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by atrco
Sat May 23, 2020 12:24 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Ka-bar 80s Stag history
Replies: 12
Views: 4943

Re: Ka-bar 80s Stag history

HI: i enjoyed your post about the Stag Line of kabars. i have all of these knives, but there are two more that were in the line, the 1190 (jumbo jack) and the 1194 (canoe). The 1198 (two blade folding hunter) i got came with its original box and paperwork and the paperwork mentions there were 6 kniv...
by atrco
Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:46 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Kabar stockman help?
Replies: 5
Views: 2581

Re: Kabar stockman help?

HI: i have several of these knives and doubt very much if it is either delrin or bone. back in the 40's and 50's knife manufacturers used what they called "black composition" for handles. what the exact makeup of that is, is unknown to me, but i do know it is not celluloid and is very stab...
by atrco
Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:29 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: kabar stag stockman
Replies: 4
Views: 2235

Re: kabar stag stockman

HI:

yes, i'd say form the 60's to early 70's/ i think in the mid- late 70's they started stamping their pattern numbers on the tang and changed the Kabar to KA-

atrco
by atrco
Sat Jan 16, 2016 7:54 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Dating a Safety lock
Replies: 6
Views: 3280

Re: Dating a Safety lock

Thanks!
Duke Biscotti
by atrco
Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:03 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Dating a Safety lock
Replies: 6
Views: 3280

Re: Dating a Safety lock

i actually posted the pic before i got the knife. as it turns out it does have Union Cut. Co. Ocean NY on the reverse of the tang. so you think it could be from the 30's?
Duke Biscotti
by atrco
Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:52 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Dating a Safety lock
Replies: 6
Views: 3280

Dating a Safety lock

Here is (i think) an unusual folding hunter. tang stamps just KA-BAR USA. no Union Cut. Co. on reverse of tang. anyone care to hazard a guess on date of manufacture? 1950's?
by atrco
Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:49 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Kabar tang stamps
Replies: 6
Views: 4536

Re: Kabar tang stamps

Hi Wayne: you are definitely correct about the blurred time lines. no the tang stamp shown in the pic is the only marking on the knife. it is definitely NOT a club knife. my guess was the late sixties, early seventies. i think the date of manufacture with the small case Kabar goes from the late 50's...
by atrco
Sat Jan 09, 2016 4:32 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Kabar tang stamps
Replies: 6
Views: 4536

Kabar tang stamps

I have been trying to put together a time line for Ka-Bar tang stamps. There are some charts out there, but they are very broad. i just got this folding hunter with the KABAR in small case letters. what is interesting is that most references shave seen show this tang stamp as in the 1960's. it could...
by atrco
Thu Nov 19, 2015 12:10 pm
Forum: Queen Cutlery Collector's Forum
Topic: A new to me Queeen
Replies: 19
Views: 6043

Re: A new to me Queeen

hi: here are a couple #28 English jacks. they both have winter bottom bone handles. the light in the pic is bad, but the lower one has a lighter color than the upper one. both are form 1958-60.
by atrco
Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:38 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Ka Bar dog's head stag lock back
Replies: 3
Views: 1901

Ka Bar dog's head stag lock back

Hi: this lock back is 4 5/8" long closed. it has a serial number of 5179 on it, which indicates a number produced way higher than any references i have seen for any of the collector's club knives. anyone have any idea when it was made or anything else about it?
by atrco
Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:32 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Ka Bar Stag jumbo jack
Replies: 2
Views: 1989

Ka Bar Stag jumbo jack

Hi: here is a dog's head stag jack. 4 1/4" long closed. serial # 0621. was it a collector's club knife? if so what year and how many were produced?

thanks!
by atrco
Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:21 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Ka Bar Stag folding hunter ID
Replies: 1
Views: 1729

Ka Bar Stag folding hunter ID

Hi: this folding hunter has super fat stag handles and dog's head shield. one tang is marked X1/77. was it made in 1977? was it a club knife? sorry this is a repeat of the previous post.
by atrco
Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:31 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Ka Bar collector's club Knife stag folding hunter
Replies: 3
Views: 2018

Ka Bar collector's club Knife stag folding hunter

Hi: this folding hunter has super fat stag handles. one tang is marked X1/77. was it made in 1977? was it a club knife?
by atrco
Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:22 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Ka Bar collector's club knife
Replies: 1
Views: 1944

Ka Bar collector's club knife

Hi: i got this set of folding hunters recently. reddish brown bone scales, nickel dog's head shields. anyone know the year made and number made. they both have the same serial number.

thanks
Duke Biscotti
by atrco
Tue Apr 07, 2015 6:43 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: KaBar Olean, NY-Dogs Head
Replies: 6
Views: 2601

Re: KaBar Olean, NY-Dogs Head

Hi:

does anyone know if all of the club knives were numbered? i see the congress below that has a number stamped on one of the tangs. i also have a congress just like this with the dog's head shield, but it has no number etched on any of the blades.

thanks
by atrco
Fri Mar 13, 2015 7:05 pm
Forum: Queen Cutlery Collector's Forum
Topic: queen pocket knives 1958 - 1960
Replies: 3
Views: 2169

queen pocket knives 1958 - 1960

Hi: a guy has about 10 Queen knives on eBay at eh moment (3/13/15) listed on eBay. they all appear to be winterbottom bone. would a queen of that vintage had real bone handles as a matter of course, r would they have been imitation?

thanks
Duke Biscotti
by atrco
Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:43 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Ka Bar Hunter
Replies: 6
Views: 2474

Re: Ka Bar Hunter

Thanks for the response very much from all that replied. i have some homework to do. i suspect the knife was made in the 60's or 70's, but i'll dig into these files you sent.

best regards
Duke Biscotti
by atrco
Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:46 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Ka Bar Hunter
Replies: 6
Views: 2474

Re: Ka Bar Hunter

hi: do you know about this ka Bar? i see a reference to a #72 pattern. is that what this is?
by atrco
Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:56 pm
Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Ka Bar Hunter
Replies: 6
Views: 2474

Ka Bar Hunter

Hi: can anyone tell me the approximate date of manufacture of this knife? when did KaBar stop actually making knives in Olean NY?

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