Just received this Remington Whittler knife bought on fleabay. I know that there are some Remington knives that are highly sought after and very highly regarded. Obviously this is an inexpensive model, but I am impressed with the quality given the price paid. It has some kind of synthetic covers, made to look like stag or bone. The blades all have excellent walk and talk, with solid springs. There is one slight gap between the brass liner and the shield side back spring. It is not a normal whittler pattern in its configuration, in that the coping blade pivots at the same end as the main, large clip point blade. The two secondary blades share the same back spring, while the main blade has its own spring (unlike the configuration I normally think of as a whittler, where the two secondary blades are at one end each with their own spring, and the main blade is at the opposite end by itself, using both springs).
The tang stamp features the word 'Remington' inside of a circle, with MADE IN on one side of it, and USA on the other, while the reverse side has R14 stamped on it. I'm most interested to know what the blade steel is, and maybe to get some idea of how old this knife is. The box and paper work that came with it make me think it is not a current model. Anyway, I'm very pleased with this knife, and would appreciate any information anyone can give!
The tang stamp features the word 'Remington' inside of a circle, with MADE IN on one side of it, and USA on the other, while the reverse side has R14 stamped on it. I'm most interested to know what the blade steel is, and maybe to get some idea of how old this knife is. The box and paper work that came with it make me think it is not a current model. Anyway, I'm very pleased with this knife, and would appreciate any information anyone can give!
