Western knife black beauty F488

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catavengercaptain
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Western knife black beauty F488

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Hang on to your knives; I got to thinking about a little knife I inherited from my father, it is has to be at least 60 years old. It has a very short blade about 3.5 inches long Image Looks like they are now selling in the $50 to $60 range. Not bad for a knife my dad probably only paid 5 bucks for.
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Ya i also love the western knife brand knives. One of the only vintage companies i even collect. I have a few knife and hatchets from them. And yes they go for around $70....if u find a good deal you can get one for 45.
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I did more research online and found that the knife was made closer to around 50 ( rather than 60 ) years ago. As noted by Chrisadamley, Western also made hatchets. The F488 was made in a set with a hatchet. I can't remember if my father ever had the hachet.
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Ya here is the couple knives with their hatchets that i have. I love the black hatchet, the ergos on it are nice, fits the hand well.

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Brings back some memories. We had a few of those knives and at least one hatchet around while growing up. I have no idea what became of them.
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Nice knives & hatchet
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Very cool 8) nice blade design and handles :!:
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