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The bottom line looks like it could be "FEINSTAHL",German for "fine steel", but I'm rarely right on anything. J.O'.

Good deal!

Valor is/was a wholesaler/importer of knives from Japan, Germany, and Pakistan. Just wondering. I think their older Japan stuff is good. Good luck with it. Like Marco said, "two bones". J.O'.

Is it marked where it was made? J.O'.

I've had a bunch of Kent knives over the years. I don't know of any other shields than this one, but ??????? My naked eye thought it saw coining on the liners. Closer inspection says no, only the "crinkled" center scale. Still cool. It's odd we don't see more of them. Woolworth's had almos...

Lyle: I dig digging into history and such. Thanks.

Here's the stamp and shield. Haven't seen any other shields on a Kent. ?????

My throwing days are over. The "Itis" brothers, Arthar and Tendon, have retired my arm. I'll hang it in the cave with the others. O'.

Whamo! KENT, N.Y.C. by Camillus. Woolworth brand. They had 596 stores worldwide, and the tallest skyscraper in the world from 1913-1930. They are still in business in other countries and own the "Foot Locker" stores here. I purposely flipped it over to hide the KENT shield. This knife has ...

Could it be: KA-BAR, Olean, N.Y.. I think I see an R above the Y. I don't think its stag. It looks like plastic from the shrinkage shown in your picture. ????Good luck with it. J.O'.

I would have bet a thousand bucks Sears/Craftsman would have been the next guess. NOT Craftsman. These knives were very popular because the seller had hundreds of stores, worldwide. They were not expensive but of good quality. J.O'.

Hey Marco, glad you like it. O'.

Not Ward's. Similar. O'.

Not Ward's. Similar. O'.

Thanks Dave. See above to Tony. You got stuck on the previous page and I missed it. O'.

Tony, I think it's a medium quality German item from the 50's. I don't think it's ever been thrown or maybe just ta a cardboard box. There's not a scratch on it anywhere, just some "age spots". I bought it "just because" I like it.

I found this pair today in Millsboro, DE: An EDGE BRAND (Gutmann), "BULL'S EYE",#418 "Professional Throwing Knife" 9-5/8" long, leather stacked handle, with a really nice sheath with a cool keeper tab for the pommel. Also a "Sabre" (Japan) copy of a Camillus "...

My guess would be the sixties and on. It looks like a Japanese multi-blade camp knife. . The bone jigging is like that of the "Sabre" brand of Japanese-made knives from Cole National a U.S. wholesaler/import firm from Cleveland that imported knives from Japan, Germany, and Ireland. Here's ...

WKG:

Not a Winchester but looks like one. The stamp is jobbed. J.O'.

"There's cowboys, drunks, and Christians, mostly white, and black and blue.
They've all dialed the phone collect to home from 16th Avenue." -Tom Schuyler "16th Avenue".

Can't imagine any voice but Lacy J. Dalton's singing this one. Her masterpiece.

(Maybe it's my computer. Looked like WierdKnifeGuy had one half-posted when I jumped in. Now I don't see it?. My apologies. Maybe we can do two at once. ::handshake:: ) J.O'. Anyway,Lyle, it does look like LFC's rough black, but it's not. It has a shield on the pile side but that would give it away.

Wonder if anyone's ever seen another one!
Here's a "jobbed" American, tip-bolstered cattle with a crinkled center-scale and coined liners. Maybe not too hard. J.O'.

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