Photos Prototype Boos Dagger

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IronRidgeOutdoors

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Okay, I kid. But what's the possibility of some relation? This R.H. Boos was very proud of his name; it's stamped on every surface of this knife and sheath. On top of that, this came from the same area as the current Boos company.

It's very old school and reminiscent of an Old Hickory type construction. I found it at a garage sale and thought it was interesting enough to snag.

I tried to look up R.H. Boos, but kept getting results for the cutter boards and the current Boos knives. What do you think? Do the initials mean something to anyone?

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What makes you think the name is associated with making it, or am I misunderstanding?
 
kreole said:
What makes you think the name is associated with making it, or am I misunderstanding?
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You think it's a factory made knife? It could be, but there are no factory markings. With the guy's name plastered all over it, I figured it was something he made/modified.
 
kreole said:
What makes you think the name is associated with making it, or am I misunderstanding?
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The name was the owner, not the maker.
IronRidgeOutdoors said:
Any idea what the numbers are?
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The numbers are the owners military service number, probably USN or USAF, in the format used from before WW2 until Viet Nam.

IronRidgeOutdoors said:
You think it's a factory made knife? It could be, but there are no factory markings. With the guy's name plastered all over it, I figured it was something he made/modified.
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The knife has the name of a cutlery shop on the sheath, so it at least started as a commercially purchased blade....
 
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Arathol said:
The name was the owner, not the maker.

The numbers are the owners military service number, probably USN or USAF, in the format used from before WW2 until Viet Nam.


The knife has the name of a cutlery shop on the sheath, so it at least started as a commercially purchased blade....
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Thanks for the info. Do you think the cutlery shop made the knife? I tried looking for the same model online, but without any marks, it's difficult to pin down.
 
IronRidgeOutdoors said:
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Thanks for the info. Do you think the cutlery shop made the knife? I tried looking for the same model online, but without any marks, it's difficult to pin down.
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No idea, but sort of looks like a generic throwing knife, the kind that Edge brand sold years ago. Its not a one-off though, as an identical sheath in great condition with the same cutlery shop name on it was sold recently on ebay....
 
IronRidgeOutdoors said:
Okay, I kid. But what's the possibility of some relation? This R.H. Boos was very proud of his name; it's stamped on every surface of this knife and sheath. On top of that, this came from the same area as the current Boos company.

It's very old school and reminiscent of an Old Hickory type construction. I found it at a garage sale and thought it was interesting enough to snag.

I tried to look up R.H. Boos, but kept getting results for the cutter boards and the current Boos knives. What do you think? Do the initials mean something to anyone?

oVjluzK.jpeg
hxrKQ4w.jpeg
H09Jjmh.jpeg
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It looks a bit like an old Case pigsticker.
 
Asher Sympson said:
It looks a bit like an old Case pigsticker.
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Somewhat my thought too, it's a simple dagger pattern for sale to servicemen. Boeck's Cutlery was around in the 1940's - early 50's. RH Boos is the serviceman who bought it and took it to war, most likely WWII or Korea. A lot of cutlery retailers and small manufacturers had stuff like made for them or repurposed existing patterns (eg - Herder's Commando, etc....).

Neat knife.
 
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