Ka-Bar Kollector Klub Knives
Re: Ka-Bar Kollector Klub Knives
Only thing about that Pearl Harbor knife is the blade is stamp 440. If that means the steel it was made out of something might be amiss as all Kabar combat knives were and are 1095 steel.
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I took the 440 to be a serial number. It's not in a normal position to indicate steel type.
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Since nutoknives asked. Here are pictures of my KA-BARs. I'll have to split this up in several posts.
The first is a Camillus I picked up new back in, I think, the '70s sometime. The handle has been 'aged'.
Next is a Case I acquired several years ago.
This is a U.S. made Ontario.
Edit:
Since nutoknives asked. Here are pictures of my KA-BARs. I'll have to split this up in several posts.
The first is a Camillus I picked up new back in, I think, the '70s sometime. The handle has been 'aged'.
Next is a Case I acquired several years ago.
This is a U.S. made Ontario.
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Will try to find info or if anyone has info please feel free to share
OK This is off to a great start and thanks for helping.
2nd Knife of Collection also from 1976 as it was our Nation's 200th Bicentennial and what better than a RED, WHITE, and BLUE handled TRAPPER with a Star Spangled Box, COA, and a nice white Leather Holder. These are fairly easy to obtain as they had a run of 7500 knive's. Mine is #538 and please feel free to post pics of yours.
We can discuss if we would like to keep the current posts or ask the people that posted to remove as that is up to everyone but so far Top has knife #1 of Collection as all other's do come later on.
OK This is off to a great start and thanks for helping.
2nd Knife of Collection also from 1976 as it was our Nation's 200th Bicentennial and what better than a RED, WHITE, and BLUE handled TRAPPER with a Star Spangled Box, COA, and a nice white Leather Holder. These are fairly easy to obtain as they had a run of 7500 knive's. Mine is #538 and please feel free to post pics of yours.
We can discuss if we would like to keep the current posts or ask the people that posted to remove as that is up to everyone but so far Top has knife #1 of Collection as all other's do come later on.
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Those are pretty cool, I never have come across those before and I think they are very cool. Thanks for sharing them.
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Thanks Gino you should see alot of real nice knive's here as most are unused not carried or sharpened Thanks in part that they were created as a collectable by Ka-bar.
The 1977 Collector Knive's #3 and #4 are a serialized set of Dog Head Folder's with one being single blade and one being 2 blade. Knive's have sanbar stag and look real nice as Ka-Bar had control of the quality of these knive's, if you do see some imperfection's more than likely just my fat hands mucking up the knive's as this was a 2 Day affair.The Stag Knive's are a favorite of mine as you will see Thanks for the help guys and please post picks of the 1977 serialized set's if you have, mine are #0070 and are in very nice shape this is 1 of 1100 sets.
The 1977 Collector Knive's #3 and #4 are a serialized set of Dog Head Folder's with one being single blade and one being 2 blade. Knive's have sanbar stag and look real nice as Ka-Bar had control of the quality of these knive's, if you do see some imperfection's more than likely just my fat hands mucking up the knive's as this was a 2 Day affair.The Stag Knive's are a favorite of mine as you will see Thanks for the help guys and please post picks of the 1977 serialized set's if you have, mine are #0070 and are in very nice shape this is 1 of 1100 sets.
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Very nice knives. It must be a pleasure to own them.
You don't happen to have a spare of that Viet Nam Commemorative I see in the background (left side)? Or know where I can get one?
Edit: Adding more fighting knives for nutoknives
These are all KA-BAR brand. The first one is that Short model they came out with last decade. I really like it.
This one is just a plain vanilla, everyday, KA-BAR Combat Knife.
Next is the ubiquitous 02-9140 Viet Nam War Commemorative you see all over eBay.
And last is the Viet Nam War Memorial Commemorative.
All are USMC.
You don't happen to have a spare of that Viet Nam Commemorative I see in the background (left side)? Or know where I can get one?
Edit: Adding more fighting knives for nutoknives
These are all KA-BAR brand. The first one is that Short model they came out with last decade. I really like it.
This one is just a plain vanilla, everyday, KA-BAR Combat Knife.
Next is the ubiquitous 02-9140 Viet Nam War Commemorative you see all over eBay.
And last is the Viet Nam War Memorial Commemorative.
All are USMC.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Thanks Jerryd6818
That is 1 of 1200 and I believe I can hunt one down for you give me a day or 2
Sorry pulled picture showing to many knive's to fast do not want to confuse anyone and will keep in order but will look into one for you and let me know how you make out with the other one. Do not want to spoil the fun
KEEP EM SHARP
That is 1 of 1200 and I believe I can hunt one down for you give me a day or 2
Sorry pulled picture showing to many knive's to fast do not want to confuse anyone and will keep in order but will look into one for you and let me know how you make out with the other one. Do not want to spoil the fun
KEEP EM SHARP
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Thanks.
Edit: I have a Marine Corps 200th year Anniversary Commemorative coming and it's supposed to be here tomorrow but in the mean time, just for fun, how about this doghead stag stockman and one of my loomfixers.
Sorry, nutoknives. Sometimes I just can't help myself.
Edit: I have a Marine Corps 200th year Anniversary Commemorative coming and it's supposed to be here tomorrow but in the mean time, just for fun, how about this doghead stag stockman and one of my loomfixers.
Sorry, nutoknives. Sometimes I just can't help myself.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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My God!!! I've created a MONSTER
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God Bless America - Though I don't know why he would want to.
God Bless America - Though I don't know why he would want to.
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Hey, T.J. I love that Ka-Bar you sent me but I was in love with them loooong before I knew you could pick a guit-fiddle. You didn't create the monster but you sure as hell exacerbated the situation.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
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This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
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PICS JERRYD6818,
LETS SEE SOME PICS
NO LETS SEE ALOT OF PICS PUT THEM WERE YOUR OTHER POST IS AFTER (TOP)
AWSOME Jerry I want to see that 1975 USMC and place after Top this way we can have 2 example's and from 2 Marine's Thanks.
Lots of nice knive's there and some will come later in the series of Ka-Bars Thanks for helping and Still Hunting for You will be in touch
LETS SEE SOME PICS
NO LETS SEE ALOT OF PICS PUT THEM WERE YOUR OTHER POST IS AFTER (TOP)
AWSOME Jerry I want to see that 1975 USMC and place after Top this way we can have 2 example's and from 2 Marine's Thanks.
Lots of nice knive's there and some will come later in the series of Ka-Bars Thanks for helping and Still Hunting for You will be in touch
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OK LOOKING GOOD EVERYONE
1978 saw 3 knive's released by the Ka-Bar Kollector's Klub 1st being a USMC that (marcellusW) has pictured in other slot and will ask that you repost now marcellusW and then we can follow up with the next knive's so if anyone has a serialized 1978 USMC please post photo's now and all other's please remove post that are not in order.
justold52 please remove your post
jerryd6818 please post photo's of your new USMC just like Top's in your previous spot and remove other's
All other's please remove any post you placed Thank You
1978 saw 3 knive's released by the Ka-Bar Kollector's Klub 1st being a USMC that (marcellusW) has pictured in other slot and will ask that you repost now marcellusW and then we can follow up with the next knive's so if anyone has a serialized 1978 USMC please post photo's now and all other's please remove post that are not in order.
justold52 please remove your post
jerryd6818 please post photo's of your new USMC just like Top's in your previous spot and remove other's
All other's please remove any post you placed Thank You
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1978 saw another 2 knive's beside's the USMC and the 1978 USMC will be the last one for awhile
The other club knive's being stag handled single blade or 2 blade on a 1184 frame and looking real good as stag does
Markings on blade's are as follow's XII/77, VIII/78 these are from a run of 3000 knive's
The other club knive's being stag handled single blade or 2 blade on a 1184 frame and looking real good as stag does
Markings on blade's are as follow's XII/77, VIII/78 these are from a run of 3000 knive's
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1979 # 8 in SERIES 1ST YEARLY CK KNIFE
1979 saw another great stag handled knife placed on a 1186 frame with a nice back lockback.
Please feel free to post pics of yours 1 of 750
1979 saw another great stag handled knife placed on a 1186 frame with a nice back lockback.
Please feel free to post pics of yours 1 of 750
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1979 #9 in Series 1 of 500
The 2nd knife of 1979 is a Giant Jack or Jackknife with genuine stag handle's and stag seems to be a popular handle material on alot of the early knive's as all can tell. 1979 saw the release of 6 club knive's and was the 1st year of the Yearly CK Knive's (see Yearly CK Knive's Post) for more photo's.
The 2nd knife of 1979 is a Giant Jack or Jackknife with genuine stag handle's and stag seems to be a popular handle material on alot of the early knive's as all can tell. 1979 saw the release of 6 club knive's and was the 1st year of the Yearly CK Knive's (see Yearly CK Knive's Post) for more photo's.
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1979 #10, #11 in Series
#10 knife a pearl handle canoe noted as #1015 with production of 940 knive's
#11 knife a stag handle canoe noted as #1020 with production of 915 knive's
#10 knife a pearl handle canoe noted as #1015 with production of 940 knive's
#11 knife a stag handle canoe noted as #1020 with production of 915 knive's
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1979 #12 and #13 knive's in Series
Both the 401 and 402 are some of the hardest to find in this series as the limited production of both knive's was just 629 total knive's and probably some of Ka-Bar's best work IMO as these knive's are just amazing.
#12 knife noted as #401 being a big folding hunter with genuine Ivory Handle and a great looking knife production of 331 knive's
#13 knife noted as #402 being a 5" folding hunter with Pearl Handle another great knife with a production of 298 knive's
Both the 401 and 402 are some of the hardest to find in this series as the limited production of both knive's was just 629 total knive's and probably some of Ka-Bar's best work IMO as these knive's are just amazing.
#12 knife noted as #401 being a big folding hunter with genuine Ivory Handle and a great looking knife production of 331 knive's
#13 knife noted as #402 being a 5" folding hunter with Pearl Handle another great knife with a production of 298 knive's
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Very nice looking knives, I have a few somewhere, post here when I locate them.
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Found a few, not sure what year they are, the 2 big stags are in a presentation case and are #0017, the muskrat has MP92 stamped on one tang and 470 on one bolsterMayn60 wrote: Very nice looking knives, I have a few somewhere, post here when I locate them.
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Very nice knive's Mayn60
Your #0017 set is from 1977 and a very early set by the #0017, mine being #0070 comes after your's, the MP92 is a muskrat from the series in 1992 and will come later Thanks for sharing and some nice stag There.
Your #0017 set is from 1977 and a very early set by the #0017, mine being #0070 comes after your's, the MP92 is a muskrat from the series in 1992 and will come later Thanks for sharing and some nice stag There.
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1980 #14 in Series 1 of 2,162 Knive's
The Yearly CK Knife being a Gun Stock with Ka-wood handle's, the material being a laminate natural grain was in warehouse for over 20 year's prior to being used on this yearly CK knife. 1980 saw 4 knive's released and they are some real nice one's with my favorite being the last one produced for 1980
The Yearly CK Knife being a Gun Stock with Ka-wood handle's, the material being a laminate natural grain was in warehouse for over 20 year's prior to being used on this yearly CK knife. 1980 saw 4 knive's released and they are some real nice one's with my favorite being the last one produced for 1980
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1980 #15 knife in Series 1 of 806
2nd knife of 1980 is a pearl handled congress or some will refer as 1/2 congress being only 2 blade's again a great little user with a serialized # this being #0232
2nd knife of 1980 is a pearl handled congress or some will refer as 1/2 congress being only 2 blade's again a great little user with a serialized # this being #0232
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1980 #16 Knife 1 of 585 knive's
The 3rd knife of 1980 is a sweet Genuine India Stag handled 1189 with brass engraved bolster's and a 440 mirror polished blade. The 1189 being one of Ka-Bar's best selling pattern's since being introduced in 1973 with wood handle's as a Competitive knife to the buck 110 both similar in size and both having a very sturdy lockback. This knife is a real beauty as stag seems to be a favorite for the user as well as the collector I really like this one as all 585 produced and bought must be a favorite to most who collect or use. Just can't bring myself to use this one to pretty I wish they would make one not so nice with some stag and same frame that could be used and carried. Sorry forgot to mention this one came with a nice blue velvet pouch in the box I quess someone at Ka-Bar liked this one also.
The 3rd knife of 1980 is a sweet Genuine India Stag handled 1189 with brass engraved bolster's and a 440 mirror polished blade. The 1189 being one of Ka-Bar's best selling pattern's since being introduced in 1973 with wood handle's as a Competitive knife to the buck 110 both similar in size and both having a very sturdy lockback. This knife is a real beauty as stag seems to be a favorite for the user as well as the collector I really like this one as all 585 produced and bought must be a favorite to most who collect or use. Just can't bring myself to use this one to pretty I wish they would make one not so nice with some stag and same frame that could be used and carried. Sorry forgot to mention this one came with a nice blue velvet pouch in the box I quess someone at Ka-Bar liked this one also.
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Thx for the info nutoknivesnutoknives wrote:Very nice knive's Mayn60
Your #0017 set is from 1977 and a very early set by the #0017, mine being #0070 comes after your's, the MP92 is a muskrat from the series in 1992 and will come later Thanks for sharing and some nice stag There.