The wierdest MT I have seen.

[gerleatherberman]

Bought this baby about 9 years ago and finally dug it out of storage after I moved back to AL. It has been stored away for six years in a box with antique dominoes. For the life of me I have no idea why it was not with my knives.  It is a Western States Boulder, Colorado pocket axe/pocket knife. It is awkward and not something I'd edc, but it is kind of cool in a strange useless way. Has anyone else ever seen one of these?

[Douglas]

That is a stange one and a new one on me.
Lookes like it was intended for use camping?
Definately creative even if a bit useless.

[Sazabi]

I've seen at least one other example of that knife before; for some reason I keep stumbling across US-made folding survival machetes wherever I go, too; I thought they were supposed to be rare.

[ReamerPunch]

How big is it?

[gerleatherberman]

How big is it?

Approx. 6" closed and 12" open with the axe. About 10" with the knife opened.
Thank you Douglas and Sazabi!

[captain spaulding]

Great if you need to chop pencils in half. 

[gerleatherberman]

Great if you need to chop pencils in half. 

Indeed Captain!
Timber, when the lead fell!

[Poncho65]

Very interesting looking I have never liked the idea of a folding axe though still a very cool oddity and thanks for sharing

[gerleatherberman]

Very interesting looking I have never liked the idea of a folding axe though still a very cool oddity and thanks for sharing

Thanks Poncho!
It does seem to be more of a gimmick/toy.

[lister]

Could you use the "axe" part for batoning? 

[gerleatherberman]

Could you use the "axe" part for batoning? 

Maybe for twigs and tiny branches. Or as captain spaulding said, for pencils.
Yes, it could be used to baton pencils!
Your #2 pencil doesn't stand a chance!

[cody6268]

Lot of makers have made these suckers over the years ,but this is the first Western one I've seen. They're interesting, but I don't exactly think the backspring would take chopping.  These were made for processing game, but even then I don't think an axe is a good tool to be folding. 

[gerleatherberman]

Lot of makers have made these suckers over the years ,but this is the first Western one I've seen. They're interesting, but I don't exactly think the backspring would take chopping.  These were made for processing game, but even then I don't think an axe is a good tool to be folding.

Thank you for the info!

[Don Pablo]

That axe head seems awlfully small for a 12" long axe. 

[gerleatherberman]

That axe head seems awlfully small for a 12" long axe. 

Yeah, the "axe" head is absurdly useless, because of its' size. But, I guess IF you REALLY needed something and had NOTHING else, then it would maybe be a little better than nothing? On the plus side, it has a pretty nice carbon steel blade, if you could hold the handle with the "axe" tucked in.

[King_Gorilla]

Does it LOCK???   

  I think it's kind of cool but the design needs to be more ergonomic and functional.   

[gerleatherberman]

Does it LOCK???   

  I think it's kind of cool but the design needs to be more ergonomic and functional.   

No locks and an anti-ergonomic design. This bad boy should come in a sheath with a lot of band-aids included. It is made like a regular pocket knife, but with a tiny axe. 

[King_Gorilla]

Does it LOCK???   

  I think it's kind of cool but the design needs to be more ergonomic and functional.   

No locks and an anti-ergonomic design. This bad boy should come in a sheath with a lot of band-aids included. It is made like a regular pocket knife, but with a tiny axe. 

Yikes      I just got an image in my head of me holding the bottom half of the handle and swinging it like a tomahawk only to accidentally strike a metal cable or something on the top half of the handle a couple inches above my grip -- Sending the axe head swinging into the closed position making short work of my fingers.   

[Douglas]

 

Does it LOCK???   

  I think it's kind of cool but the design needs to be more ergonomic and functional.   

No locks and an anti-ergonomic design. This bad boy should come in a sheath with a lot of band-aids included. It is made like a regular pocket knife, but with a tiny axe. 

Yikes      I just got an image in my head of me holding the bottom half of the handle and swinging it like a tomahawk only to accidentally strike a metal cable or something on the top half of the handle a couple inches above my grip -- Sending the axe head swinging into the closed position making short work of my fingers.   

 OUCH!!!

[gerleatherberman]

Does it LOCK???   

  I think it's kind of cool but the design needs to be more ergonomic and functional.   

No locks and an anti-ergonomic design. This bad boy should come in a sheath with a lot of band-aids included. It is made like a regular pocket knife, but with a tiny axe. 

Yikes      I just got an image in my head of me holding the bottom half of the handle and swinging it like a tomahawk only to accidentally strike a metal cable or something on the top half of the handle a couple inches above my grip -- Sending the axe head swinging into the closed position making short work of my fingers.   

A highly plausible scenario!
Too bad it is too old to have all the safety warnings engraved on the handle. 

[Sazabi]

You know, now that I think about it, I believe either Rough Rider or Marbles (probably Marbles) makes a modern version of this knife.

[gerleatherberman]

You know, now that I think about it, I believe either Rough Rider or Marbles (probably Marbles) makes a modern version of this knife.

Hopefully they lock!

[Noa Isumi]

That's an interesting one.
I posted a Remco branded variant with a fishing gaff a while back.

https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,71165.msg1442209.html#msg1442209

[gerleatherberman]

That's an interesting one.
I posted a Remco branded variant with a fishing gaff a while back.

https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,71165.msg1442209.html#msg1442209

Yours looks to be more useful than the axe,  but still not up to modern standards. I like the fishing oriented toolset on yours though. Pretty neat!

[WoodsDuck]

I know I've seen a couple of these around, but it strikes me as a less practical version of the Marbles Game Buster;

[gerleatherberman]

*Want*

[WoodsDuck]

[gerleatherberman]

That is a piece of cutlery art! Thank you.