KA-BAR that won't Fold!!

[waynorth]

A first for me, to feature a non-folding knife here. It's just so interesting, I couldn't let it go by. Look at this old knife, would ya!!

 

[ea42]

Charlie, that is too cool!! Very unique design, and I love that snap!! Looks like the knife was a very early Kabar for sure, think Dave'll be jealous?

Eric

 

[wackafew]

Nice :thumbup:

 

[Kbrasmodeler]

Purdy! How's the walk-n-talk...oh wait...where's the pivot? What? No joint? How's it supposed to fold?!
What is that thing?

Love the stag, by the way.

 

[crbauhs]

Now that is just awesome! That is a great old Kabar.

 

[4ever3]

That's a great knife Charlie!

Don't you ever get tired of finding gems?

 

[jackknife]

That is a really cool knife!:thumbup::thumbup:

Is it just me, or does it bear a resemblence to a Marbles Deweese(?) knife just a bit?

 

[TKAZ]

Do you have any history on the knife? where it's been and who owned it and for what purpose?

 

[555]

Cool! Thanks for sharing it with us. :thumbup:

 

[338375]

Thats a nice one Charlie. Interesting combination. The spine looks like something you would see on a more current tacticool knife or possible a pilots knife, or are they saw teeth?, but with an interesting choice of Stag scale materials. The Union snap is a nice touch :thumbup:

 

[comoha]

What a great pattern for one of our talented forum knifemakers to imitate.

 

[malextwo]

Great looking knife Charly. Love the stag. What are the specs on this knife?

Mike

 

[fewpop]

Waycool waynorth!! Thanks for sharing. :thumbup:

 

[DennisStrickland]

thanks for sharing ,looks good enough for another 100 yrs.

 

[waynorth]

The pictorial specs, for those interested;

It is thin and light, and does indeed remind me of a DallDeWeese.
Ground to a zero edge, the DallDeWeese I had was much beefier.
The steel butt weighs a ton. The fellow I got the knife from said it is a fish-bonker, and I agree. Better watch how you hold it though!!
The balance point is near the butt, about 2/3 of the way across the stag.
Sheath is beat up, but a good relic!
It has the scaler, but seems too wide for filleting fish - go figure.
All in all an interesting knife, IMO.

 

[tltt]

Neat knife, I always liked that design. It's a very hard knife to find in nice shape, most have been used extremely hard when they show up.

 

[jackknife]

It has the scaler, but seems too wide for filleting fish - go figure.
All in all an interesting knife, IMO.

They call that a gutting knife. De-scale, gut, and on to the ice locker or display at the fish market on ice.

 

[mitch13]

Nice bit of history, I like the shape.
Thanks for sharing.
mitch

 

[waynorth]

They call that a gutting knife. De-scale, gut, and on to the ice locker or display at the fish market on ice.

Thanks Jackknife!
It takes a fisherman to know these things!!
I have to admit, when I catch a fish, most of the time it comes with fries and coleslaw!!

 

[KnifeHead]

They call that a gutting knife. De-scale, gut, and on to the ice locker or display at the fish market on ice.

That's right Carl but I think you forgot the first step; use that dang butt to thump said fish in the head! It definitely looks as if it was designed with a purpose. :thumbup: Very cool old knife.