Green Synthetic Handle

The KA-BAR brand originated as a trademark of the Tidioute Cutlery Company. Tidioute was later taken over & renamed the Union Cutlery Company which continued making the brand until Union eventually adopted it as the company name in 1952. Cutco Corporation later acquired the company in 1996.
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Vcd1363
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Green Synthetic Handle

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1st KaBar I have had that had these green synthetic handles. Are these factory or has it been rehandled? Thanks!
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Factory handles ::tu::
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The factory handle is made of karolith, an early plastic that is different from celluloid. It is a casein based material and I think KA-BAR only used it for a short time because they are seldom seen. Your knife is a model 71 and I have only seen that handle on models 71 and 82. If you looks closely you will see the handle is made of thick layers glued together.
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