I got hooked in the 4th grade...:) I'm 60...

That barlow with the sheepsfoot is beautiful :o

Great video very educational. Thanks for sharing. Thumbs up.

Very helpful doing this from a modern knife jargon perspective. Thanks.

I'm new to traditionals and really enjoyed this video. Thank you!

Just started getting into traditionals. Picked up a Case Copperlock and Case peanut in CV. Amazing knives. I think I'll carry one all the time now.

Great idea for a series of videos! I learned so much in 20 min. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks Randy

MAN ,I felt in love with Your collection :-))

I would recommend picking up a vintage American made Imperial, Schrade, Utica, etc knife on Ebay. You can get them sub 20 dollars and they work great. The fit and finish isn't the best but hey for 10 bucks what can you expect. It's also a great way to build an inexpensive collection of neat little pieces of cutlery history.

Super cool. Thanks for sharing.

I never even thought of these pocket knives as "traditional" compared to modern folder, so this is very helpful to me. I have a small number of these styles, even an old knife that was my grandfathers. Now I will have to take it out and look at it through new eyes.

thank you for the terminology .

Thank's for the very informative video Randy. Keep up the great work fella! Cheers!

I really enjoyed your presentation I got hooked on knives in the third grade and cut myself playing with it . my Dad got it when he was o TDY in Germany. I’m 66 and still squiring fixed blades, lock backs and slip joints. I use them primarily for hunting and EDC.

You are a very good teacher.

Love all your videos.Just picked up a #78 in Ebony and it's a lovely knife

Randy, thank you; I learned so much from your videos

Been collecting knives a long time. Just getting Into the old grandpa blades.bought an old german made knife with a long blade for 5 bucs at flee market today.i gotta feeling I will be goin back next week

Very informative. Glad I came across this.

My first traditional came in. Case large stockman in amber bone with CV steel. Love it.

Randy, Thank you for another awesome video! I have learned so much about traditional knives from you. In fact, most of what I've learned has been through your videos (modern knives notwithstanding) and I often chase the same brands and models you personally own as I know if you have them, they must be the best of the best in their respective categories. My wife isn't very happy about it when the postman brings another package but it's worth the arguing many times over. LOL Keep em coming!

Great video Randy. JR and I took a trip to the flea market today and picked up a few new case knives. I picked up a peanut and JR grabbed a nice tooth pick. Very cool. Love pairing a traditional knife with a modern locking folder. Thanks for all the great content!

great vid-- I definatly enjoyed that info-- ty

Nice video Randy. I'm just getting in to traditionals (coming from tacticals) and this was very informative.

As someone who collects traditional knives, I approve this video!

Wonderful! Very informative!

Thank you for the overview.

Great video - super informative. Thanks for sharing

Great job on this video. Thx for introduce and educate us. This video is very helpful. Atb Mike

Awesome vid thank you I dont see enough of these! Take care

Great stuff as usual Randy and, very informative for us slip joint rookies

Great job on this Randy.

slipjoints have always been my favorite folding knives nice collection got a kabar trapper as my edc

These look really cool btw

Hey Randy! Fidrst off, Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Secondly, I got off the modern knife kick myself, and have been rediscovering the traditionals--so I was very happy to see you bringing these knives to the forefront. I look forward to hearing more of your thoughts on these, and who knows, maybe I will be inbspired to make one or two vids myself. BTW, really nice collection there. Best, Gary

Great video! Thanks for the info.

I was all about tactical folders for most of my life, then I bought ONE Rough Rider hawkbill. Now I own almost a hundred slip-joints and lockbacks, and I carry one everyday.

Love them !

Learnt so much from this video, thanks!

Nice collection ! 😀

Waiting for traditional knives 102. I was wondering how many traditional knives this one video has sold. GEC, Queen and Case should send you thank you cards at the very least.

Very informative, thanks for the video plus love your knives

Wonderful days, back when knifes were tools and also seen as that. Politicians today...

Excellent reviews mate! Subbed!

Thanks for the video :)

Very nice collection!!

Thanks for the vid, didn't really know about all that other stuff. But now I know what to look for. Ima look at my knife now and see if it's cheap. It's a schrade so it might more in likely not be. Good video thumbs up👍

Какие красивые ножи делают в USA. И качество великолепное.

Great vid, thanks! Remember to tell everyone that the brass liners, bolsters, caps, and brads never need oiling. The brass permanently contains all oil needed. The steel and stainless should be oiled occasionally. I oil my blades after every washing.

Beautiful collection of knives

great video with good information. thanks

By the way the fit and finish is spot on. It's made every bit as nice as my Case Knives, It's just there's no info on Wilkinson Sword Pocket Knives and I even looked under INOX and Sheffield, England and Nadda, , ,

Thanks, apperciate the terminology.

I have an old timer middleman jack and it’s awesome and like you said Jean weather and it fits perfectly in the watch pocket

У Вас отличная коллекция ножей.Тоже,подумываю,приобрести какой-нибудь из продемонстрированных моделей.Хоть и нравится сочетание костяных накладок с металлом,очень приглянулся нож на 9:28.Очень качественно и гармонично сделанных нож,дизайнер и мастер постарался на совесть.

very interesting. Thanks

Cant wait for the next SJ installments

Absolutely GREAT video. Awesome to see something on slippies. By the way, Randy...a good series of books on slip joint knives are the "Big Book of Pocket Knives" by Stewart and Ritchie. Also, Jim Sargent's American Premium Guide to Knives & Razors is good. Last, but not least, Bernard Levine's earlier books are fantastic!

Nice video

Saludos desde Chile 😃

great vid my friend

Interesting.

Good to see you have the "secret handshake" Case Soddie Jr. in CV. ;)

I am 2:18 minutes in to this review and I already paused it to write thank you. I have learned about classic knives more than any video on the subject I have watched for the past 3 hours. I will watch some more of your videos and of course subscribe.

👍👍👍👍👍 Regards Richard. 🇿🇦

That one with the lanyard 🕳 is awesome

Wow, thanks for the video, seriously. I don't know how anyone could give this a thumbs down.

Great intro to traditional knives. I'm not really interested in these (just don't fit my needs), but I wish they did make a "pinchable" victorinox SAK...if there were some elegant way to do that....

OMG .... and in pristine condition, you are a rich man ...:))

somthin sharp nice

You said you like a heavier pull. Question: Why do you like to or want to fight your knife to open it when your hands are cold and/or wet? Useage does NOT lessen the pull over time. (nor does opening the blade half way and leaving it sit that way for weeks or months) I have an vintage/antique Robeson pen knife, that is well over 100 years old. Pull on it is a "5" for both blades. I doubt the pull was ever heavier. A heavy pull does not make a knife "safer" the only job of the backspring is to keep the blade closed when NOT in use, and the blade from flopping closed when open. The cutting action actually forces the blade open - unless you're doing something stupid.

What is the make of the TC knife? It is interesting to learn about your knives it is just as interesting for me to know who the makers are and if they are still on the market.

I've always called them scales. I grew up calling it covers for the older knives that used plastic or celluloid. A lot of those celluloid knives were clipped on to the liner, sort of like today's Swiss Army Knives.

Its nice to see some traditional videos, i'll really be looking forward to this series. I am absolutely in love with traditionals, i have about 20 GEC's. Just one question, how do you sharpen all of your traditional patterns? Do you free hand or have a system to do them? If you do have a system what system is it?

randy where is all the boker knives

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Those are so beautiful. You’re lucky to own so many GEC knives. I’m looking for a File & Wire Crimson Worm Groove Congress.

Excellent video one thing you did not mention is the dating system specifically for case but others as well. Unlike most of the modernize you usually show these old Timey caseknives actually had a new year and numbering system for each year like a set of baseball cards coming out so that even though in 1971 1972 of the same pattern in scales might look identical the values are completely different because they actually kept track of the number made. They don't do that nowadays with Sabens is an

Part two??

Do you have any match strike nail nic? They just look cool to me.comes to mind rough riders with match strike nail nics

These old knives aren't tacticool. They're just cool. 😁

Anyone know the knife he starts showing at 9:25?

Nice work on this knife video. Would like to see a production video on knife components and their functions I’m an old Television engineer and appreciate good value on a descriptive working presentation Thank you Toby from Tennessee ( a recently transplanted Texan) Cheers

Love your collection......are you finally caught up with customers to take new business?

I've looked for that black gec with the cutout and cant seem to find it. Do you know of anywhere to get that specific one?

You didn't mention match-striker pulls when covering nail nicks or that the very back of the blade that rides on the backspring is called a walk, hence the term walk and talk.

First tkme viewer have to say i like the videos very informative and i learned alot ... always love the old knifes just never able to find any in great condition like yours .... whats your secret

would love to know how to maintain and adjust pull. mine are way too stiff.

Great video! thanks so much. What is a bare head handle with the whole through it for a leather cord called?

what brand, make, model of that black easy open "pinchable" knife on Min 17.30 in your video? It is a real beauty.

I just bought an old kingston slipjoint for 12 dollars at an antique shop, do you know how much its worth? It has a long pull, double bolsters, and 2 blades, and an awl, its made in the usa, and has black jigged bone handles.

I really dig the Queen you showed. Is it the Railsplitter?

It's amazing how many people are just seeing or using however you wanna put it slip joints. I remember when there weren't but a handful of lockblades. I guess part of that was most people bought was what they could buy from the hardware store so it was a Buck or Case. Western carried a couple but far as I remember that was about it.

The African blackwood #85eo is as rare as rocking horse shit hope you still have it it's worth a LOT of $s now I know I managed to get one!!

traditionals are so awesome, i like them better than stupid over built tactical knives. Also arent scary to many people

nice. video

What do you think about the whaler?

I wish I could understand why it seems to be so hard to build a slip joint with flush, squared off springs. That seems like it would be an extra couple seconds per knife.

I don't know if mine is a Traditional or not, all I know is I bought mine from my neighborhood pawn shop and I only paid around $20.00 for my Case Trapper, it came with the original box in excellent condition, I'm usually not a pocket knife guy but I do have a couple, but this one impressed me because the blade styles were different than most of my Trappers and it was a Big Trapper so I bought it, it's a Case X X Tested Bone Handle # 6223 it's not new since I think it was made in 1992 but like I said it looks brand new, I was thinking of taking it out and see if Case Knives are any good.

What's should I buy as my very first traditional knife?