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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 Clay Strong on September 14, 2013 at 16:22

These are nice, Tobias. It's probably true, a man can't pull just any old knife out to clean his scrimshaw pipe. It looks to me that the makers of your example weren't trying to fool anyone. They built a knife that could be appreciated.

Tobias Gibson said:

The other Gentleman Knives that i think fit the bill of Great outdoor knives are the small fob and pen knives with hunting scenes on them. I was unaware of them until about five years ago when I came across the knife below. This one is a unbranded Chinese made knock-off. I've been trying to get a Boker original since buying this one. Some day I will luck-out.

I can't imagine doing much with these little knives, short of using for small chores around a Bavarian hunting lodge.

Permalink Reply by Smiling-Knife on September 15, 2013 at 4:45

Hi Toby. Here are a couple of Boker knives with outdoor scenes. Similar knives were made in France recently as well. The French knives have a bottle opener/screwdriver attachment rather than a small pen blade.

Permalink Reply by Chuck Parham on September 15, 2013 at 7:20

Very sweet looking pieces!! They would be a fantastic addition to anyone's collection.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on September 15, 2013 at 9:19

I love those, I'd love to have one. It seems all the bird hunters get all the respect. Us rabbit and squirrel hunters, get no respect...lol

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on September 15, 2013 at 10:32

Those are absolutely fantastic, Smiling-Knife. I love them. I agree with your comment Robert. Need a squirrel/rabbit hunter knife. Enough with the bird & trout, already!

Permalink Reply by Clay Strong on September 15, 2013 at 11:36

You guys must be VERY fast with a camera. I know you can't take your hands off of these knives for too long.

Tobias Gibson said:

Those are absolutely fantastic, Smiling-Knife. I love them. I agree with your comment Robert. Need a squirrel/rabbit hunter knife. Enough with the bird & trout, already!

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on September 15, 2013 at 12:11

I have a brass knife, it's an Air Plane..lol....The good thing about it is it's a 1960's Remington.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on September 16, 2013 at 12:25

I am waiting for a Sheffield Fisherman, it's shaped like a tooth pick, with the hook remover blade. It will be the first one, I ever owned like that.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on September 16, 2013 at 19:42

Here's my Remington airplane from the 1960s. It's not exactly a fishing knife unless you taking an airplane to get there. Lol

Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on September 16, 2013 at 20:15

Neat Knife Robert

Permalink Reply by Clay Strong on September 16, 2013 at 23:04

That's a keeper, to use a fishing term. Kinda ironic that Scandinavian Airlines once used a knife to advertise, This Remington would be a nice addition to a Scandi collection. Hmmm....

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on September 17, 2013 at 5:27

Robert, about the airplane knife.... it appears that the wing and tail are used for a bottle opener. Is that the case or is the knife too small for that?