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Jack Wolf Gateway Series Knives
The Jack Wolf Gateway Series is exactly what the name promises: the entry point into Jack Wolf Knives and into traditional slipjoints as a category. Every Gateway release carries the DNA that built the brand's reputation, integral satin stainless bolsters and liners, flat ground Sandvik 14C28N blades, nickel silver hardware, and the crisp walk and talk collectors expect, at a price built for daily carry rather than the display case. Where the flagship lineup runs CPM S90V and titanium, the Gateway Series proves the fit and finish standard survives the trip down market.
Gateway Barlow, Stockman, and Equal End Slipjoints
The Gateway Barlow started it all, a sleeveboard take on the centuries-old pattern with its signature extended bolster and Federal shield, released in rotating handle materials from jigged bone to CamoCarbon. The Stockman followed as the largest Gateway pattern yet, a single-blade clip point interpretation of the classic, and the Equal End rounds out the folding lineup with belt satin blades and everything from antique paper micarta to smooth red bone. Handle runs are limited and rotate constantly, so the scale you're after may not come back once it's gone.
Flat Ground 14C28N Blades with Integral Bolsters
Every Gateway folder runs Sandvik 14C28N hardened to 58-59 HRC, a stainless that takes a fine edge easily, holds it through real work, and ignores the moisture that punishes traditional carbon steel patterns. The bolsters and liners are machined as one integral piece rather than pinned together from separate parts, the same construction philosophy as the flagship lineup. Learn how 14C28N stacks up in our guide to every major knife steel compared.
Traditional Slipjoints Built for Everyday Carry
Every Gateway folder is a true slipjoint: nail nick pull, firm backspring, half stop, no lock. These are knives for pocket duty, mail, packages, food, string, carried the way slipjoints have been carried for generations. If the fixed blade side of the Gateway family interests you, the Gateway FIXedc lives with the rest of our Jack Wolf fixed blade knives, and the complete brand catalog is in our Jack Wolf Knives collection. For a Gateway buyer deciding between scales, the honest advice is simple: buy the one that makes you smile, because that has been the Jack Wolf mission since day one.