remington with no pattern stamp

2puttbirdie · Post by **2puttbirdie** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:51 am

I have an old Remington which I would say is a Barlow. It has two blades and there is no sign of a pattern stamp. There is some wear on the knife but the "Remington" stamp on each blade is very visible so I dont think the pattern number could be worn off. It measures about 3 1/4" closed and I think the handles are genuine stag. The "Remington" stamp is what I would call the broken underline stamp as the underline is broken by the letter "g". Are there any Remington models that are not pattern stamped?

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:24 pm

Hi and welcome to the forums!

Any chance you could post a picture??

Bryan

2puttbirdie · Post by **2puttbirdie** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:20 pm

Thanks for the welcome. Yes I will post pics. I tried this morning but got in a fight with my camera about focusing when I was close enough to see details. These digital cameras are way too complicated for me.
I know next to nothing about knives but interested in learning. I've always appreciated a good quality knife. I'll try again after work with the camera. Are the model stamps in different places on the blades of these vintage Remingtons? I'm trying now to clean the spot at the base of the blade (sharp side) where there is some grime. Maybe model # is there. I'm also curious about the handles. I was told they are bone but they look exactly like the photos of the genuine stag to me.

2puttbirdie · Post by **2puttbirdie** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:49 pm

Well the photos did a little better. Let's see if I can post them. Thanks in advance for any input. Still can't find a pattarn stamp. I was told the handles are bone but they look just like the photo of the genuine stag to my novice eye.

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:05 am

OK,
Here is what I've been able to find.

In an article in Knife World (Sept. 1987), by Bernard Levine, it states that (paraphrased here)... The straight line script marking was for a less expensive series of patterns, designed to compete with Colonial, Imperial and Camillus (in fact these may have been made on contract by Camillus). These knives usually didn't have the pattern number on the knife (also sometimes indicative of contract work). These were available after 1936, apparently until Remington sold the cutlery interests to Pal Blade Company in 1940.

Your knife LOOKS to be an example of this period, heavily sharpened (ASSUMING that was a spearpoint master blade)and well used by it's owner/owners.
The scales look like smooth bone to me, or possibly bonestag (worked to resemble stag) worn smooth by years of carry.

It looks like it could tell some stories.....

Hope this helps a little.

Bill

2puttbirdie · Post by **2puttbirdie** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:59 am

Bill, I really do appreciate the time and effort you took in finding the info. for me. I was about to go blind trying to find a pattern #. It does indeed sound like this may be an example of that type of knife. It is curious that I could find nothing on the web about these knives as I would imagine there were quite a number of them, well maybe not. Yes, this knife reeks of being a long time useful tool. It has a great patina that just does not show up in the photos. Thanks again, Mike