? No. L58 ? Fixed blade

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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? No. L58 ? Fixed blade

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Blade 5 1/4 length 9 3/8 . Did any of the L58 fixed blades have a Bakelite. Pommel? Tang stamped WESTERN/Boulder Co./PAT #1967,479 .
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Yes, Western was putting brown swirl bakelite on pommels before WW2.
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zzyzzogeton wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 1:15 am Yes, Western was putting brown swirl bakelite on pommels before WW2.
I think the baklite pommel looks great with the decorative red washers placed between the black leather sections .
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I agree, that bakelite and red spacers really makes for a beautiful knife!
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