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Fly Fishers and other Gentleman's knives of the Great Outdoors

Fly Fishing Knives seem to be the premier Gentleman's Knives of the Great Outdoors. As I have never fly fished, I was completely unfamiliar with the pattern when I bought my first Fly Fisher. I bought it simply because it looked cool and had "faux ivory" handles. I think what makes the Fly Fisher a Fly Fisher is is the straight pin and the scissors. These are used when making lures.

The one below is very basic yet elegant. It was made in Sheffield probably in the 1960s or so. Stainless implements with brass liners, pins, and bail. The handles are ivory linen micarta. As with so many of the Eurpopean camp knives, the corkscrew is their for after the fishing is done. My guess is fresh grilled trout and perhaps a good Mosel would be on the dinner menu

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Permalink Reply by Smiling-Knife on December 8, 2013 at 5:56

Nice knife Toby. Congrats on snagging that one for a great price.

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on April 28, 2014 at 9:29

A look at the Boker Tree Brand 414 Scenic Equal End Penknife

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on April 29, 2014 at 15:22

Great review Tobias. I own a couple of the China made knives with different scenes on them. One has a Fishing scene and the other has the Sun Rising scene. They were a package deal, I wanted the Fishing scene knife to use as a Fishing knife. I plan on using it just to cut fishing string and such. I paid $15 for the two. Some times they sell for $9.95 each. I handled a Boker once and it is a lot better made, as you said. I wonder what type metal they use on the both of them?

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on April 29, 2014 at 15:31

Both the Boker and the Chinese made knife have 440A for the blades (or so the literature claimed). The Chinese one really isn't that bad. The pin is just a little for the front blade. I was thinking for a long time about trying to tap the pin a little tighter using a hammer or perhaps squeezing it with a vice but even the Chinese one was hard to find! Now that I have the Boker maybe I'll re-visit the idea of tightening that pin. If nothing else, the Chinese made one makes for a great "Stunt Double!" LOL

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on April 29, 2014 at 15:33

I can't help myself. I see them and I try to buy them. It really doesn't matter if it is the Chinese copy or one of the German/USA ones from back when. I'm just not goign to pop as much money for the copies.

Robert Burris said:

Great review Tobias. I own a couple of the China made knives with different scenes on them. One has a Fishing scene and the other has the Sun Rising scene. They were a package deal, I wanted the Fishing scene knife to use as a Fishing knife. I plan on using it just to cut fishing string and such. I paid $15 for the two. Some times they sell for $9.95 each. I handled a Boker once and it is a lot better made, as you said. I wonder what type metal they use on the both of them?

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on April 29, 2014 at 15:40

The two I have, have tight blades and seem well made. They are also very sharp. I'm going to give one to the girls as a Fishing and Camping knife.

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on April 29, 2014 at 16:27

I've got a another dog one from Novelty Knife / SMKW that is very thin but also very tight. They go for around $5-$7 but probably worth it. God sharp blade and very tight. Below is a stock photo. The oposite side of the knife actually has a different dog scene. Basically a bunch of hound dogs sleeping.

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on October 30, 2014 at 12:54

Did I really need to buy another one of these? Absolutely not! But it had this really nice alpine scene with a great big elk and it was made in Solingen, Germany - not a recent Chinese copy! And it appears to be mint! Really hard to pass up!