Browning Sportsman Series Gil Hibben designed; trailing point hunting knife- SOLD
While Browning is naturally known for it’s firearms, it’s knives are also well known to collectors. A number of models were designed in the late 1960s (1968) for Browning by a young Gil Hibben decades before Rambo III or Star Trek movies made him famous. Designated the Sportsman’s Series they were outright hunting knives, both folding and fixed blades made to complement Browning’s firearms in the field. Like many other U.S. knife companies at the time, Browning had knives made in the U.S., Germany, Italy and Japan.
This is a USA Made 40181 Trailing point hunting knife. The box has seen better days, the knife is not scratched. Has it even been sharpened, I would guess so. The sheath shows some wear from being stored. It is used.
These knives are beautiful. This era of the brass/wood knives like the S&W Survival series knives and many others of that time frame are "Functional works of Art." Some of the best USA made knives.
Knife is 440C stainless steel, sheath made in USA, 8" overall, 4" blade and handles of Stamina wood. Stamina Woods is a wood expoxy laminate.
Item # 21962
Sold