dressy and nice for carrying to work.

 

[Pinemoon]

Pinemoon
Pawn shop this time, I had spied it out a few weeks ago. Went back once to pick it up, but they had the Klaas congress I posted earlier. So I got that one that trip. Probably gonna give this one more pocket time though, the Klaas a little to dressy and nice for carrying to work.

Excellent score.
The knife gods are smiling upon you

 

[Gary W. Graley]

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Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

Good stuff guys!
G2

 

[Gary W. Graley]

I own one congress, an S&M...
At 4" and 3 /4" thick, I consider this a bit big for pocket carry. I got a sheath for it, but don't see myself carrying it much.
Glad you're liking yours G2.

That's gotta be a hand full right there!! looks pretty nice though!
G2

 

[Pinemoon]

That's gotta be a hand full right there!! looks pretty nice though!
G2

Yeah, I got it after seeing it in an A.G. Russel catalog a few years ago. I was curious to try a new pattern too. It certainly is substantial. I like to take it out for a short walk n talk now and then but it really ain't all that pocket friendly.
It's developed some blade rub, something I think is common to a frame without liners.
Has that Boker developed any rub?

 

[Gary W. Graley]

This one has some rubs on two of the blades but the main one with the Tree Brand and the coping blade seem to be spared that. And I use the coping blade probably the most, and then the small pen blade next.
G2

 

[Pinemoon]

This one has some rubs on two of the blades but the main one with the Tree Brand and the coping blade seem to be spared that. And I use the coping blade probably the most, and then the small pen blade next.
G2

having you confirm some rub on yours makes me feel a bit better about the rub on mine.
you should make a sheath for yours. Not sure how big it is. I picked up a sheath for mine.
Not a beautiful G2 sheath just a $15 one I got at a table at the county fair.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

This one rides well in my watch pocket so haven't had the urge to make a sheath for it...yet.

I was happy to see the blades were ground down fairly thin, not super thin, but all of them cut quite well.

G2

edited to add a new photo, too many posts too few images

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[OklaMoose]

 

[Fox79]

Here’s a Congress that I have in route to me this week. This may end up as a safe queen for me. It’s a minty 2009 in 2nd cut jigged burnt stag.

 

[RDaneel]

I like the look of the Congress pattern and have a few, but rarely carry them.

Bokers, the same except for the covers. Kind of heavy, but the blades are carbon steel.



Case, the 4-blade is 30 years old, needlessly thick spacer resulting in a heavy knife. But it looks great! The 2-blade is light and is the only one I carry.



Finally, Schatt & Morgan is the largest at 4 inches and 3 blades. It was advertised as a Congress Whittler (I think it is a whittler Congress).

 

[dsutton24]

 

[bladeblabber]

Had this 2 blade case in my pocket the last few days

 

[Will Power]

Small Half Congress from Voss Cutlery Germany with CASE Penknife. I've heard some people sneer at the term Half Congress, not 'properly Traditional' or some such pedantry But I know not what else to name it Half a Congress is better than No Congress....probably

 

[Mike Robuck]

I've enjoyed looking at all of the congress knives. That Voss is cool. On the other end of spectrum, I've always liked the Case 88 congress pattern, although I don't see myself carrying one. This New York Knife Co. half congress is also pretty big at a tad over 4 inches closed.

 

[JustinR]

Picked up this little IXL on the bay for a song, nice pearl and great action.

 

[Eli Chaps]

I haven't owned this knife very long and maybe I'm in the honeymoon phase, but I absolutely love it. I love the size, the feel, the versatility, the reverse angle of the cutting profile, the blade sizes... I love it.

I so wish the Case Half Congress had a spear master and coping secondary.

Knowing these are out of production now has me hungry to get more so I'll always have one! And I want to try some other brands too.

 

[Augie]

Added a couple from the 90's, a smooth dark bone KaBar and a stag Queen made Winchester, both well built with no blade rub. Also a large Schrade Cut Co.