my grandfathers old Western

[migmaq]

Cancer and Camel non filters claimed him when i was still making boom boom in my short pants , so i think my grandmother just packed it away with the rest of his things she kept , not to have seen the light of day until she passed and my mother unearthed it while sorting her affairs and gave it to me , this particular tang stamp Western used between 1935 and 1950 , im 63 so he had it for a while , thing is scary sharp , i nicked myself oiling it for storage one day , and i was being careful, real stag grip , im told the colored rings tell the story of the features for any particular knife ,a code if you will

 

[black mamba]

Very nice, migmaq. That pattern later became known as the #39. I have one from the mid 1970s with a laminated wood handle.

 

[migmaq]

Very nice, migmaq. That pattern later became known as the #39. I have one from the mid 1970s with a laminated wood handle.

yep , i didnt know that , but that tang stamp was used between 1961-1977 so you are correct on the date , pretty knife

 

[afishhunter]

I believe the patent number is for the split tang design.
Very nice 39. (IF the same naming convention was used, an "S39". "L39" had leather washers, "W39" wood scales, etc.)

 

[pjsjr]

Here are a couple of photos of pages from Harvey Platts book, 'Knife Makers Who Went West', 1978.
First page 151 from the 1950 catalog...

Then page 162 from the 1959-1960 catalog

I only show these because of the L39 and 539, for numbering. The tang stamps are not shown.

 

[DrRollinstein]

Cancer and Camel non filters claimed him when i was still making boom boom in my short pants , so i think my grandmother just packed it away with the rest of his things she kept , not to have seen the light of day until she passed and my mother unearthed it while sorting her affairs and gave it to me , this particular tang stamp Western used between 1935 and 1950 , im 63 so he had it for a while , thing is scary sharp , i nicked myself oiling it for storage one day , and i was being careful, real stag grip , im told the colored rings tell the story of the features for any particular knife ,a code if you will

Thats a beautiful knife.

 

[Campbellclanman]

What a great knife- and your Grandads with that! Fantastic!

 

[jfk1110]

Cancer and Camel non filters claimed him when i was still making boom boom in my short pants , so i think my grandmother just packed it away with the rest of his things she kept , not to have seen the light of day until she passed and my mother unearthed it while sorting her affairs and gave it to me , this particular tang stamp Western used between 1935 and 1950 , im 63 so he had it for a while , thing is scary sharp , i nicked myself oiling it for storage one day , and i was being careful, real stag grip , im told the colored rings tell the story of the features for any particular knife ,a code if you will

Beautiful blade and been smoking Camel non filter since 1979.....My favorite....by far!! May kill me but it's in a race with the rest of this world........which I've been.riding since 1970....

 

[migmaq]

Beautiful blade and been smoking Camel non filter since 1979.....My favorite....by far!! May kill me but it's in a race with the rest of this world........which I've been.riding since 1970....

they had a old upright organ , when she passed i was helping move it and inside the organ he had 2 packs hidden from her , hilarious , i assume he had hidden them in there from her because when he was diagnosed and told to stop smoking , after a couple decades she had never found them or maybe did and just left them be , i was in my 20's when she went

 

[Murphy Slaw]

My dad and grandpa smoked Camels, which means I swiped and smoked a bunch of them in my day, as well.

Very cool knife, and the story, too.

 

[meako]

Great knife and Great write up.
Cheers.