It seems that there are primarily three different types of etches and stamps which are :
1 : Company name or brand, such as "Keen Kutter" and "Universal"
2 : Fanciful, as in "Tickler" and "Regulator"
3 : Descriptive, as in "Physicians" and "Cotton Sampler"
In searching around, it was interesting to see which knife companies were more inclined to use a particular type, and more interesting yet to see (aside from company brands) which names or terms were used the most. There were a few fanciful names which were used by several companies, but it was the descriptive names which were used the most frequently. Most of us would guess that "Scout" in some form was the most common and that would be correct, but what were the next three terms most often used? From my rough checking, one descriptive term rises above the others (behind Scout) and two others are not far behind.
Take a shot a which three descriptive etches or stamps were most commonly used on old knife blades, and by how many different knife companies. Nothing cast in stone yet.
