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I have a cased, two-knife set, of unknown manufacture. I suspect Case/Alcas/Ka-Bar as the blades are marked Olean N.Y.
Case is fairly good wood 12½ by 9 inches. Glass top. Red Velvet with two knives and a sharpening stone. Brass fittings of good quality are used for hinges and lock. The bottom of the case is inset and has a wall hanger attached. The left bottom compartment has a metal 1½-inch by 6 inch plaque that reads
The American Frontiersman
As the American Frontier developed, a knife evolved that was unique to this country. These knives echo the hardships and triumphs ... Etc. Etc.
The knives are 10½ inches and 9½ inches. Blades are 6 inches and 5 inches. The blades are thick and where it is not ground there are slag marks (Kind of Polka Dotted). The 6 inch blade is 1½ inches wide and the 5 inch is 1¾ inches wide. About 75% of the blade is ground.
The tang goes clear through the handle. The handle is capped with either pewter or some aluminum like alloy (Maybe Titanium). The caps have a relief of a Musket, Powder Horn, Knife and Possables Bag. The same relief appears on the plaque. The guard is of the same material. The 10½ inch is a double guard and the 9½ inch is a single on the blade side only.
The handle is a wood like Tiger Eye stone in appearance.
The blades are marked American Frontiersman and Olean N.Y. The reverse has a 4 digit serial number followed by an S
Any Sugestions?
Case is fairly good wood 12½ by 9 inches. Glass top. Red Velvet with two knives and a sharpening stone. Brass fittings of good quality are used for hinges and lock. The bottom of the case is inset and has a wall hanger attached. The left bottom compartment has a metal 1½-inch by 6 inch plaque that reads
The American Frontiersman
As the American Frontier developed, a knife evolved that was unique to this country. These knives echo the hardships and triumphs ... Etc. Etc.
The knives are 10½ inches and 9½ inches. Blades are 6 inches and 5 inches. The blades are thick and where it is not ground there are slag marks (Kind of Polka Dotted). The 6 inch blade is 1½ inches wide and the 5 inch is 1¾ inches wide. About 75% of the blade is ground.
The tang goes clear through the handle. The handle is capped with either pewter or some aluminum like alloy (Maybe Titanium). The caps have a relief of a Musket, Powder Horn, Knife and Possables Bag. The same relief appears on the plaque. The guard is of the same material. The 10½ inch is a double guard and the 9½ inch is a single on the blade side only.
The handle is a wood like Tiger Eye stone in appearance.
The blades are marked American Frontiersman and Olean N.Y. The reverse has a 4 digit serial number followed by an S
Any Sugestions?
