Western L48 ABG??

[Trent Rock]

Anyone ever see a ABG before?

The dude had it listed under Sporting goods > Hunting > Knives

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Item Specifics - Item Condition[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif]Condition: [/FONT]Used

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif]Cutlery : [/FONT]Fixed Blade


[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif]Type : [/FONT]Fixed Blade Knives




[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif]Length : [/FONT]8"


[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif]Age : [/FONT]1980's




[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif]Brand : [/FONT]Western Cutlery

LOL
1980's???!!!

 

[Codger_64]

The address in the stamp indicates production before Western moved to Longmont, which was in 1978. The company became Coleman-Western in 1984. In 1991, Camillus bought Western Cutlery.

Now the guess...

It might be an identifier for a special factory order customer such as ABG, Inc.

http://www.abginc.com/about/

Or it might have designated some special construction features.

Hopefully someone better versed in Western Cutlery nomenclature will come along.

Codger

 

[CAMCO]

The stamping may indicate a model #L48A with a blood groove (BG). This knife was made before 1977 since it does not have a date stamp (A=1977, B=1978, etc.).

Tom Williams

 

[Trent Rock]

I was thinking the same thing Camco
I wonder what other models I need for my BG series now!!!???