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Posted: **Mon Apr 05, 2021 11:37 pm**

I picked up an old Ulster TL-29 and I was hoping you fellows could help figure out the details of this particular example.

: Tang reads "Ulster U.S.A." on the left side. Wood covers and nickle silver bolsters.

: Other side is stamped TL-29.

: Liners are brass, so this isn't a WW2 production.

Condition is pretty good, springs are firm, action sooth with a good half stop. I'm fairly sure this is a military issue knife, but I'm really not sure about the date. Any ideas?

Posted: **Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:49 pm**

I'm gonna say probably postwar, late '40s, early '50s. In the '50s, everyone went to shrinky-dink, and in the '60s, everyone started moving to Delrin as standard.

Posted: **Sat Apr 10, 2021 5:08 pm**

Thanks for the reply. I did some more research, and found some old AAPK forum posts and now I think that the handles are a patented, resin impregnated wood, "Wonda Wood". I think Ulster was making these in a early 60s, not sure if they were using that material any earlier. Also, I'm less sure this is military issue, as the civilian models also had the TL-29 tang stamp, I think.

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Ulster TL-29, wood covers. Unsure about the date.

Ulster TL-29, wood covers. Unsure about the date.

Re: Ulster TL-29, wood covers. Unsure about the date.

Re: Ulster TL-29, wood covers. Unsure about the date.