Pre-War Remington Bullet Knife R1306

The Remington Corporation and the knives that they built have influenced the U.S. cutlery industry more than nearly any other manufacturer. From the time America was settled, to the end of WWI, American knife companies struggled to compete with Britain and German imports, but events that occurred during and after the First World War led to a great change in this phenomenon. Unprecedented opportunities arose, and Remington stepped up to seize the moment. In the process, they created some of today's most prized collectables. In an ironic twist, the next World War played the greatest role in ending the company’s domination of the industry.
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Gumshoe
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Pre-War Remington Bullet Knife R1306

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I am new to this forum and this is my second post. I collected pocket knives from 1968 to 1978, when I sold my collection to buy Pre-64 Winchesters and Belgium Brownings.

I did, however, keep a few of my favorites. Below is my R1306 that I found in a thrift shop about 1975. It is complete but well used and the lock-back feature is weak. Overall, it is a good knife, but I am not sure if the bail is original. It does have the thumb serrations on the back of the blade near the tang and it has the Circle Remington logo (without UMC) and Made in USA around the outside of the circle which is stamped on the tang. The pin in the bolster is a different color than the nickel silver that the bolster is made of. It almost looks like steel.

Except for the bail, I think it is all original. Any comments would be appreciated.

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Do that thang have a tang stamp we cant see in pics???
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The Remington circle logo on the tang is very well worn, but you can make it out with a jewelers loop. The pattern number of R1306 is very clear on the other side of the tang. I'll try to take close up photos of both sides of the tang. Gumshoe
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Nice old knife, bail was added by a previous owner. Also one of my all time favorites.

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The R1306 did not come from the factory with a bail, the hole was generally used for a strip of leather .
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Thank you for the replies regarding the bail.

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Hi Gumshoe! Welcome to AAPK!
Just a quick stop by to show one of my Ol' timers. LOL
This is the Remington R1306 that still has an Etch and plenty of blade. She has not been touched/cleaned in any way by me. She is what she is and she's a pretty gal to me.
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Re: Pre-War Remington Bullet Knife R1306

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Edge . . that lock-er shore a sweetie . .
Here's ole moose but NO lock on it..
etch holdin up well . .
snaps so hard it'll de-finger ya from either side . ..
Prolly china verson LOLOLOL

HET !!!!!!!!!!
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