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ka-bar 0071

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:00 pm
by cato
got this lockback

not sure of age or how to date a ka-bar

has 0071 on back of tang

Re: ka-bar 0071

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:06 pm
by knifetime
If you can take pics of the tang,I can help with the date for you but not much more on that brand.Great looking knife.If you can't git one of the tang then type it out just as it is.

Re: ka-bar 0071

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:13 pm
by cato
you should be able to click on pic and it will enlarge

Re: ka-bar 0071

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:46 pm
by wishful
Greg, PM sent.

Re: ka-bar 0071

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 11:57 pm
by knifetime
cato wrote:you should be able to click on pic and it will enlarge
Didn't work for me,might be this I-pad,I see you got it,sorry I couldn't help.

Re: ka-bar 0071

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:50 am
by coffeecup
Cato, what is the length of that knife, both closed and open? Can you tell if the blade is stainless or not? I like the way it looks, may need to add it to my "watch for" list . . . .

Thanks,
Jim

Re: ka-bar 0071

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:14 pm
by cato
its is 4and 5/8 closed and 8 inch open

not sure on metal thinking its stainless

but high polish on it could be carbon

Re: ka-bar 0071

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:16 pm
by coffeecup
Thanks Cato! The size sounds real good, I'll have to keep an eye out for one.

Re: ka-bar 0071

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:33 pm
by knifetime
I don't know much about K-Bar other than the made great knives.That tang stamp was used from 1923 to 1951 but that knife don't look that old to me.They made limited-edition knives in the 70s with the old stamps.Look on the inner liners it may have a date stamp their.It should say 1977 if I'm right.Either way you have a great knife.