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- Claudester
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Looking for info about a knife
I met an old timer ( a little older than me ) that knew I collected knives and asked me if I could identify a knife his
wife had bought him. He sent me the picture and a sketch of the stamp on the tang but I had no clue of the maker
and after doing a week of searching, came up with nothing. Here are pictures of both.
Thanks for any help
wife had bought him. He sent me the picture and a sketch of the stamp on the tang but I had no clue of the maker
and after doing a week of searching, came up with nothing. Here are pictures of both.
Thanks for any help
One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them. Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Looking for info about a knife
I haven't a clue on the knife, but sure good to see you post, Steve. I hope retirement is treating you well.
- Claudester
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Re: Looking for info about a knife
Thanks Terry,
Life is still good. Every once and a while I still go on a knife kick like yesterday. I opened a bunch of boxes and
started fondling some blades. I had forgotten that I had a lot of them. I really don't know if the knife in question is
a custom high quality blade or a piece of scrap. It's just that I told this man I'd look around to see what I could find out
and can't find any thing. At least I tried.
Life is still good. Every once and a while I still go on a knife kick like yesterday. I opened a bunch of boxes and
started fondling some blades. I had forgotten that I had a lot of them. I really don't know if the knife in question is
a custom high quality blade or a piece of scrap. It's just that I told this man I'd look around to see what I could find out
and can't find any thing. At least I tried.
One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them. Thomas Jefferson
- Claudester
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Re: Looking for info about a knife
Morin Tom,
How are YA!
How are YA!
One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them. Thomas Jefferson
Re: Looking for info about a knife
Hi Steve, welcome back.
No clue on the knife, but if I was to guess, I would think Ka-Bar because of the stamp.
Looks similar to KA.
No clue on the knife, but if I was to guess, I would think Ka-Bar because of the stamp.
Looks similar to KA.
~RAZOR~
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Rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6
- Claudester
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Hi Razor,
That's where I ended up looking, Ka-bar but noting like it there.
Thanks
That's where I ended up looking, Ka-bar but noting like it there.
Thanks
One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them. Thomas Jefferson
Re: Looking for info about a knife
I know almost nothing about knives, but this could be someones personal tang stamp. A home made knife, someone's initials and the number 5 could be the knife makers lucky number or the 5th knife of that style.
In any event it's a good looking knife.
In any event it's a good looking knife.
Your friend on the web's most friendly community on knives and blades,
John
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John
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Re: Looking for info about a knife
I posted this on Bernard Levine's section on Bladeforums, so I hope to have an ID on it soon as those guys are really in the know.....
- Claudester
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Tom19176 wrote:I posted this on Bernard Levine's section on Bladeforums, so I hope to have an ID on it soon as those guys are really in the know.....
Thanks Much!
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Re: Looking for info about a knife
I have gotten some replies but no one knows what it is yet. A few asked for a close up of the tang stamp. Can you do that?
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Sorry, I don't have the knife and the gentleman lives across country from me. I will ask him if he
can do a close up.
can do a close up.
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Re: Looking for info about a knife
Ok see what he can do. Here is a link to the question about it I posted on bladeforums:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... ther-forum
I am not sure if you have to be a member to see it.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... ther-forum
I am not sure if you have to be a member to see it.
- Claudester
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Re: Looking for info about a knife
Claudester wrote:I met an old timer ( a little older than me ) that knew I collected knives and asked me if I could identify a knife his
wife had bought him. He sent me the picture and a sketch of the stamp on the tang but I had no clue of the maker
and after doing a week of searching, came up with nothing. Here are pictures of both.
Thanks for any help
Well, I found the maker of the knife and verified it by sending him a picture of the knife. His name is Ken Steigerwalt and he is quite the knife maker. Here is a copy of the email he sent me.
Hi Steve,
Sorry for delay. I did make this knife back in the mid 1990's. The scrimshaw was done by my dad.
I hope this helps,
Ken
Here's a link to some of his work.
http://www.knifeart.com/kensteigerwalt.html
One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them. Thomas Jefferson