Hunting Knife Manufacturers Reference

[Ron Garland]

I hope this is the right arena - I liked the "Traditional" title.
I'm looking for a reference that gives good descriptions of hunting knives manufactured in the 1940-1960 era. In particular, I am interested in the companies, their markings, and designs. Such companies as Imperial, Utica, Hammer, Colonial, Western, Kinfolks, etc., are my main interest.
The reference material I find, and have purchased some, deal more with current products. These seem to concentrate on today's manufacturers.
So, does anyone here know of such a source covering the earlier manufacturers, or can someone point me in the right direction?
Any, and all, help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks.
Ron G.

 

[libbyhuck]

Ron..there are dozens if not hundreds of titles available....try Half.com...its a used internet bookstore...some of the Levine offerings should tell you the info you want and be available at a used price. I did a quick search and came up w/a number of books that should cover those general years and they ranged from a few dollars to about $15 each...type "knife collecting" or "knife guide" into the search window, then subselect "BOOKS" and see what you can find...good luck...