154OT with odd shield

[citytransplant]

Mind you, I am a newbie. I have never seen a Drop Point Sharpfinger tang stamp without the 154OT present. Also, every Old Timer Drop Point Sharpfinger I have ever seen had a shield that reads Old Timer.

What is the story behind the one currently in the bay? item 180305959999

Seems very odd to me. But then again, I know very little about this particular knife except I simply love the way they look and own 2 in mint condition. I hesitate to bid on this one, however.

 

[Codger_64]

It was a magazine subscription bonus for Peterson Publishing's "Hunting" magazine. A companion offer was made at the same time for subscriptions to "Guns & Ammo" magazine using a Sharpfinger with that on the shield.

 

[Codger_64]

I did a bit more research and located the records of approximately how many of the 152GA were made, and for how long. There was an initial order for 20,000 in 1976, and a few more than 14,000 were shipped that year. Another 6,000 followed in 1977. It would be quite possible to find an ad in the 1976 issues of G&A magazine. (The ad above came from a 1977 issue of G&A)

 

[citytransplant]

Thanks Codger. I guess I came to the right place to ask this question,

 

[brady806]

yea thanks also michael, got a 154 from dale(orvet) recently and was wondering of the age. mine has black sawcut delrin handles and a sheild with "hunting" on it and the tang stamp is missing the "154ot" stamping. dale said it was proboly a sfo. glad to have a approx. year.-------------brady