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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?

KA-BARS can be very hard to date in my experience. That said any Dog's Head knife with this cam type lock that I have seen looked to be a pre-WWII knife to me. Maybe as early as 1920's. Is the tang stamped Union Cut on the pile side?

Wayne

Like Wayne said pre-WWII.I would have thought it would have Union Cut on back of tang also. Really nice Union/Kabar bone.I like the pattern also.

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

Late 20's to mid 30's.would be my best guess.

Thanks!
Duke Biscotti

I don't see any USA on the stamp. Knife has been so cleaned that I think the Union Cut mark on the back side has been lost. Definitely a pre WW2 knife, and likely no later than mid 1930s.