Kershaw Black Gulch #3120
MAKER: Kershaw
PATTERN: #3120 Black Gulch
LENGTH (Closed): 4-1/8”
BOLSTERS/LINERS: Zinc die-cast alloy
HANDLES: Cross-grooved ABS inlay
BLADES: Single locking clip blade with no serrations
LINERS: Stainless steel
TANG STAMPS: KERSHAW/BLACK GULCH Rear Stamp: 3120/JAPAN
CONDITION: Excellent
DAMAGE: Minor shop wear, (see pictures)
BLADE WEAR: Appears to have the factory edge, but may have been sharpened or stropped
SNAP: Like new
CARRY SYSTEM: Kershaw factory nylon sheath
MADE IN: Japan
ADDITIONAL INFO: This knife is part of the Officer Ranch Series. I very few Kershaw catalogs from 1983 to 2004, but I believe this pattern was introduced around 1989, if memory serves me. There were a number of different knife series of patterns in the Officer Ranch Series, some of the first being the lockbacks with rosewood handles. The Wild Turkey and the Big Joe are examples of this first series. These began around 1985 to 1986 it was followed shortly after by the rubber covered DWO. There was another series in the Officer Ranch series known as the Taskforce series. I think those came out around 1991. This second series, with the ABS plastic handles, which includes the Black Gulch, reminded me very much of a popular series of Puma knives made in Germany in the 1980s. By comparison the Kershaw was about one third the price of the Puma and easily twice the knife in fit, finish and quality, in my opinion.
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