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Anyone Recognize This One?

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Guys,
In a recent batch of 'stuff' I got this knife and it looks to be the back half of a big saddlehorn trapper. They must have used left over blades because it has the nail nick on the pile side of the blade. The shield has a Navy or Coast Guard look to it.
I feel sure it is a SFO but I have no clue by whom? Anyone recognize the shield or the knife?

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I wonder if that knife is a "left handed" version, but then why wouldn't they put the shield on the other side. Even still, I don't recognize that shield at all. That's really strange looking for a Case.

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I really have no idea Ray but a lot, well, not a lot, but some of the early Case knives had a left hand pull on the main blade. I would say you are on the right track with The SFO theory.

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You can contact Case and send them a picture. They are great about answering questions. I didn't know what the V in V5220 stood for and they responded right away with Vintage.


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Ray I found this on worthpoint.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... -103672738
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Ray, that's an interestin' knife. If no one comes up with the actual purpose of that particular blade, you can list it as a "folding butter knife". When I saw the blade that is the 1st thing that popped into my head. ::hmm::
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I'm betting the shield relates to the maritime heritage of Teak Wood. Other knives were made in the same motif, Teak wood handles, anchor shield. There was a Peanut and a Trapper that I saw.
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treefarmer wrote:Ray, that's an interestin' knife. If no one comes up with the actual purpose of that particular blade, you can list it as a "folding butter knife". When I saw the blade that is the 1st thing that popped into my head. ::hmm::
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Thanks guys, I appreciate the help on this one. I never thought about the 'teak' aspect.

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Blade and frame style say "cotton sampler". Nothing to do with maritime association.
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I think the difference is obvious. The maritime link is just to the wood used for handles, not the frame or blade of the knife.
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The O.P. knife is clearly a Saddlehorn pattern. Cotton Samplers do not have the curved bulbous shape at the end of the handle.
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