Tang marked KA-BAR USA 1179

[PringleTree]

I was out-and-about yesterday after IHOP breakfast and found this. Measures 5 5/8" closed. The last two pics are with the camera flash on.

Thanks for looking,

Chris J.

[Mumbleypeg]

Nice find. I have one like it, but newer. https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... hp?t=70259 Probably the largest folding knife I have. Yours is the only one I’ve seen with a dentate pull and a tang stamp. Most are etched.

Ken

[PringleTree]

Nice find. I have one like it, but newer. https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... hp?t=70259 Probably the largest folding knife I have. Yours is the only one I’ve seen with a dentate pull and a tang stamp. Most are etched.

Ken

Thanks Ken. I appreciate the info. Yes, this is the largest largest folder I have also--nothing shy about it, that's for sure.

Chris J.

[Gunsil]

KA-BAR did not put model numbers on blades until owned by Cole National who started the practice around 1968-1969. The model 1179 ended in 1980 according to old KA-BAR literature. Your knife with the dentate pull would be an early one for the series.

[PringleTree]

KA-BAR did not put model numbers on blades until owned by Cole National who started the practice around 1968-1969. The model 1179 ended in 1980 according to old KA-BAR literature. Your knife with the dentate pull would be an early one for the series.

Thanks, Gunsil, for the information regarding the history of the 1179 pattern and a time frame for the manufacture of this one. I appreciate your sharing.

Chris J.

[herbva]

These are so cool Chris. I feel quite lucky to have the identical twin!

[1967redrider]

I'll have to coon-finger that one, Herb.

[PringleTree]

These are so cool Chris. I feel quite lucky to have the identical twin!

Hey Herb:

Sweet! A beauty of a twin. I was unfamiliar with this older version of the pattern until two days ago, and now I've seen two.

Chris J.