Western L36

BRAND:   Western

MAKER:   Western

PATTERN:   L36

OAL:   10-1/8”

BLADE LENGTH:   5-5/8”

GUARD:   Brass

POMMEL:  Aluminum

HANDLE:   Stacked leather

TANG STAMPS:   WESTERN / BOULDER COLO. / U.S.A.

SHEATH:   New custom made (by me) leather tube type sheath

CONDITION:   Neat mint

DAMAGE:   A few light spots on the blade and a couple of spots on the guard probably caused by verdigris.

BLADE WEAR:   Blade appears full

AGE:   Circa 1950s-1960s

MADE IN:   U.S.A.

ADDITIONAL INFO:     This is a Western L36. It shows up in Harvey Platts book, “The Knife Makers Who Went West,” in the reprint of the 1950 catalog sheets, the 1959-1960 catalog sheets and finally in the 1968 catalog sheet reprint. In the catalog the blade is described as having overall length of the 9-5/8” and a blade length of 5-1/2.”  You will notice that this knife I have measured length listed as 10-1/8”, and the length of the blade as 5-5/8.” The explanation I have heard for this phenomenon, of the knife being larger than listed in the catalog is that different workers in the factory would grind the knives differently. The sheath is a new handmade custom leather sheath. I made it in the style of one of the Western sheaths and it is made from new 6 ounce leather. This is a new knife sheath and the knife is one of the cleanest example of this pattern I have seen. Westerns are probably my favorite knives because of their quality steel and heat treat their blades. This is an awesome knife, you won’t be disappointed

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Item # 64711