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I like all of those fixed blades.

Bank2collect wrote:New additions

Nice knives! I find the hard rubber grip on that CASE very interesting. I have seen knives with that grip, seemingly made in the same factory on knives by Remington, Kinfolks, Cattaraugus, and I think a couple others, maybe KABAR. I would like to hear any thoughts on this subject.

tongueriver wrote:

Bank2collect wrote:New additions

Nice knives! I find the hard rubber grip on that CASE very interesting. I have seen knives with that grip, seemingly made in the same factory on knives by Remington, Kinfolks, Cattaraugus, and I think a couple others, maybe KABAR. I would like to hear any thoughts on this subject.

They were probably subbed out to another manufacture as I only see the handle on fixed blades..and manufacture cost in house would be expensive for low production numbers?

Very rare W R Case & Son bowie hunter, circa 1902-1905. Lots of original finish.

Very nice Bowie

Remington black handles, only the RH 43 is missing from the pics, will post it another time. Knives are shown on an original Remington salesman's fixed blade knife roll, rarer than most of the knives.

Gunsil -- Welcome to AAPK. Glad to have you aboard.

Are the handles on those Rem's gutta percha? Sure looks like it.

Love those Remingtons, Gunsil! Those are the same black handles appearing earlier in this thread. I think (without evidence) that they were all made by Kinfolks.

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Are the handles on those Rem's gutta percha? Sure looks like it.

I don't know either but D.Y. Grimm, "Identification Guide to Remington Sheath Knives 1925-1940," self-published 1991, out of print, 1000 copies, calls it "engraved hard black rubber." That does not necessarily make it so. I would like to know the answer to this question, as well.

An RMEF Buck 143 Paklite was given to me last year or the year before. I decided it should be orange so I sent it to one of our master magicians, Glennbad. This is how it turned out.


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This is some of my Schrade fixed blades.

That's a crazy fine collection you have there, Ken.

tongueriver wrote:Love those Remingtons, Gunsil! Those are the same black handles appearing earlier in this thread. I think (without evidence) that they were all made by Kinfolks.

I don't believe the Remington black handles were Kinfolks products. The black molded handles on Kinfolks fixed blades have a more "plastic" look to them. The Remington handles seem to fade to a slightly brownish hue with exposure which the Kinfolks don't seem to do. I also see no reason why Remington as the largest cutlery firm at the time would need to outsource anything. I think the compounds are different materials between the two manufacturers.

That beads and rings is sweet!!

I posted this on the Union Cut Co thread in "Lore". It is the queen of the early KA-BAR hunters, model 762 factory pearl handles. The factory name for the 62 series was "Faithful" this one has the 5&1/2" blade, they also were available and more common with a 4&1/2" blade. Most have stag or bone handles and the first number of the knife model identifies that. 7=pearl, 6=bone stag, and 2=genuine stag.

Beautiful knife!

I just picked up a custom PH-1. Handles are Wild Cherry Burl with brass Corby's.

Gunsil wrote:I posted this on the Union Cut Co thread in "Lore". It is the queen of the early KA-BAR hunters, model 762 factory pearl handles. The factory name for the 62 series was "Faithful" this one has the 5&1/2" blade, they also were available and more common with a 4&1/2" blade. Most have stag or bone handles and the first number of the knife model identifies that. 7=pearl, 6=bone stag, and 2=genuine stag.

Oh, my Stars & Stripes!!!

tongueriver wrote:jerryd6818 wrote:
Gunsil -- Welcome to AAPK. Glad to have you aboard.

Are the handles on those Rem's gutta percha? Sure looks like it.


I don't know either but D.Y. Grimm, "Identification Guide to Remington Sheath Knives 1925-1940," self-published 1991, out of print, 1000 copies, calls it "engraved hard black rubber." That does not necessarily make it so. I would like to know the answer to this question, as well.

In an original ad I seen from Remington they call it "Engraved solid hard rubber" and I believe them.

Gunsil wrote:tongueriver wrote:
Love those Remingtons, Gunsil! Those are the same black handles appearing earlier in this thread. I think (without evidence) that they were all made by Kinfolks.


I don't believe the Remington black handles were Kinfolks products. The black molded handles on Kinfolks fixed blades have a more "plastic" look to them. The Remington handles seem to fade to a slightly brownish hue with exposure which the Kinfolks don't seem to do.

I have a Case hunting knife with a rubber handle and one side has faded the same way.

Gunsil wrote: I also see no reason why Remington as the largest cutlery firm at the time would need to outsource anything. I think the compounds are different materials between the two manufacturers.

If that is true why did they outsource all their jigged bone used for handle material from Rogers Mfg. Co. in Rockfall Conn.? I am sure all the Pearl and other natural handle material came from a similar source, if not the same source.

Remington sold very few of these rubber handle knives from what I have seen of surviving examples, it stands to reason they would buy these handles already made for them instead of making them from scratch in very limited quantities.

I suppose, Dimitri, that we'll never know for sure who made the handles. But I am fairly sure the Kinfolks ones with the big "K" on them are different material than the material used on the remmies.

Here's another sweet fixed blade marked "Marion Line". Looks like an early Case pattern, and I have several Marion Line knives which all look like Case products. This one has a lot of original finish, barely used, and to me gorgeous!!

Beautiful knife and hard to find in that condition

Great looking knives guys!

I just picked up this Ka Bar 1233

Here is a few of mine
Top group is my fav