Orvet Customs

Restored & Customized Western L48ABG

BRAND:   Western

MAKER:   Western

PATTERN:   L48ABG

OAL:   8”

BLADE LENGTH:   4-1/4”

BLADE: Saber ground carbon steel with fuller.

GUARD:   Brass

POMMEL:  Aluminum birds head pommel

HANDLE:   Old leather handle replaced with sambar stag handles

TANG STAMPS:   WESTERN / BOULDER, COLO. / MADE IN USA           Rear Stamp: L48ABG

SHEATH:   Handmade leather sheath secured with rivets and hand saddle stitching.

AGE:     Circa 1950s

MADE IN:  U.S.A. 

CUSTOMIZED IN: U.S.A. by Orvet (Dale Vincent)

ADDITIONAL INFO:     The L48ABG is a variation of Western’ s L48 pattern. In the 1958 Western catalog, reprinted in Harvey Platts book, “The Knife Makers Who with West,” they say the L48 is Western’s most popular blade pattern. They first see this pattern listed in the 1950s catalog reprint. The L48 means that it has a leather handle. All of the 48 patterns seem to have a saber ground blade in them.

The BG at the end of the suffix stands for the fuller that is in this knife the BG represents the fuller. I repaired this knife with Sambar stag handles that I dyed myself using a mixture of dyes. I was pleased with the mottled look I got from this new dye in new method. I held the knife together with two large mosaic pins. I also made the sheath it’s from six-ounce leather. It is stamped with my logo.

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Item # 67058