Old 108- Real or fake

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Mitch W.

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I found this on Fee-Bay but something doesn't look right. The price wanted is way out of my pay grade. Especially this worn.


I thought examples of this vintage had a barrel nut, clearly has a pin.


I know the stamp wasn't always perfect


Weren't model numbers added later?
 
This is a Group 5 model 108 (1948) Hoyt made. With a one strike .Buck. on one side and a 3 strike model # on the other. All correct for this era knife.
The handles were pinned and material cut from plexi-glass. DM
 
It has been on eBay for a LONG time.... I had not seen it recently.
That particular seller always has a lot of interesting stuff.
I have one exactly like it, .... like DM says, it is all correct.

Some one jump me if I am wrong but I think barrel nuts are pretty specific to the first 2-3 years or so of factory production. Of the few pre factory knives I have in my collection, some are pinned but most seem to have threaded pommels. The barrel nut simplifies indexing the pommel correctly on a threaded tang. Of course, pinning eliminates that problem completely.
 
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Model 108 Sportsman. It is a tiny knife with a 3.5" blade.

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David Martin said:
The handles were pinned and material cut from plexi-glass. DM
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David, you had a brain burp, I know you meant Lucite plastic. Hoyt did use stacked plexi-glass early on but they were clear. Cut from damaged aircraft canopies?
 
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