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A Remington Trailhand (Bullet Knife)

Back in the 1920s and 30s the Remington Trailhand was an official Boy Scout Knife. Remington also released the knife in the 1980s and perhaps at other times. Boker also makes a similar knife. Unlike tradition camp knives, the trial hand has a spine mounted corkscrew and leather punch. This makes room for a small clip blade where the punch normally resides. This model was made by Camillus for Remington.

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Comment by Ron Cooper on February 7, 2013 at 11:48: I really like your Remington because it has a bail. For whatever reason I am attracted to knives with bails, much like a moth to a flame. I love the way they look! Ironically, I hate the way they sometimes seem to be in the way of the knife's function. I remember the first time I got a Wenger "Standard Issue" (think Soldier Knife) I dropped the main blade onto the bail twice the very first day I owned it; chipping the edge so badly that I had to completely re-profile it. I ended up taking the bail off in order to avoid ruining that blade altogether. lol. So, you see, I really do have a love-hate relationship with bails.

The bail on your Trailhand is placed on the same end as the main blade and completely out of the way of any of the other blades. I'll post a pic of the Wenger SI that I spoke of above to illustrate what I feel is a design flaw with that knife...

As you can see (above) the bail is on the opposite end from the main blade. Thus allowing it to slip over the top of the alox handle and become directly in the path of the large blade when it closes. I'm sure there are many others who, like me, discovered this flaw the hard way -- by allowing the main blade to snap shut right on top on the bail. Ouch!

I hope you'll forgive me for adding all of this trivia in the comment section for your picture. I hope it doesn't distract from your fantastic Remington Trailhand.

Cheers, my friend!

Comment by Tobias Gibson on February 7, 2013 at 7:53: Very cool,Ron! Now I'm envious. I love the Damascus (and I usually hate damascus) Boker is currently making this pattern. I really need to save up for one. The were also really big in the Bulldog line

Comment by Ron Cooper on February 7, 2013 at 2:49: It's nice having that little drop-point blade in addition to the larger main blade. It has the same blade configuration as my Weidmannsheil Scout...

This is one of my all-time favorite knives!