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steve99f wrote:Lee, that bone is fantastic! Did Remington use Rodgers bone?

Thanks Steve ... the bone really is nice and indeed has nice jigging and color - Remington didn’t hold back on quality even on this small knife... if I had to guess I would say Rogers bone and though I like Remingtons I am not an expert like many fine members on this subforum - may be some one would come along who knows...

I completely understand your viewpoint. And I think most of our members will share your view. I have only forced a patina on one knife that I recall because I found the blade just plain ugly and I wanted to carry and use it. I was pleased with the result. I do think your handle and blade have a lot going for them.

Good looking knife Lee, blade looks awfully full from my view. Glad to hear your not going to add more patina to the blade. That Roger's bone is also appealing to me. I'd say all of Remington bone knives carry Rogers bone. Great example

Thanks Keith ... and thanks for clarifying the Rogers bone ... this example is a keeper in my book and not a user so no worries about adding more patina ...

I don,t want my knives all shined unless it is original. Here is an old knife stamped JACK KNIFE BEN CHICAGO on the front of all three blades and UNION STOCK YARDS on the back. Blades are a little pitted and the bone is bleached out but I would never do anything but oil the plots. Bet this knife was made by NAPANOCH about a hundred and 20 years ago.

Jackknifeben, what a wonderful old knife with a hundred stories to tell if only it could.

Just got this Remington RH-290 in the mail, like new sheath, great deal on ebay,very happy.

That's really nice. Thanks for showing us

Great 290. Fun going back and looking at some of the fixed blade postings.

I've been looking for quite a while for a yellow handle RH204 and have struggled finding a good enough one with a sheath. Finally got one to finish that part of the collection.

You have a very handsome collection.

Thanks quick steel

Very nice fixed blade collection Keith.

Great looking knives.

Greetings.... From my Dad's collection... not many Remingtons, 20 or so BSA RS3333's and a nice RH-36... Thanks, Ken

k_kess wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:28 am Greetings.... From my Dad's collection... not many Remingtons, 20 or so BSA RS3333's and a nice RH-36... Thanks, Ken

Ken, this one is a beauty.

edge213 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:30 am

k_kess wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:28 am Greetings.... From my Dad's collection... not many Remingtons, 20 or so BSA RS3333's and a nice RH-36... Thanks, Ken

Ken, this one is a beauty.

Thanks... I've made it my Covid19 project to sort things out.... Ken

Your father had a great eye. That is a beautiful rh36 and sheath.

Just picked this up today a R 31 knife.

Drukai wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 12:08 am Just picked this up today a R 31 knife.

I dont normally like the newer stuff but that's a great looking knife

AREMINGTONSEDGE wrote: ↑Sat Feb 25, 2017 3:57 am Keith the following I think you will appreciate if you don't already know.

R PRECEDING A NUMBER DENOTES A POCKETKNIFE NUMBER

D PRECEDING A NUMBER DENOTES A SHEAR OR SCISSOR NUMBER

K PRECEDING A NUMBER DENOTES A FLAT CUTLERY NUMBER

RH PRECEDING A NUMBER DENOTES A SHEATH KNIFE NUMBER

TA PRECEDING A NUMBER DENOTES A CARVERS AND TABLEWARE NUMBER

F PRECEDING A NUMBER DENOTES A INDUSTRIAL KNIVES, PUTTY KNIVES, ETC

RLO, LO PRECEADING A NUMBER DENOTES LETTER OPENERS

RLA-916 CONSISTED OF A GIFT SET OF A RLO-34 AND ONE R6514

This information comes out of the Remington Dupont Cutlery catalog.

Thanks for this info , as was reading thru here was wondering what RH indicated. Not very knowledgeable of Remington but think the fire has been lit. Got some folders but nothing fixed,YET . BE SAFE

Great information. Thank you.

Looks like this is an old thread. I hope it is still active.

Several years ago, I received a knife that had belonged to my great uncle. No one seemed to know much of him, and less of the knife. I thought it was a neat old knife that my great uncle had own, so I was quite happy with it. I put it safely away and it was only recently that as I was looking for something else, that I came across the box containing this knife.

At this point, perhaps due to some of the other projects I am working on involving WWI and WWII items, my interest was piqued significantly. My research had not yielded the results that I had been hoping to find.

The knife has a 4.75" long blade. Shallow clipped edge and a fuller. It is stamped on one side with a straight line Remington and the DuPont oval. The other side is devoid of all stamped marking.

I would have expected to see an RH number, but it is blank. I do not believe that it has been buffed, sanded or otherwise removed. The material finish looks original.

The overall length is approx. 9.13",

The handle is a black hard rubber that bears the REMINGTON UMC markings. On each end of the Rubber section there are TWO dark reddish spacers separated by thin silver metal spacers.

What I have found in my searching is numerous knives that have a similar style blade, but the handle was made of leather discs, and there are several colored spacers on each end of the handle.

The other type of knife has a rubber handle similar to mine, but NO spacers at all.

Because this has the Remington DuPont stamp, I believe that this was made after Remington sold the cutlery business to DuPont after the Great Depression, yet before DuPont closed their cutlery business in 1940. So I am looking at roughly a 10 year span.

Can anyone help me identify this knife and perhaps narrow down the year of manufacture?

Well my friend welcome to AAPK!! Still the best knife forum on the net!
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted but I thought I could lend a hand to your question. A little rusty but here’s a go...

The information shared is from “Identification Guide To Remington Sheath Knives 1925-1940” by: D.Y. Grimm
Page 25

You have an “original” RH-44 introduced in 1938 and production ended in 1938
Offering was during the DuPont era from 1933-1940
The overall length should be 9 3/8” with the blade length at 5” steel, same blade as on the RH-34
The handle material is engraved hard black rubber with nickel silver discs and colored fiber spacers
The half guard is of nickel silver
It has an aluminum butt cap with countersunk brass nut
No etching and most will not have the RH number stamped on them
Reportedly this is a very scarce knife due to the limited production offerings. Yours seems to have a near full blade and appears in great shape based on your photo
It did come with a sheath and it appears you have the correct sheath. Great looking set! Cherish it... it a beautiful knife from your great uncle!!
Hope this helps! Rocky, AKA AREMINGTONSEDGE

Wow Rocky!
I never expected such a thorough response so quickly!

THANK YOU!!!

Now that you have provided me with so much more information than I was working with previously, I will try to learn if there is anything else that I can learn about this knife and/or my uncle.

Many Thanks!
Kevin