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MAKER: Western
PATTERN: W742 Stockman
CLOSED LENGTH: 3-7/8 inches
HANDLES: Laminated wood
BLADES: Stainless Steel; Clip, Spey & Sheepfoot blades.
BOLSTERS: Nickel Silver
LINERS: Brass
TANG STAMPS: Front Stamp: WESTERN/U.S.A. - Rear Stamp: STAINLESS/W742
CONDITION: New
DAMAGE: None
AGE: Late 1980s or early 1990s
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
BLADE WEAR: None
SHIELD: None
SNAP: Very Strong
BLADE ETCH: None
ADDITIONAL INFO:
This knife is new old stock. It has not been used. It came to me in a Western Box with paperwork from the Camillus factory. If this were the correct box for the knife, it would date the knife after 1991. However, I cannot find where Camillus sold this pattern after they bought Western. In that case it should have a letter code to date the year it was made in the Western factory, but alas, it has no letter code. The only explanations I can think of are that:
A. It is a transition knife. Perhaps a work in progress in the Western factory that was finished at Camillus after they bought Western, and consequently packaged in a Camillus-Western box.
B. The possibility always exists that someone put the knife in the wrong box.
Whatever the reason or the box, the fact remains that you will get a new high quality Western knife. Suitable for display or riding around all day in your pocket, ready at a moments notice to help you with your cutting chores.
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