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WESTERN Boy Scout Fixed Blade - bent handle
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:39 pm
by TripleF
This poor knife was abused.....the blade has a 2 level grind.....but at least it's sharp now!
The tang/handle was bent and the leather bindings were rusting it out so I had to do something to make it usable!
I believe the tang stamp dates this to 1928-1931? Agree?
Re: WESTERN Boy Scout Fixed Blade - bent handle
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:49 pm
by #goldpan
Nice save Scott. And useful to!
Re: WESTERN Boy Scout Fixed Blade - bent handle
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:11 pm
by orvet
It looks good Scott!
You can make a little sheath for it and it would be a nice light weight hiking knife!
Re: WESTERN Boy Scout Fixed Blade - bent handle
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:31 pm
by btrwtr
Nice save Scott. I like the cord handle. The tang stamp dates 1951 -1978. One of our Scout collectors can probably narrow that down from the knife model and when Western had the contract for the Official Scout Knife.
Re: WESTERN Boy Scout Fixed Blade - bent handle
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:41 pm
by philco
btrwtr wrote:Nice save Scott. I like the cord handle. The tang stamp dates 1951 -1978. One of our Scout collectors can probably narrow that down from the knife model and when Western had the contract for the Official Scout Knife.
From looking at my resources, it looks like a date range of 1955-1970.
Re: WESTERN Boy Scout Fixed Blade - bent handle
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:42 pm
by TripleF
philco wrote:btrwtr wrote:Nice save Scott. I like the cord handle. The tang stamp dates 1951 -1978. One of our Scout collectors can probably narrow that down from the knife model and when Western had the contract for the Official Scout Knife.
From looking at my resources, it looks like a date range of 1955-1970.
As my brother in-law would say, yeah, that's what I was thinking
Thanks fellas for the info and the respect!