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Original price $1,250.00
Price $1,195.00
This Large Trapper by Phil Jacob was made for the 2023 Waterville Custom Collection. It features a hand rub satin finished blade with nail nick and Roman Knot filework on the spine. The handle has threaded 416 stainless steel bolsters, amber jigged bone covers, stainless steel escutcheon, 410 stainless steel liners with fileworked spines and spring with Roman Knot filework. Has half-stop, flush in all positions. Comes with a zippered case and COA. New from maker!
Blade Length 3.375
Overall Length 7.875
Closed Length 4.5
Weight (oz) 3.8
Source From maker
Knife Type Half Stop
Blade Material CPM154
Blade Details Clip Point
Handle Material Metallic, Bone
"In March of 2014, I had the pleasure of visiting Rusty Preston in his knife shop in Port Isabel, Texas. I learned how to put handles on prefabricated fixed bladed knives. In January of 2015, while watching Rusty masterfully build a slipjoint trapper, he asked me if I would like to learn how to build a knife. I explained to Rusty that I did not have any of the tools needed to build a slipjoint folder. Rusty said, My shop is your shop, use whatever you need. Rusty shared his talent and secrets with me for many hours. Two months later I completed my first slipjoint trapper. Rusty introduced me to master knife makers such as Rodney Watts, Bill Ruple, and Johnny Stout. All of whom shared their thoughts and provided me with beneficial input. Since January of 2015, all I have done is slipjoint folders. Rusty suggested I attend the Blade Show as an exhibitor in 2016. What an invaluable experience! So I returned again in June of 2017 to attend the Blade Show as an exhibitor and entered a slipjoint into the Best New Maker competition. I was fortunate to win the honor of Best New Maker award with my double bladed slipjoint trapper with mirrored Roman Knot file work and amber stag handles. I am also honored and humbled to have received two awards for my knives at Blade Show West, best folding knife and best every day carry. My joy is building slipjoints with roman knot and vine file work, using ancient mammoth ivory, stag, and exotic stabilized woods for handles."
The Waterville Collection honors the history of one of America’s first and finest pocket knife brands, Waterville, dating back as early as 1843, with the highest quality craftsmanship of some of the finest modern day custom knife makers. Waterville is more than a brand of the past, it is a present day community of collectors and makers. Waterville is for the collector desiring a creative, intriguing, and quality minded collection experience in the skipjoint knife world. The Waterville Collection provides a system to discover and collect a brand showcasing the work of a variety of custom knife makers.
