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Thank you, thank you, thank you. Now I know the Miming i purchased last night at the 'club' meeting is a 1949 model. Unused. slight blade tarnish, guess it to be tool steel A chute knife in need of repair. Both blades are mint, never used or honed. The tang stamp has the short line which I believe dates it to 1946-50. I saw this one on a table at 'Gator' and the tang stamp really threw me. A very early SAK with fiber handles that equates to the 1930' -40's. Mint un honed blades and , alas, a broken master blade … Wayne now belongs to the ages as one day we all will. He passed in 2018 and left behind a legacy of knife making. Here's one that I found on a table at 'Gator'..I was unfamiliar with it and had to … I forget how many years; 42 or 43 in Lakeland Fl. Once again, it was a great show in spite of the 'cold' weather, 29F at one point. Some fantastic knives turned up, either brought in by the public …