L36KG and L36, from the 1930's. The dark blade is buffed to mirror bright; that is how my scanner interprets these situations.

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That is an unusual pommel on the lower knife, can I see a close up?

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Here is the pommel of the L36:

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Very similar to an Estwing Hatchet

Thanks for the pic

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Does/did Estwing pay royalties and use the patented split tang Western construction?

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Good question, I do not know the answer. I would not doubt it if Western made them for the Estwing company

Here are a couple pictures of an Estwing hunting knife posted on this site by another member, note the similarities

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If I was a bettin' man I would say that Estwing is a WESTwing. The sheath looks like a Western also, but I'm not so sure about it being the RIGHT one.

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A late Western R18 Gut Hook Skinner in blaze orange. I bought this knife in November 1998 from a knife shop in Fayetteville NC for $18.00. Two of my deer hunting buddies had converted to "gut hook" knives and I wanted one too. Funny thing, one of theirs was a Schrade, the other a Remington, and mine a Western - I remember comparing the knives, all where identical except for handle color.

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1970 Buck 301 that started my pocketknife collecting ways!

On top is a 1930ish KABAR. Below is a Western Cutlery. On the "right" side tang stamp of the Western it says WESTERN STATES CUT CO DISTR (and then some additional illegible markings). It is almost certain that KABAR made the WESTERN. Both of these knives have the through-bolt with countersunk nut tang construction. Now a few weeks ago another WESTERN went through ebay that was the same design. This time, however, it had the patented split tang WESTERN handle construction. I wish I had been able to buy that one; it would have made a lovely display of three in a historical sequence.

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Couple nice ones for sure



Any pictures of it?


Here is a pretty rare Western, it has the changeable blade. Comes in a leather belt sheath with the hatchet head.

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Those knife/axe changers are interesting. They seem to all have the same (39) pattern knife, but there is quite a bit of variation in them otherwise.

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Here is a very bad case of New Year's Day Celluloitis.

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I posted this on Knife lore. I would like to know when it was made and also a value.
Official Boy Scout Knife. Picture should enlarge.

Thanks Stockman