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Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:58 pm
by Bret888
I am starting a new thread, instead of hijacking Cobrabills even more.
When "modern" starts, really doesn't matter to me. Maybe when the hyphen in Ka-Bar was removed?
Post whatever you have!

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:22 pm
by CobraBill
I really like that striped coke bottle, they all are nice knives.

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:51 pm
by paulsvintage
::tu:: nice ones bret ! a few of my favorites to keep this going

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:22 pm
by Elvis
Nice line-up! Any idea on the age of the Dog's Head Whittler? It looks similar to the frame on one Parker had made at one time.

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:27 pm
by paulsvintage
Elvis wrote:Nice line-up! Any idea on the age of the Dog's Head Whittler? It looks similar to the frame on one Parker had made at one time.
thanks Elvis , that was made in 1990

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:56 am
by Bret888
Those are beauties! I have never seen most of them before. I hope more people post pictures of these. I looked at LG4's list of club knives, and there are a lot more than I realized they made.

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:03 am
by FRJ
I've got a few Kabars, but it will take a bit of sunshine and time to get them conglomerated into a photographic holding pen to secure their likeness, if you know what I mean.

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:40 am
by Bret888
I will be looking forward to it Joe!

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:49 pm
by paulsvintage
Bret888 wrote:I will be looking forward to it Joe!
::tu:: same here

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:44 pm
by robinetn
Here are a few that haven't been posted yet .

Bob

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:53 pm
by paulsvintage
::tu::
robinetn wrote:Here are a few that haven't been posted yet .

Bob
sweet! love the gunstock pearl never seen that one before

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:22 am
by Bret888
Those are great Bob! Where you a member of the Kabar club while it was in existence? I just wonder if they had all the models available, or a few a year, with an annual knife, or what? Do you know what Queen made? Did they make any in house? Just general info on the club, since I didn't care about knives at that point in life....:(

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:54 am
by robinetn
Bret888 wrote:Those are great Bob! Where you a member of the Kabar club while it was in existence? I just wonder if they had all the models available, or a few a year, with an annual knife, or what? Do you know what Queen made? Did they make any in house? Just general info on the club, since I didn't care about knives at that point in life....:(
Brett , I'm sorry , but I know very little about KA-BARs . These knives are the remnant of a KA-BAR collection that I bought from the estate of a friend / fellow knife club member after his passing last year . He probably had one of the most extensive KA-BAR collections in the country , but he had been selling it off for several years before he passed . The KA-BAR Club closed up shop the year after I joined ! :x
B.R.

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:43 pm
by troyl2
anyone got a guess on this one im thinking its queen made from looking at it fit and finish is great no cracks in yellow and blades align perfectly probably only newer stockman ive had that the blades didnt rub the box is unique and thought i would be able to date it by that but nothing yet thanks troy

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:40 pm
by Toejammer
I'd say the modern era started when Cole took over Kabar - late 70's early 80's. And I have a mess of em ::nod::

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Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:47 pm
by trail
Here is a Kabar rigger I just picked up along with a Camillus. There is no doubt in my mind who made this Kabar.

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:36 pm
by Toejammer
Looks like a match, Trail. When did Ka-bar start farming out ?

Re: Modern KaBar Pics

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:54 pm
by Miller Bro's
They are close, but not an exact match.

The bails/lanyards are different ::nod::