I have 2 EK double edge ,full tang knives.One has checkered walnut furniture the other black polished ebony furniture. Each have EK standard sheaths. Problem ,no markings. Can anyone tell me if there are EK knives with makers mark or is it possible markings wore off
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Probably Blackjack era or Kabar era. Take a look on the back of the sheaths, granted they may be later sheaths, but usually they go with the time frame the knives were made, maybe. before Blackjack, they were made in Richmond, Va and my sheath states same, of course mine is a double edged desert Bowie with tan chord wrap made at around the tine of the first Gulf War. Hope you can get some pics up. Are the guards of yours a rectangular steel guard or the slightly curved brass guards? Sounds like they are modern model 4s. I believe the blackjack ones had made in effingham in the back but could easily have worn off too. Use the search function here to see older threads or pics may help too.
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UMmm, Pictures would help. Are they "vintage" or pretty old? The WW-II era Ek knives had no cross guard, but the handles were uncheckered "Rock Maple" with poured lead rivets and had a simple leather sheath.
Later iterations from the early 2K years had brass cross guards and brass screwed together handle fasteners. . . .often with a nylon "rigger's" sheath.
Markings I have seen seem to hane been etched on rather than deeply stamped, so yes, hevy use could have worn away the marks. But I am seeing some pretty good knock-offs of Chris reeve knives on e-Bay lately, so maybe this is a copy. The Ek Daggers are pretty simple in form and creating a crerdable batch of look alkies wouldn't be too hard for a small shop anywhere in the world.
Later iterations from the early 2K years had brass cross guards and brass screwed together handle fasteners. . . .often with a nylon "rigger's" sheath.
Markings I have seen seem to hane been etched on rather than deeply stamped, so yes, hevy use could have worn away the marks. But I am seeing some pretty good knock-offs of Chris reeve knives on e-Bay lately, so maybe this is a copy. The Ek Daggers are pretty simple in form and creating a crerdable batch of look alkies wouldn't be too hard for a small shop anywhere in the world.
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The guy named Mike Stewart would know more about the sterile marked models. He sold EK off to kabar, a few years ago, but I had one(sterile) from his stewardship. I believe he still owns Bark River knives.
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I think best bet blackjack era under Mike Stewart era, I think that era BJ went under in 1997. I have a few too. My dream would be to find one from WW 2 to Vietnam era one. Or even a later Model 5 Bowie in black slab micarta and brass guard and screws.
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Sounds like either Richmond or Effingham. You can tell the difference by the boxes, tag on the back of the sheaths, and etched marking on the knives themselves. In addition to paracord wrap, I've seen oak, checkered walnut, and black micarta. I've not seen an ebony handle. Also, the fasteners that hold the handle on should be clocked front and back at 45 degrees to make an X.
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