1921 western stockman .( stag or buckhorn) ?

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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1921 western stockman .( stag or buckhorn) ?

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The word 'buckhorn' was used in their catalogs to mean stag or antler. Bucks don't have horns; they have antlers, a specialized type of bone, but even today many people refer to antlers as horns. Your knife is definitely genuine stag or antler. ::tu::
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tongueriver wrote: Mon Aug 29, 2022 4:00 pm The word 'buckhorn' was used in their catalogs to mean stag or antler. Bucks don't have horns; they have antlers, a specialized type of bone, but even today many people refer to antlers as horns. Your knife is definitely genuine stag or antler. ::tu::
Thanks for your post. I have learnt something new today about knife covers. The great thing about AAPK and it's knowledgeable members.
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In their ad above they also mention stag covers, but when they did that they meant bone, or stag bone, or stagged bone, old terminology that has not been used for many decades; it can be confusing.
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In 1931 western States catalog descriptions get a some what less confusing .they now add bone to the front end of stag in the knife description.lol .
Western states bone stag scales.
Western states bone stag scales.
thank you for posting tongueriver .you guys are a great help to novice collectors like me who are new to the board .
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