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Comment by Tobias Gibson on May 6, 2015 at 10:51

Eventually I'll either start a discussion on Hobo / Take Apart / Utensil Set  Knives or someone will beat me to the punch.   In any case, Jan asked me to take a look at the Kabar Hobo for her.  After doing so I wrote a blog about the knife as I was too long winded to sum things up in 4000 characters.

The Blog is at : http://iknifecollector.com/profiles/blogs/a-look-a...

Comment by John Bamford on May 5, 2015 at 1:13

Great knife there Rusty,  I really love all that brass .

Comment by Ron Cooper on May 4, 2015 at 22:30

Wowsa, Rusty!

I can certainly appreciate why you would be attracted to a knife like THAT!

OMG! I love that brass bolster and shield set against that beautifully grained cocobolo!

Wow, just WOW! 

Comment by Rusty R Halsey on May 4, 2015 at 21:45

Here is a pattern I have started liking - the cotton sampler.  This one is a GEC with cocobolo handles & brass bolsters.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on April 30, 2015 at 8:08

Michael, i think that is an excellent question.   See my discussion on Patterns and Modern Folders.  The short answer is I would simply call it a drop-point folding hunter but it would still be a folding hunter.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on April 30, 2015 at 7:58

Syd, a couple years ago a good friend of mine passed away and his family gave me a box full of junk knives that he had squirreled away in the garage.  Apparently the box originally had belonged to a former  Chicago Police Officer who had retired and was throwing it out.  

I'd say about half the knives in the box were  5 inch lock-backs with at  least 20 of them being those crappy wood handled Pakistani knives.  Half of those had backs prings so weak they wouldn't lock safely so I broke them and threw them away.  Many of these others I've passed along, almost as a gag, when I've run free knife give-aways.

On a side note, that Klein Tools was in the same box. It's one tough brute.  I beleive it was made by Camillus back in the day.  The white handles Pakistini knife is also one heavy brute but there is better blade steel in a butter knife!

My favorites are the Chinese made bare head BSA knife and the Rough Rider Blue Moon.   The Gerber Gator is also pretty nice.  It was given to me by a vet who carried it in Iraq.

Comment by Michael Squier on April 30, 2015 at 7:47

Adding to the diss usion. You said most are thought of as cheap imitations and some really are but not all are. I passed on an unmarked hunter with nice micarta scales the other day for $15.00. It looked really nice, not en exact copy sort of updated 80's look. Peobably should have bought. 

Do drop point blades count as folding hunters? I seem to have a couple of those.

Comment by Michael Squier on April 30, 2015 at 7:39

Your right Tobias, could be a good discusion. I dont have a 110 either but Ive got the smaller brother 112. I think I also have the same cheesey pakistan one you picture on the far right. I think you could put together a good sized collection without spending too much on a variety of 5 inch hunters. 

Comment by Tobias Gibson on April 30, 2015 at 5:16

Syd, I'm aware of the Buck 110 group but that is just one knife by one company.  There are so many other  great 5 inch lockbacks out there that are not made by Buck and are snubbed by the knife world as cheap imitations..  And as I alluded, Some Schrade fans will argue the Schrade 7 OT Cave Bear predates the Buck 110 and is the original 5 inch lock-back.

Comment by Syd Carr on April 29, 2015 at 22:09

I just found a Buck 110 Group here: http://iknifecollector.com/group/buck110group. Hasn't seen much activity lately, but it is there.

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