Help ID this VERY EARLY Winchester pocket knife...with key?
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Help ID this VERY EARLY Winchester pocket knife...with key?
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.
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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Re: Help ID this VERY EARLY Winchester pocket knife...with key?
It's a cattle knife with a punch blade.
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Re: Help ID this VERY EARLY Winchester pocket knife...with key?
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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Re: Help ID this VERY EARLY Winchester pocket knife...with key?
They definitely did not use that punch for long, most of the early Winchesters were made by Walden and they used a different punch. So, early 1920's. Incidentally, most of these cattle knives had a picture of a steer's head on one side, you often see them marked as Keen Kutters and Winchesters, but rarely with the Napanoch punch.
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Re: Help ID this VERY EARLY Winchester pocket knife...with key?
Could have looked like this when new??
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Re: Help ID this VERY EARLY Winchester pocket knife...with key?
With sunken joints, I might add. 
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Re: Help ID this VERY EARLY Winchester pocket knife...with key?
fromKnife Trading Post wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:02 pm 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.
A little late to the party ! Here is my only Winchester. Cattle knife .The master blade tang stamp is the same as your knife on the show side pile side tang master blade has the # marked clearly {#3009) .the show side cover marked Winchester over cattle knife.back side covers has faint outline of steer head . I see no patent # on the punch and looks. to different style .that makes me think that my knife was produced at a latter year date perhaps by Walden from the information provided by msteele6 & ea42..I wouldn’t think the model # on the cattle knifes would have been changed .
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Would you happen to have a date for the catalog page?thanks.
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Re: Help ID this VERY EARLY Winchester pocket knife...with key?
The page I showed above is a reprint shown in a Winchester and Marbles Collectors guide. It does not have a reference to a year. Sorry.
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Re: Help ID this VERY EARLY Winchester pocket knife...with key?
Thank you for your reply . Much appreciated.OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Sun Feb 01, 2026 3:52 pmThe page I showed above is a reprint shown in a Winchester and Marbles Collectors guide. It does not have a reference to a year. Sorry.