RR should drop double nail nicks. They are awful. R on the bolsters are bad, but passable. Case offers a Trapper with Clip and Wharncliffe. DLT offers some single blade Case Trappers. I have no idea why Case doesn't offer them in regular production. I don't like Case Slimline Trapper. It doesn't fill my hand. That Case/Bose 622000 is wonderful, however it's not a great recommendation itself. It's expensive and hard to get.
You made me go and get my Boker Tree Brand classic out. It's too big for the UK. 3. 75" blade, but a beautiful clip point main blade and the long thin skinning blade to go with it. Bone handle scales nickel silver bolster and tail cap. 🙂
Glad to see my little present to you being properly appreciated! You know I like a Trapper Steve. My favourite is GEC's #73 Scout Trapper (Drop Point plus Spey), just right in every respect, similar proportions to your Tony Bose. Case's standard fullsize Trapper comes second, only because the Spey is shallow (like on your RR) unlike the GEC's Spey which is deeeeep. A Trapper with Clip plus secondary Pen would be a straight jacknife surely? To me, the whole glory of a Trapper is the two fullsize outdoorsy blades, one of which I use for messy tasks, the other for food.
Lovely collection, the last one with the brown jigged bone is quite beautiful. Generally in the classic trapper, I like the clip blade firstly, but the spey has something to it, and less assuming, so better for post office duties so to speak. However, you should try the mini trapper I may suggest, much more practical edc, and case has some nice second blade alternatives. Thanks for the video and sharing your collection and thoughts, cheers!
the spey blade works perfectly as a scraper to clean fur, and the clip point can reach any place between bones to cut meat. Actually, the trapper is a hunting knife for small game. Beautiful knives. Thank you for share!
Slimline trappers are probably my favourite pattern. Much prefer single-blade versions, as the spine of the closed blade on double-bladed versions throws half the ergonomics out the window.
Hi Paddy: Those are some very attractive knives…..as Trappers go. 😊 The two blades on the Case are too similar in my opinion. I’ve never cared for the Trapper pattern, the long spey is pretty much useless for me. Also, there’s no sheepsfoot…….which is a dealbreaker. The Stockman pattern is by far my favorite. You get the nice big clip, the short spey, and that wonderful sheepsfoot. Three extremely useful blades. Since I have very large hands, the oversize Stockman is great for me. I have a Case 6375, which is a full four and a quarter inches long closed. Outstanding. The Stockman is King. 👑 😊 Regards from California.
Great video, I love it when you share your opinions. I do like a trapper but I think I might like a copperhead slightly more. I think spay blades are fussed over too much. That being said, I like slimline and improved models. They are all great knives.
I don't know if you've checked one out before but check out the Case Panama Trapper if you can. Downside is it's BIG! If you think Cases large Trapper is big, the Panama is bigger but it has a fatter spey with a slightly different shape and it's fantastic
That Tony Bose Trapper is almost identical to the Great Eastern Cutlery #23 Jumbo trapper. Which is my favorite trapper pattern, it does not have your typical style secondary Spey blade but a nice wide skinner blade. I think Patty if you can buy a GEC #23 large jumbo trapper you would like it very much. Thanks for the great video as always.
I have to somewhat agree on the double nail nick. I don't understand it, really... I've been hunting down sunfish/toenail patterns, lately, and I find the double nick to be a pretty common thing, surprisingly. Anyway, I *do* have to say that having it mirrored on the second blade means I'll either ignore or come to adore it.
I don’t dislike trappers, but I only have three, and those only one is a proper trapper. It is a case full size trapper in blue jig bone with a red shield, rather like your Stockman. It is my favourite fruit knife and I use it, to cut up my Apple every morning. Long thin slice blade it’s just about perfect for the job. My other two trappers have the standard clip blade, but one has a bottle and the other a Wharncliffe blade, both by case and in amber jig bone. However, I did have a Jim Dunlap Custom in for review recently and it was absolutely sublime! Then again at 1600 quid, it ought to be!
My hate for the Trapper is primarily the way the name is used for marketing. At one time Trapper referred to a specific knife but because of its popularity knife companies will now call any jack knife a trapper. It's has just become a marketing ploy. For instance, that Tony Bose was called a Folding Hunter 70 years ago! I agree it is a real keeper. A simply gorgeous knife. In fact all of the knives are fantastic. I guess the days of a trapper being a specific knife that looks like a 54 pattern Case Jack Knife are long gone. Today, knife makers will call anything a Trapper! Mark my words, Case or Rough Rider will eventually come out with a Copperhead-Trapper Hybrid. I wonder if they will call it a "Trapperhead" . They already made the sowbelly trapper.
@@KnifeChatswithTobias I have to concede to your argument but I'm totally in love with the tony Bose version.i forgot to show my Remington bullet trapper from 1989 Which is a beast of a trapper and I believe closer to an original style and has two great working blades.im also not a lover of any advertising on covers but I do have a collection of older penknives in all steel that I collect. What I'm not to bothered about is new blade shape changes in modern trappers or any knife as it gives a new lease of life to older patterns. Thanks for taking the time to watch and respond in the comments I truly respect your opinions and knowledge mate. ATB paddy 👍☘️🙏
@@paddyspotatopeelers2154 , in the end i need to get over my losing battle about the current market trend of calling every knife a trapper! That Bose knife is fantastic and worthy of your love!
Single blade traditionals are great idea. I would like if my RR copperhead and canoe was slimmer with only main blade. Or trapper with single nicer clip point like that beefier bow trapper version, I don't like slim ones.
