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One of the couple of knives I inherited from my grandfather when he passed away in 2005 (he lived from 1910-2005) was this old KA-BAR.
I'm looking for a little help on dating it and any other relevant info anyone might like to pass along on it.
I didn't do that great a job capturing the imprinting on camera tonight, so here's how I interpret it:
KA-BAR
REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
UNION CUT. CO.
OLEAN, N.Y.
Overall length is right at 7-5/8 inches and blade length looks to be 4-1/8 inches (maybe 4-1/16 inches).
I've seen a few examples of this knife around on eBay and such but never saw much info about its history. It's one of two knives my granddad used frequently for hunting and fishing.
Here are some pics. First pic also shows my granddad's Western knife, but of which he owned and used for much longer than the 61 years I've been around. The Western seems to go back to roughly 1930-33 or thereabouts, thanks to info from zzyzzogeton .
The Western is being discussed in this thread:
Knife History? Western Boulder Colorado, Pat. Appl'd For
Thanks in advance for anything you all might care to pass along on this KA-BAR.
Al
I'm looking for a little help on dating it and any other relevant info anyone might like to pass along on it.
I didn't do that great a job capturing the imprinting on camera tonight, so here's how I interpret it:
KA-BAR
REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
UNION CUT. CO.
OLEAN, N.Y.
Overall length is right at 7-5/8 inches and blade length looks to be 4-1/8 inches (maybe 4-1/16 inches).
I've seen a few examples of this knife around on eBay and such but never saw much info about its history. It's one of two knives my granddad used frequently for hunting and fishing.
Here are some pics. First pic also shows my granddad's Western knife, but of which he owned and used for much longer than the 61 years I've been around. The Western seems to go back to roughly 1930-33 or thereabouts, thanks to info from zzyzzogeton .
The Western is being discussed in this thread:
Knife History? Western Boulder Colorado, Pat. Appl'd For
Thanks in advance for anything you all might care to pass along on this KA-BAR.
Al