What is this knife pattern called?

[treefarmer]

Interesting discussion, fellers!
I noticed the measurement mentioned 5 1/4" of the Case pattern 65 knives which is correct, the clasp knife, pattern 72 is listed as being 5 1/2". The wider blade on the 72's would probably be leaning toward a "skinning" blade, just my observation.
My go to deer knife for many years has been an old #39 Queen folding hunter which is also 5 1/4".
One thing about them, a folding hunter is a handful and will get the job done releasing Bambi from his britches!
Treefarmer

[1967redrider]

Case Clasps vs. Folding Hunters.

Yes, I like 'em both.

[Colonel26]

I too call them folding hunters. Like Bro. Phillip, they are my favorite pattern for doing the deed after Bambi is on the ground.

[toomanyknives]

Does anyone know who made the pattern first? Or when it first appeared?

This is according to Bernard Levine, Eveled. I would say if anyone would know, he would...

"Folding Hunter (like the non-locking Camillus Model 26) - clasp-type folding hunters first appeared around 1900. They are American versions of the clasp knives made in France, Spain, Italy, Bohemia, etc. However the swell-center folding hunter (Winchester 1920, etc) is a lot older; I have seen Sheffield examples from before 1850. And the swell-center regular hunting knife (mis-named 1-blade trapper, though it is much older than the trapper) is nearly that old".

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Here is the referenced Camillus 26..

[eveled]

From what I can see, Camillus made theirs and the 317 for Buck.

Schrade, Ulster, Imperial, Chicago Cutlery, and the Craftsman one are all made with Swindon keys. So is it safe to say they are all Schrade?

Western, KA-BAR, Case, Queen all made their own.

That makes 5 American companies that were making these knives all at the same time. The pattern was very popular until the Buck110 was released.

[toomanyknives]

From what I can see, Camillus made theirs and the 317 for Buck.

Schrade, Ulster, Imperial, Chicago Cutlery, and the Craftsman one are all made with Swindon keys. So is it safe to say they are all Schrade?

Western, KA-BAR, Case, Queen all made their own.

That makes 5 American companies that were making these knives all at the same time. The pattern was very popular until the Buck110 was released.

I'm not sure if any other companies used Swinden Key construction. Schrade is the only one I know of.