Five Best Looking

[black mamba]

John's thread, Top Five Traditionals, asks for your five most used EDCs. In this thread, I want what YOU think are your five best looking traditional knives. Knives that when you look at them, you just think, "Man, what a gorgeous knife!" If at all possible, let's not completely leave out fixed blades, they can be beauties, too. Here are mine:

I have to include one synthetic handled knife, and this Sword Brand jumbo stockman is it.

Another stockman, this Boker from the mid 1970s just has the most glorious jigged bone to my eye.

This Doug Campbell hunter is my fixed blade entry, with terrific Damascus, horn, and attention to detail.

This one is my favorite Forum knife, the Saddle Trapper from 2012.

And the last is my all-time favorite, the red stag Northfield #72 lockback.

 

[JohnDF]

Great idea, this is going to be fun...

 

[tongueriver]

I don't know if I can do it, Jeff; that is a stressful task. Meanwhile, that Doug Campbell is to die for!!!

 

[rockman0]

Good thread Jeff Your top 5 are all beauties, particularly the Campbell hunter, well done knife

John's thread, Top Five Traditionals, asks for your five most used EDCs. In this thread, I want what YOU think are your five best looking traditional knives. Knives that when you look at them, you just think, "Man, what a gorgeous knife!" If at all possible, let's not completely leave out fixed blades, they can be beauties, too. Here are mine:

I have to include one synthetic handled knife, and this Sword Brand jumbo stockman is it.

Another stockman, this Boker from the mid 1970s just has the most glorious jigged bone to my eye.

This Doug Campbell hunter is my fixed blade entry, with terrific Damascus, horn, and attention to detail.

This one is my favorite Forum knife, the Saddle Trapper from 2012.

And the last is my all-time favorite, the red stag Northfield #72 lockback.

 

[000Robert]

I don't have 5 worthy enough to mention. But I'm working on it!

 

[mcc850]

John's thread, Top Five Traditionals, asks for your five most used EDCs. In this thread, I want what YOU think are your five best looking traditional knives. Knives that when you look at them, you just think, "Man, what a gorgeous knife!" If at all possible, let's not completely leave out fixed blades, they can be beauties, too. Here are mine:

I have to include one synthetic handled knife, and this Sword Brand jumbo stockman is it.

Another stockman, this Boker from the mid 1970s just has the most glorious jigged bone to my eye.

This Doug Campbell hunter is my fixed blade entry, with terrific Damascus, horn, and attention to detail.

This one is my favorite Forum knife, the Saddle Trapper from 2012.

And the last is my all-time favorite, the red stag Northfield #72 lockback.

Wow! That saddle trapper is fantastic! Great top 5 you have there.

 

[AnW]

Just when I finally had my knife buying under control you go and do something like this ...

Your five to start the thread are phenomenal!

 

[Onebigbill]

Ok, here are mine:

 

[JTB_5]

Prettiest fixed blade:

Prettiest slip joints:

(the ebony on the left is a liner lock "modernish" traditional, so I'm not counting it, but it is still a beauty)

 

[Jolipapa]

Always in a pocket or pouch. Waynorth Ancient TC Barlow

This one never leaves my purse, wrapped in soft corduroy pouch 25 unicorn ivory


Little Canadian, used everyday, the slicer


never far from my hand, as good for beer as for cork


A lot of memory in my mother's grandfather's Aurillac, which he brought when he came to Parisian suburb

 

[kamagong]

Here are my top five.

 

[timberweasel]

Tough call but I reckon these are my 'Handsome 5'...


Case/Bose Coffin Jack, GEC Northfield UN-X-LD #76 Western Outlaw, Northwoods Presidential in mammoth, GEC Tidioute #55 Hound Tooth in Mexican Bocote, QCC #51T in D2 and Birdseye maple

 

[JohnDF]

That one had to make the list.
To my mind, it's one of the most beautiful knives that GEC had produced.

 

[Onebigbill]

That one had to make the list.
To my mind, it's one of the most beautiful knives that GEC had produced.

Thank you kind sir. It may be my most favorite.

 

[JTB_5]

Tough call but I reckon these are my 'Handsome 5'...

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Case/Bose Coffin Jack, GEC Northfield UN-X-LD #76 Western Outlaw, Northwoods Presidential in mammoth, GEC Tidioute #55 Hound Tooth in Mexican Bocote, QCC #51T in D2 and Birdseye maple

I love the look of the Presidentials. I wish GEC would make something like that again as well.

 

[Augie]

 

[JohnDF]

Okay, here's the five knives that I (currently) find to be the most beautiful in my collection...

GEC Templar #48 in Black Micarta


GEC #76 recovered in Ebony with Sword Shield


Nice Stag on this #33 with pinched/lined bolsters


Case/Bose Cattle... maybe not the most beautiful but it's expensive.


And can't forget Skoll, a Jack Black SFO Lamb... can you see the wolf in the Ironwood grain?

 

[Invoice]

Oh boy Jeff, now you have done it.

 

[OldHercDude]

John's thread, Top Five Traditionals, asks for your five most used EDCs. In this thread, I want what YOU think are your five best looking traditional knives. Knives that when you look at them, you just think, "Man, what a gorgeous knife!" If at all possible, let's not completely leave out fixed blades, they can be beauties, too. Here are mine:

I have to include one synthetic handled knife, and this Sword Brand jumbo stockman is it.

Another stockman, this Boker from the mid 1970s just has the most glorious jigged bone to my eye.

This Doug Campbell hunter is my fixed blade entry, with terrific Damascus, horn, and attention to detail.

This one is my favorite Forum knife, the Saddle Trapper from 2012.

And the last is my all-time favorite, the red stag Northfield #72 lockback.

That Doug Campbell Hunter is a beauty.

 

[OldHercDude]

Always in a pocket or pouch. Waynorth Ancient TC BarlowView attachment 1498775

This one never leaves my purse, wrapped in soft corduroy pouch 25 unicorn ivory
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Little Canadian, used everyday, the slicer
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never far from my hand, as good for beer as for cork
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A lot of memory in my mother's grandfather's Aurillac, which he brought when he came to Parisian suburb
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Love those TC Ancients!