It looks like the tang stamp "might" read:
PAL CUTLERY CO
MADE
IN U.S.A.
Or it "might" read:
PAL BLADE CO
MADE
IN U.S.A.
It looks like the tang stamp "might" read:
It looks like the letter W just before the N.
Apt description, the only 2 words needed.
I've never seen either one, until now.