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Western States Hunter With a Dogshead Shield???????
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:59 pm
by rigwelder
Did Western States make this knife or is it a Union Cut Co. or Kabar with a Western States blade? If Western States used a Dogshead shield, it new to me.
I know they made the pattern. He also states that the lock doesnt work.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Western-States-Dogs ... 43a0a89cad
Re: Western States Hunter With a Dogshead Shield???????
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:50 pm
by stockman
Rig, I have in the back of brain that I have seen a Western Dog Head. That being said I
went through my book The Knife Makers Who Went West and could not find one.
Stockman
Re: Western States Hunter With a Dogshead Shield???????
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:59 pm
by rigwelder
Your probably right!
I havent seen this before (but that means nothing), but the seller assures its correct and even has pictures of one in a book
Just amagine what we could have if we got to choose a knife that we didnt know existed. You know theres awsome knives out there that never had a pattern on made any book!

Re: Western States Hunter With a Dogshead Shield???????
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:04 pm
by stockman
Rig did he say what book? I would like to see it.
Re: Western States Hunter With a Dogshead Shield???????
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:24 pm
by Sanders Knives
I found it in Sargent's 2nd edition, Page 249. I believe it is the same anyways.
Here is a Photo.
Thanks, Steve
Re: Western States Hunter With a Dogshead Shield???????
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:44 pm
by robinetn
Sanders Knives wrote:I found it in Sargent's 2nd edition, Page 249. I believe it is the same anyways.
Here is a Photo.
Thanks, Steve
This is what Obama would call a "teachable moment" ! Thanks Steve .
Bob R. (RIDGEWOOD CUTLERY)
Re: Western States Hunter With a Dogshead Shield???????
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:08 pm
by FRJ
In Sargents 3rd. ed. I found the knife in question, (p. 396) but also found another with the dogs head, made by Union for Western, up side down.
(p. 392) Western Dogs Head is news to me too. What does the dogs head signify in KaBar or Weatern? Thanks.
Re: Western States Hunter With a Dogshead Shield???????
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:22 pm
by Paladin
Thanks, Steve! I sure learned my 'something' for today.
Ray