Hi all,
I'm new to the board as of today and was hoping to tap into your wealth of knowledge to assist me in identifying my knife and it's characteristics.
I'm not a collector by any means but I do appreciate a nice knife, both for utility and cosmetics. With that in mind, I went eBay shopping about 4-5 years ago for something a bit different for a hunting/skinning knife. Keep in mind i was on a budget at the time as well, so I was looking for something that wouldn't break the bank as well.
Ended up buying this nice little drop point from a seller in Portland, Or for a very reasonable price (about $60 if I remember correctly). Things I DO know about it are it has a full tang construction, one decorative bolster (?) in the handle as well as 2 other pins and the lanyard hole, finger grooved handle (fits my big mitt very well), file work along the back, and it's marked "Arbuckle - Tualatin, Or". Overall length is 8" and the blade is 3 1/2".
Can anyone shed some light as to the maker? Also, with a lack of markings aside from the maker, how can I determine (short of lab tests
) the blade material?
The knife has served me incredibly well over the past 4 hunting seasons and still is holding a very nice edge for having dressed and skinned about 6 mulies and 2 moose. Touch it up every now and then but nothing major. As happy as I am with the knife, I'd like to know a bit more about it - ie: more about the maker and his reputation/previous and subsequent work.
I appreciate any help you might be able to provide.
Regards,
ILBR
I'm new to the board as of today and was hoping to tap into your wealth of knowledge to assist me in identifying my knife and it's characteristics.
I'm not a collector by any means but I do appreciate a nice knife, both for utility and cosmetics. With that in mind, I went eBay shopping about 4-5 years ago for something a bit different for a hunting/skinning knife. Keep in mind i was on a budget at the time as well, so I was looking for something that wouldn't break the bank as well.
Ended up buying this nice little drop point from a seller in Portland, Or for a very reasonable price (about $60 if I remember correctly). Things I DO know about it are it has a full tang construction, one decorative bolster (?) in the handle as well as 2 other pins and the lanyard hole, finger grooved handle (fits my big mitt very well), file work along the back, and it's marked "Arbuckle - Tualatin, Or". Overall length is 8" and the blade is 3 1/2".
Can anyone shed some light as to the maker? Also, with a lack of markings aside from the maker, how can I determine (short of lab tests
) the blade material?The knife has served me incredibly well over the past 4 hunting seasons and still is holding a very nice edge for having dressed and skinned about 6 mulies and 2 moose. Touch it up every now and then but nothing major. As happy as I am with the knife, I'd like to know a bit more about it - ie: more about the maker and his reputation/previous and subsequent work.
I appreciate any help you might be able to provide.
Regards,
ILBR
THAT Arbuckle did Virginia wrong, and was never the same since.
