please help ID
please help ID
picked up yesterday this small one KA-BAR .good condition.but I can not find some information about it-model,year.. .May be somebody can help? ..thanks in advance
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Re: please help ID
Alex, i cannot hep you here other than to suggest you post an enlarged in focus picture of the tang markings. Or post the tang markings by typing them out exactly as they appear on the tang. This might help those who are familiar with dating Kabar's (aka "KABAR", "KA-BAR", "KA 'BAR")
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Re: please help ID
Try here https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... ar#p386845
Or here https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... sf=msgonly
Like most tang stamps charts providing dates of use, there is controversy over their accuracy, so consider them approximate.
Ken
Or here https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... sf=msgonly
Like most tang stamps charts providing dates of use, there is controversy over their accuracy, so consider them approximate.
Ken
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Re: please help ID
thanks to everybody..the stamp on the tang is clear-- KA-BAR U.S.A.thats only
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Re: please help ID
KA-BAR over U.S.A. would be after 1952, when Union Cutlery changed its name to KA-BAR, but before Cole National (who bought the company in 1965) started putting model numbers on their knives in 1969. My guess is pre-1960.
Gunsil may be able to pin the date range down a little tighter and provide the specific model number.
Gunsil may be able to pin the date range down a little tighter and provide the specific model number.
Re: please help ID
Just to clarify a little. The KA-BAR over USA mark was used from either 1947 or 1948 until 1952. When the name changed from Union Cut Co to KA-BAR Inc the mark changed from KA-BAR over USA to Kabar. I cannot tell you the model number, catalogs from that era are scarce and I have none for reference.