Question about West-Cut quality??

In 1911, H. N. Platts, was able to draw on his extensive friendships and family connections in the cutlery world to start Western States Cutlery and Manufacturing of Boulder Colorado. At first only a jobbing business, by 1920 construction and machinery purchases were underway to begin manufacture of knives. Through name changes--to Western States Cutlery Co. in 1953, then Western Cutlery Co. in 1956--and moves first across town and later to Longmont Colorado, the company stayed under the leadership of the Platt family until 1984. In that year, the company was sold to Coleman, becoming Coleman-Western. Eventually purchased by Camillus in 1991, Western continued until Camillus expired in 2007.
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hard.times.lures
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Question about West-Cut quality??

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Is the West-Cut brand a lesser quality knife than the regular Western Knife Co.?? ALSO--Would the carbon steel be the same quality as the regular Western Brand??
Thanks Kindly, Bryan
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Re: Question about West-Cut quality??

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As far as I can tell from examining, using and sharpening knives from both lines (WESTERN and WEST-CUT), the steel used for the West-Cut line of knives was the same as the steel used for any other line being made at the time.

There may have been differences in the handle materials used or in the metal pins, etc but in examining literally hundreds of Western vs West-Cut fixed blade knives, the fit and finish is the same, regardless of which line they came from.

The primary difference between the two lines was marketing hype.
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