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Posted: **Mon May 01, 2023 3:03 pm**

Got this knife in a group and noticed that the big blade is marked with the
traditional Shapleigh Hardware Co with the DE in a diamond inside but the small blade is marked with the arched WESTERN STATES over BOULDER over COLO. Did Western States ever make knives for Shapleigh? the knife shows no signs of tampering.

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Posted: **Mon May 01, 2023 5:26 pm**

In a nutshell, YES. Western made knives for many major chains, e.g., Sears, Monkey Wards,Western Auto, distributors such as Shapleigh, etc.

Posted: **Mon May 01, 2023 8:02 pm**

Thanks. Does that explain the WESTER STATES marked small blade?

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Western Staes or Shapleigh

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