Let's see your good old basic fixed blades, Bowie's, Stickers, etc.

Sunlight today!
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The sheath is for a pro hunter that replaced this knife in the Schrade line-up. Those colors in the sheath probably aren't really there, but it's Christmassy if they are.
 
scrteened porch said:
Here's another strange Western. Camillus era I'm sure. W36.
I've seen them flat-ground like this, sabre ground with very narrow parallel flats at the back, and ground to look like the L36. I've seen this handle with a pommel nut, fork-tanged with two pommel pins, and I know not what else. In my box of materials from the e-tailer that bought a lot of stuff from Camillus, I have solid handles grooved to slide into the forked tang.
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Yep, porch, it's a Camillus era W36.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I really love that little 48B there, I've got one like it on my list but I don't do eBay so it'll probably be a while before it happens.

I thought only the F series Black beauty line came with the jet black sheaths, maybe I'm wrong.
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The F series are the only ones that officially came with a black sheath so there are 2 possibilities here - either someone married a Western F48B sheath with a 648B knife or, since the 648B is 1981 (E) production and Western dropped everything but the F48A from its lineup sometime early 1980s, the sheath MAY repeat MAY have just been sold with the knife in an effort not waste anything.

I lean toward the marriage version of my tale.
 
zzyzzogeton said:
The F series are the only ones that officially came with a black sheath so there are 2 possibilities here - either someone married a Western F48B sheath with a 648B knife or, since the 648B is 1981 (E) production and Western dropped everything but the F48A from its lineup sometime early 1980s, the sheath MAY repeat MAY have just been sold with the knife in an effort not waste anything.

I lean toward the marriage version of my tale.
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That's what I thought.
 
zzyzzogeton said:
The F series are the only ones that officially came with a black sheath so there are 2 possibilities here - either someone married a Western F48B sheath with a 648B knife or, since the 648B is 1981 (E) production and Western dropped everything but the F48A from its lineup sometime early 1980s, the sheath MAY repeat MAY have just been sold with the knife in an effort not waste anything.

I lean toward the marriage version of my tale.
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That marriage theory is correct.
I bought the knife without a sheath. My son bought a Scandanavian knife [Birch bark handle] and it came with the black Western sheath!
Trade was made and now the Western knife has a Western sheath.
 
Jake, thank you! I was very fortunate to find one in that kind of condition, because as you said, they are such great users.
 
I wonder if I can talk about my SOG Gov-Tac here. It's put together with a traditional pommel nut. Yes, it's black, but dark bluing goes back a ways.
The kydex sheath has a patent-pending belt loop that might put it out of the traditional ballpark.
I'll report myself and see what the mod on duty has to say before I post a pic.
 
scrteened porch said:
I wonder if I can talk about my SOG Gov-Tac here. It's put together with a traditional pommel nut. Yes, it's black, but dark bluing goes back a ways.
The kydex sheath has a patent-pending belt loop that might put it out of the traditional ballpark.
I'll report myself and see what the mod on duty has to say before I post a pic.
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I don't have a problem with it, particularly if the sheath isn't displayed. I've posted a number of my knives that have kydex sheaths. I leave the sheath out of the image and discussion.
 
Thank you. I'll see if I have a pic without the sheath.
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I found this today under the lid of a box I never open because I have to pull the box out part-way to open it. I had forgotten I had the knife, perhaps forgotten that the model had existed. I'm not getting old, and I don't have too many knives, so I'm at a loss to explain how I forgot it was there.
Maybe 6.25" blade, tip to guard, and a delightfully commodious handle.
 
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scrteened porch said:
Is it known why the Western W36 had so many blade shapes and handle variations?
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As with any thing in sales, any variations were an attempt to catch the eye of a different buyer and sell more knives.

That being said, the 36 pattern actually only had 1 blade shape through out its 70 production history, 1936 - 2006 --- a 5-1/2" clip point blade. If the blade has a length of anything other than 5-1/2" or a profile of anything other than a straight back spine with a clip point, it is NOT a 36. Broken tip re-profiles excepted :D

The 36 pattern variations were all handle material, pommel shape or guard shape related.

Stacked leather handles (L36K/L36KG/L36) 1936 to 1972

and then

Wood handles (W36) 197x to 2006.

The production specs of the 36 pattern by period are :::

1936-1940 version came as either a half guard/bird beak pommel or a S-guard/flat brass plate pommel

L36K 5-1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / bird beak pommel

and

L36 5-1/2” clip point blade – flat brass pommel plate – S’ guard SEE tongueriver's post top left group of 4 - 3rd knife down


1941 version - only 1 pommel type, but 2 guard styles

L36K -1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / bird beak pommel

and

L36KG – 5-1/2” clip point blade / bird beak pommels / s-guard See tongueriver's post above top left group of 4 4th knife down


1945 – 1958 version

L36K – 5-1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / bird beak pommel


1959 – 1972 version

L36 - 1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / bird beak pommel


1968 – 1972 version

L36 - 5-1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / bird beak pommel


1973 – 1976 version

W36 - 5-1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / bird beak pommel


1978 – 1991 version

W36 - 5-1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / calf's foot pommel


1992 – 2006 Camillus version - threaded pommel - not double pin tang

W36 - 5-1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / calf's foot pommel
 
Just picked up this Buck 212 in W2 steel. Joe Houser made 2 up right after heat treat before finishing and installed the leather and aluminum grill handle. The blade almost looks blued.


In my truck pics, and the sheath I made for it.



 
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