Trying again, who made this one?
- S&W celebrating 145 years in 1997?
- Stewart A. Taylor and Sons
- Smith & Wesson over USA
Most listed S&Ws seem to be foreign mfg. and not of the quality.Thanks for any help in identifying this knife.
Treefarmer
Maker of this knife?
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Maker of this knife?
Searched high and low and can't figure out who made this S&W knife. I posted it the other day in "knife finds of the day" and got no response as to the maker.
Trying again, who made this one? Two knives like it were listed on AAPK stores, one has sold, the was still available a few days ago. Neither mentioned the maker, somebody had to make it for Taylor. Most listed S&Ws seem to be foreign mfg. and not of the quality.
Thanks for any help in identifying this knife.
Treefarmer
Trying again, who made this one? Two knives like it were listed on AAPK stores, one has sold, the was still available a few days ago. Neither mentioned the maker, somebody had to make it for Taylor.
Most listed S&Ws seem to be foreign mfg. and not of the quality.Thanks for any help in identifying this knife.
Treefarmer
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Re: Maker of this knife?
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Men make plans and God laughs
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.
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Thank you for that link, just bob. 
Very interesting indeed! Problem is that report is based on 1990 facts, the knife in question is celebrating a 1997 happening.
From the article jut bob referred me to, I gathered several mergers, buyouts, etc., finally became Alcas Cutlery Corporation. Seems Cutco knives are part of this.
Still digging, see if we can find anymore info on the S&W 145th Anniversary knife stamped with the Taylor name.
Treefarmer
Very interesting indeed! Problem is that report is based on 1990 facts, the knife in question is celebrating a 1997 happening. From the article jut bob referred me to, I gathered several mergers, buyouts, etc., finally became Alcas Cutlery Corporation. Seems Cutco knives are part of this.
Still digging, see if we can find anymore info on the S&W 145th Anniversary knife stamped with the Taylor name.
Treefarmer
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Re: Maker of this knife?
I am also curious who Taylor had make that series of knives. As you've learned most of the interest in S&W knives focuses on the knives S&W made themselves in the 1970s. While there is a little interest in the knives S&W had others make in the 1980s, there is minimal interest in newer S&W branded knives. However, some time in the last 10 or 15 years I read discusions about your series of knives on smith-wessonforum dot com in their sub forum covering S&W branded knives, accesories and collectibles. The members who knew the most are still active so posting a picture of your saddlehorn there might be your best bet.
I found only one clue. Your saddlehorn has a very distinctive shape. Among pictures of a series of S&W branded Taylor knives that included one shaped like yours but with different handle covers the tang of a trapper's secondary blade was exposed enough to read DE IN over APAN. Made in Japan?
Good luck.
I found only one clue. Your saddlehorn has a very distinctive shape. Among pictures of a series of S&W branded Taylor knives that included one shaped like yours but with different handle covers the tang of a trapper's secondary blade was exposed enough to read DE IN over APAN. Made in Japan?
Good luck.