Western #639

BRAND:   Western

MAKER:   Western

PATTERN:   #639

OAL:   9-1/4”

BLADE LENGTH:   Sabre ground 5” blade.

GUARD:   Brass –The model number, 639 is stamped in the guard.

POMMEL:   Aluminum birds had pommel

HANDLE:   Stag pattern Delrin handles

TANG STAMPS:   WESTERN / U.S.A. 

SHEATH:   Original Western factory leather sheath.

CONDITION:  Excellent

DAMAGE:   Light use and sharpening scratches on blade.

BLADE WEAR:   Approximately 5%

MADE IN:   U.S.A.

ADDITIONAL INFO:     The Western 639 was a popular pattern for Western. In Harvey Platts book, “The Knife Makers Who Went West,” he reprints the 1968 Western catalog. On page 181 of his book, it shows the #639 with Delrin handles. I didn’t see anything with Delrin handles on it until the 1968 catalog. I would date this knife circa, 1968 – 1976. It was in 1976 when Western started using a letter code to date their blades. This knife was made prior to the alphabetical date code that began in 1977.

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