Help ID this VERY EARLY Winchester pocket knife...with key?

Winchester entered the knife market as a manufacturer in 1919 by acquiring two existing knife companies; Eagle Knife Co. of Connecticut & Napanoch Knife Co. of New York. Winchester stepped away from the market in 1942 to focus on war related manufactured products, but re-entered in the late 1980s by licensing its name to Blue Grass Cutlery. Blue Grass had high quality knives made by Queen Cutlery that featured the Winchester brand name for a handful of years until the license arrangement ran its course. Winchester eventually started licensing to other companies & now you will find the brand name used by several knife manufacturers by way of license agreements.
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Help ID this VERY EARLY Winchester pocket knife...with key?

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This is an oldie. Two blades on one side and a key on the other? The key tool doesnt look to be home cut as the backside of it is rounded. Celluloid handles.

Tang stamps: "Winchester Trademark Made in USA", either "300" or "3000", "Pat'd 4/7/06"

Ive never seen one of these.

Any input on this one is appreciated.
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It's a cattle knife with a punch blade.
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Re: Help ID this VERY EARLY Winchester pocket knife...with key?

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btrwtr wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:06 pm It's a cattle knife with a punch blade.
Thats it. Thank you sir.
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That's a Napanoch punch so definitely early as I don't believe they used that punch for the entirety of their existence. I could be wrong though so don't take that as gospel.

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