Vintage Union Cutlery Co. KA-BAR Knives

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All the knives coming to this thread are great but that pearl slot knife is the Blue Ribbon winner.
I love the boxes you guys have here as well. What a treat ::tu::
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Thanks guys. I have more but that wa all the pictures ii could find today. I will look through knives and get some more.
MB, I will see if I can see what's under that box label. Those are great finds on yours and PA's box labels!
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Bret888 wrote:MB, I will see if I can see what's under that box label. Those are great finds on yours and PA's box labels!
Thanks!

Here is yet another variation of a knife box for those eating sets.
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I have this one this one photographed.I have several toenails I will have to dig out and add later.
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Tremendous knife Roger! I only saw a small part of your collection at the Queen show, and that small part constitutes one of the best collections I know of!
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Beautiful knives all! Especially those of yours Brett although not quite as beautiful as that lady of yours. ::tu::
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Thanks for the buttering up Brett :lol: .I`m not sure it`s all that good.Both you and Kathy have an eye for quality old knives and I appreciate the complement. ::tu::
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Here are some Union and KA-BAR knives I have.

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Union and KA-BAR with shell handles.


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UNION and KA-BAR slot kits.
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Quite a nice showing guys & gals !!!!________ ::tu:: ::tu::
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Awesome knives Wayne! ::drool:: ::drool::
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Looks like Wayne has set the bar pretty high folks ::tu::
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Those are beauties Wayne!

Thanks K7 I will make sure she sees that!

MB I could'nt find that box today.
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Here are some OLCUT, UNION and KA-BAR fixed blades.

The last pic of the Bowie Hunter is A knife that I no longer own. Awesome knife. Glad I have some pics to remember it by.

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btrwtr wrote:Here are some OLCUT, UNION and KA-BAR fixed blades.
What kind of finish is on that hatchet set on the left?

Is it Parkerized? I have not seen this finish on one of these before.
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btrwtr wrote:Here are some OLCUT, UNION and KA-BAR fixed blades.
What kind of finish is on that hatchet set on the left?

Is it Parkerized? I have not seen this finish on one of these before.
Yes, it is Parkerized. I bought that set in a collection of about 25 Knife-Axe sets some 20 years ago. I do not know if it is original but always wondered if it could have been Parkerized for WWWII use. Maybe someone has seen one like this before. It is unusual at any rate.

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btrwtr wrote:I do not know if it is original but always wondered if it could have been Parkerized for WWWII use. Maybe someone has seen one like this before. It is unusual at any rate.
It looks factory original to me I agree it is unusual.

I have seen plenty of WWII era KABAR military knives with the same finish, so there is a possible military connection there.
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Nice collection Wayne. ::tu::
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I finally got around to photoing some toenails, Union Razor, Union Cutlery Tidioute, Union Cut. Olean, and a Union North American.These 2 are Union Razor.
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A couple Union Tidioute.
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Union Cut. Clean.
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And lastly a Union North American.
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:D Big beautiful knives! ::drool:: ::groove::
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Thanks MB, I do like the biggins. :)
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