Greetings/anyone recognize this?

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Hi everyone! My name is Dan, and after lurking here for a little bit, I've decided to come clean and declare myself. I've been accumulating slipjoints for about a year and a half now; so far, I've got four Cases (a medium stockman, small Texas Jack, and two peanuts), a couple black 300-series Bucks, a US-made Schrade Old Timer 34, assorted cheapo others, and a large mystery folder.

Back when I was in high school (about ten years ago), by folks bought a small cabin in the local mountains, and we found this knife in the outhouse/storage shed.

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Anyone recognize it? There's no sign of any tang stamp, and the scales are some kind of plastic. The spring is a lot stronger than any other knife I've handled (maybe 9 out of 10), and it's got a half-stop.

Thanks
Dan
 
Handle is probably Ebony wood. It's a swell center or Coke bottle pattern folding hunter. Can't tell the maker, this was a very popular pattern in the 1st half of the 20th century.
 
The handle looks like ebony to me. It could be any number of early makers. I believe it's an early knife and high quality in its prime. Before the folding hunter the coke bottle was the folding hunter. Many carried them in their hunting coat pockets.
 
Big knife and a big find!

Those scales look like they have grain, surely can't be plastic??! Must be wood.

All steel construction no brass pins or liners? Suggests old....
 
One thing about those old ebony knives is that the wood ages better than the steel. Ebony is great stuff.
 
Thats a good find, Ebony for sure...and I love that swedge on the blade, Very neat old knife
 
Thanks for all the feedback! I had never looked at the knife all that closely, so I just sort of assumed that it was plastic and that they had put a lot of detail in the mold. :foot: But when I really look at it under brighter lights, I can make out variations in the color.

I also didn't realize how old it could potentially be; I know the previous owner was an occasional deer hunter, so I'll bet it's got some history to it!
 
There should be a name on the tang.Get some fine steel wool and wd40 and rub it down and perhaps the name will appear.Cool looking old knife.
 
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