Old Timer 6OTW Golden Bear Folding Pocket Knife with Desert Ironwood Handle

#8 Old Timer Good medium sized 3 blade utility folder for EDC. All blades sharp out of the box. I've carried many Old Timers over the years. This one is as good as any of them. Recommended for every day use.

I carried an Old Timer pocket knife for years, but lost it. At that time, Schrade had cone out of business so I could not find a new one. I was happy to finally find this. Even though I understand that this is now made by Taylor Brands (who also make Uncle Henry and Smith & Wesson knives), it has the same great look, heft, balance and feel as my original Old Timer. The quality is everything I'd hoped for. Takes and holds a great edge. I've very happy with this knife.

This isn't like the 80T from bygone days. I had an older one that I carried until the clip point blade wore down from sharpening, and it served as a good comparison. With the old 80T, the folded sheep's foot blade is higher than the folded clip point blade. With the new one, the sheep's food blade is slightly lower. The handle of the new one is thicker than the old one, and the edges of the backs of the blades seem "sharper" than they did back in the day. Since the old one is worn, it makes an exact comparison difficult. The bolsters of the new one are slightly blockier than the old one, and examination shows it's due to design, not wear. The middle brass pin in the new one protrudes beyond the handles, but it's this way on the old one, too. The end brass pins on the new one are milled flush, where there is a slight rounding on the end ones of the old knife. The knife came passably sharp, sharper than expected. The edge of the spay blade was rolled toward the end. The grind feels rough. Sharpened the knife, and that corrected the rolled edge and smoothed out the grind. It looks like the sheep's foot blade and the clip point blade should rub, but I see no marks on the blades. On my old one, it looks like the spey blade should rub against the sheep's foot, but see no marks there, either. The blades are made different on the new one, with an offset on both the spey and sheep's foot blade to facilitate blade clearance. The old one accomplished this by a bend in the sheep's foot blade. There's some scrubbing in the action of the clip point blade on the new one, but to be honest, I've encountered such on different blades of other stockman's knives in the past. The blade metal is the unknown. The old 80T used carbon blades, and this one is a 7Cr17MoV. Don't know how it will compare in holding an edge or in wear. It seems to sharpen easy enough. The blades on the new one aren't polished to mirror perfection, but I wasn't expecting that. You can see some manufacturing marks (not scratches) on the blades. The rolled edge on the spey blade is why I hesitate to call this knife giftable. The fit and finish look sound to me, and the size it just right for my hands, and for myself, a stockman's knife was strictly utilitarian, anyway. I think my late father would have been happy to receive this knife as a gift. But that rolled edge might turn some people off. The utilitarian aspect is why I chose this knife. There are more expensive stockman's knives with fancier blades, but I tend to wear the clip point down over just a few years, and couldn't see spending a lot of money on a stockman's knife. On the other hand, I wanted something to hold up. This is why I decided to give the Old Timer 80T a try again. And we shall see what we shall see.

Would buy again

Great knife.

I have carried the Old Timer 8OT for better than 40 years. My last one which was my second one ever sprouted legs. It'll turn up. In the meantime i ordered this new one. Like most who know, the 2024 version is not the knife my 2020 version was (or is! dang!)... The new one looks like the old one but it just doesn't feel the same. My notion is subjective and not anal-ytical. Whatever. Regardless, this is the knife you want if you are a practical person with practical needs.....and if you are a crafrsman, man, what are you waiting for? One of the best purchases you will EVER make.

I ordered this knife a little over 2 months ago. I use it religiously and it is holding up to its demand. The best part is the size. It is big enough to hand daily life requirements. It is small enough to keep in on you body where ever you need to go.

The Old Timer Pocket Knife is awesome ! Just like all the old timer pocket knives I had before … ! Thank You