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Hawke
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Look here Trapper Fans

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http://cgi.ebay.com/A-VERY-OLD-FOLDING- ... 286.c0.m14

The sellers comments:
THIS IS A VERY... RARE .... OLD KNIFE WITH.. LL BEAN,INC... FREEPORT, ME. ( STAMPED ON BLADE). THIS KNIFE WAS SHOWN TO A CASE MFG. REP. AT A KNIFE SHOW PROMOTING THEIR KNIVES. HE STATED THAT IT WAS A WELL BUILT KNIFE AND COULD BE A CASE OR A GERMAN MADE KNIFE, HE WASN'T SURE. THIS KNIFE CAME FROM THE ESTATE THAT STATED THAT LL BEAN WAS A GUEST AT HIS HOUSE WHEN HE TRAVELED THROUGH THE COUNTRY SELLING WATER PROOF BOOTS TO FARMERS AND WAS GIVEN TO HIM AROUND ==1921== AS A GIFT. AS A LOT OF FAMILY STORIES, THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE, HOWEVER, THE NAME OF THE ESTATE OWNER'S LAST NAME WAS BEAN.
THE BLADES ARE APP. 3 1/2'" AND FOLDED UP. THE KNIFE IS APP. 4 1/4" LONG
THEIR ARE THREE COPPER DIVIDERS BETWEEN THE KNIFE BLADE LAYERS WHICH I AM TOLD MAKES THIS A VERY WELL MADE KNIFE. THERE IS A SMALL METAL INSERT ON ONE SIDE OF THE HANDLE, IT IS PLAIN WITH NO NAME AND LOOKS LIKE A CASE INSERT. ??

EXCELLENT CONDITION!!
Im not a Trapper guy, but always interested in such side tidbits of info like this. Anyone have some comments? Wasnt there something about older Case Trappers had a shorter rear bolster?
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Judging by that ridiculous photo, how can you even tell what it is? That spey blade looks unusually wide to me? I would steer clear of anything like that. ::td::
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Jim,

I suspect the seller has a phobia for knives. Sure looks that way judging from the distance from which those photos were taken. :wink: I can see some dark spots on the blades but can't tell if its patina or pitting. Also, wonder what the handle material is to have that color.

I will give the seller an A+ for the story line. :lol:

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Sketchy looking pics, like maybe something they don't want you to see well. I'm with philco on the story, very creative. Never seen a old knife of any kind with that color of handles, looks to modern.

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That does appear to be a trapper pattern made for LL Bean, appears to be a Western Cutlery contract knife. That is a relatively common LL Bean pattern, most likely from the 1950's to 1960's. I believe it to be genuine as I have seen numerous examples of that pattern and handle with the LL Bean stamping.
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Post by woseyjales »

Here's an interesting one that I found last February.
#01519 Purple 6254 Trapper. (1998)
Has a PUR prefix on the box, but not the tang.
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