Stockman knife
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The Stockman knife is a pocket knife with three blades. These are usually a clip point, a sheepsfoot, and a spey blade. Sometimes the spey is replaced with a pen blade or a punch.
Commonly they have a bit of blade rub, due to the compact design. This is not usually considered a defect.
Bear and Son
[edit | edit source]Buck
[edit | edit source]Imported.
Camillus
[edit | edit source]Case
[edit | edit source]Case makes several patterns of various sizes. Steel is usually stainless or chrome vanadium (custom blend of 1095 high carbon). Scales can be synthetic, bone, stag, wood, or other materials. USA.
Naming convention
[edit | edit source]Four digit numbers, e.g. 6318
- Digit 1: Handle material
- Digit 2: Number of blades (3)
- Digits3-4: Pattern number
- Letters (optional): SS (Stainless steel); CV (Chrome vanadium steel)
Sizes
[edit | edit source]- 33 - small, about 2 5/8". Square bolsters.
- 32 - medium, about 3 5/8" Square bolsters.
- 18 - medium, about 3 5/8". Round bolsters. Two springs. Clip has its own spring. Spey and Sheepsfoot share a spring. Narrow serpentine shape.
- 39 - medium, Sowbelly, about 3 7/8". Round bolsters. Distinctive wide, curved shape.
- 47 - medium, about 3 7/8". Round bolsters. Three springs.
- 75 - large, about 4 1/4". Square bolsters.