I have recently discoverd an old Western Bowie I thought I had lost. What is interesting is it has the synthetic faux bone handles, likely Delrin, as seen on the
S-649. What is strange is the blade is not staniless, I can tell from the pitting from rust. The brass s guard has "BOWIE" on one side, and "WESTERN, bolder, colo. usa" on the other. So its apparently from the 60's. So it looks like a 60's vintage W49, without the w49 markings, and has the faux bone handle like the
S-649. Any one seen this varaition? Thanks for any feedback.