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WESTERN OFFICAL BOY SCOUTS KNIFE , WOODEN HANDLE???

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:56 pm
by shwhitney
Hi , I was wondering if anyone knows if this Western Boy scouts fixed blade knife , comes with a wooden as seen in photos, all the ones I see have the same handle , that are completely different from the one I have, so do you think it is a replacement or original handle? year and info would help, Thanks for all your knowledge, Shawn

Re: WESTERN OFFICAL BOY SCOUTS KNIFE , WOODEN HANDLE???

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:03 pm
by conslade
Looks like a replacement to me. Western always used fiber spacers on that type of fixed blade.

Re: WESTERN OFFICAL BOY SCOUTS KNIFE , WOODEN HANDLE???

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:12 pm
by philco
To the best of my knowledge, all the Official Boy Scout fixed blade knives made by Western had either stacked leather or delrin handles. None were produced with a wooden handle that I'm aware of.

Can you tell me what the tang stamp says on the opposite side of the knife ? That may help establish a date range.


Phil

Re: WESTERN OFFICAL BOY SCOUTS KNIFE , WOODEN HANDLE???

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:14 pm
by shwhitney
it says Western Boulder, Colo. made in USA on the other side.

Re: WESTERN OFFICAL BOY SCOUTS KNIFE , WOODEN HANDLE???

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:22 pm
by philco
That tang stamp was used beginning in 1951 and Western produced scout knives through 1979. Sorry I can't narrow it down more than that.

Phil

Re: WESTERN OFFICAL BOY SCOUTS KNIFE , WOODEN HANDLE???

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:33 pm
by Miller Bro's
Definite replacement handle ::nod::

Re: WESTERN OFFICAL BOY SCOUTS KNIFE , WOODEN HANDLE???

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:41 am
by stockman
shwhitney wrote:Hi , I was wondering if anyone knows if this Western Boy scouts fixed blade knife , comes with a wooden as seen in photos, all the ones I see have the same handle , that are completely different from the one I have, so do you think it is a replacement or original handle? year and info would help, Thanks for all your knowledge, Shawn
Shawn, If you are interested I posted a Western Scout on the Western forum, Under fixed
blades. Much like your knife with original handles.

Stockman