Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #44 Buffalo Jack Osage Orange Wood 1095 Carbon Steel Gunstock Pocket Knife (3.50" Closed) 441126

The Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #44 Buffalo Jack in Osage Orange wood pairs a single 1095 clip blade with golden covers that slowly deepen toward russet brown the more daylight they see.

• 1095 Carbon Steel Clip Blade - One clip point blade handles the cutting, with a fine tip for detail work. 1095 sharpens quickly and takes a keen edge, but it is not stainless. Wipe it dry after use and add a drop of oil now and then. Expect a gray patina with use.
• Osage Orange Wood Covers - Osage Orange is one of the densest, toughest woods in North America, long prized for hunting bows and fence posts. It starts out a bright golden yellow and ages to a deep amber brown. Light and handling set the pace of that change.
• Slip Joint Action - A stout backspring gives the blade a firm pull to open. It settles into a clean half stop on the way open and on the way closed. Push past that point and the blade snaps shut on the spring with real authority.

The Great Eastern Cutlery #44 Buffalo Jack

The Buffalo Jack is the #44 pattern from Great Eastern Cutlery, a take on the old American gunstock jack. Gunstock patterns take their name from the handle profile, and the frame narrows behind the front bolster which widens toward the back, giving it the outline of a rifle stock. GEC builds every one in Titusville, Pennsylvania, where more than 200 hand operations go into a single knife.