I would like more info on this Western Bowie - iKnife Collector2024-03-28T21:24:17Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/i-would-like-more-info-on-this-western-bowie?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1538042&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWOW! Wayne...Great info, Tha…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-04-18:3181080:Comment:15380142018-04-18T00:45:26.174ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>WOW! Wayne...Great info, Thank you!</p>
<p>WOW! Wayne...Great info, Thank you!</p> Wayne you have been very help…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-04-17:3181080:Comment:15380082018-04-17T18:22:45.226ZMark Gibbshttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/MarkGibbs
<p>Wayne you have been very helpful with your information on this bowie. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Wayne Zieschang said:</cite></p>
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<p>Western's HC steel was a 1095CV formula, very similar to…</p>
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<p>Wayne you have been very helpful with your information on this bowie. <br/> <br/> <cite>Wayne Zieschang said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/i-would-like-more-info-on-this-western-bowie?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1538007&xg_source=msg_com_forum#3181080Comment1538007"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Mark, I forgot to answer one of your other questions - steel type.</p>
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<p>Western's HC steel was a 1095CV formula, very similar to Kabar's current 1095CV and Camillus' 017-6C.</p>
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</blockquote> Mark, I forgot to answer one…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-04-17:3181080:Comment:15380072018-04-17T14:50:52.619ZWayne Zieschanghttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/WayneZieschang
<p>Mark, I forgot to answer one of your other questions - steel type.</p>
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<p>Western's HC steel was a 1095CV formula, very similar to Kabar's current 1095CV and Camillus' 017-6C.</p>
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<p>Mark, I forgot to answer one of your other questions - steel type.</p>
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<p>Western's HC steel was a 1095CV formula, very similar to Kabar's current 1095CV and Camillus' 017-6C.</p>
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<p></p> Thanks for the production dat…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-04-17:3181080:Comment:15380062018-04-17T08:20:52.396ZMark Gibbshttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/MarkGibbs
<p>Thanks for the production dates Wayne.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Wayne Zieschang said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/i-would-like-more-info-on-this-western-bowie?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1538042&xg_source=msg_com_forum#3181080Comment1538042"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>The OP's knife is a 3rd post-WW2 Bowie variant, but the dates of production are 1968 to 1972.</p>
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<p>Western shifted the stamps from the ricasso to the guard starting…</p>
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<p>Thanks for the production dates Wayne.<br/> <br/> <cite>Wayne Zieschang said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/i-would-like-more-info-on-this-western-bowie?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1538042&xg_source=msg_com_forum#3181080Comment1538042"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>The OP's knife is a 3rd post-WW2 Bowie variant, but the dates of production are 1968 to 1972.</p>
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<p>Western shifted the stamps from the ricasso to the guard starting in 1968 and dropped reference to Boulder, Colo in its stamps starting with the 1973 model year.</p>
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</blockquote> The OP's knife is a 3rd post-…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-04-17:3181080:Comment:15380422018-04-17T02:15:51.901ZWayne Zieschanghttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/WayneZieschang
<p>The OP's knife is a 3rd post-WW2 Bowie variant, but the dates of production are 1968 to 1972.</p>
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<p>Western shifted the stamps from the ricasso to the guard starting in 1968 and dropped reference to Boulder, Colo in its stamps starting with the 1973 model year.</p>
<p>The OP's knife is a 3rd post-WW2 Bowie variant, but the dates of production are 1968 to 1972.</p>
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<p>Western shifted the stamps from the ricasso to the guard starting in 1968 and dropped reference to Boulder, Colo in its stamps starting with the 1973 model year.</p> Thanks for the information Ja…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-11-13:3181080:Comment:15062682017-11-13T02:10:02.873ZMark Gibbshttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/MarkGibbs
<p>Thanks for the information Jan.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information Jan.</p> I did check with one of our W…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-11-11:3181080:Comment:15059452017-11-11T15:02:50.848ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>I did check with one of our Western Bowie collectors and found the answer right here. He also sent me an email</p>
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<p>The gentleman's knife according to my research would be a 3rd variant produced between 1974 and 1977. It's a beautiful knife and would probably fetch somewhere between one and two hundred dollars. That would be my best guess.</p>
<p>Here's a link to what I posted in 2013: …</p>
<p>I did check with one of our Western Bowie collectors and found the answer right here. He also sent me an email</p>
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<p>The gentleman's knife according to my research would be a 3rd variant produced between 1974 and 1977. It's a beautiful knife and would probably fetch somewhere between one and two hundred dollars. That would be my best guess.</p>
<p>Here's a link to what I posted in 2013: <a href="http://iknifecollector.com/photo/bowie-trio-5">http://iknifecollector.com/photo/bowie-trio-5</a></p> Thanks for the info Manx.tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-11-05:3181080:Comment:15051472017-11-05T21:31:33.028ZMark Gibbshttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/MarkGibbs
<p>Thanks for the info Manx.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info Manx.</p> Here is a chat we had a while…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-11-05:3181080:Comment:15050732017-11-05T21:28:09.236ZSteve Scheuerman (Manx)https://iknifecollector.com/profile/SteveScheuerman
<p>Here is a chat we had a while ago. This may help with what you are looking for. Click <a href="http://iknifecollector.com/page/western-cutlery-company" target="_self">HERE!</a></p>
<p>Here is a chat we had a while ago. This may help with what you are looking for. Click <a href="http://iknifecollector.com/page/western-cutlery-company" target="_self">HERE!</a></p> There is a dating code on tho…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-11-05:3181080:Comment:15051462017-11-05T21:11:12.697ZSteve Scheuerman (Manx)https://iknifecollector.com/profile/SteveScheuerman
<p>There is a dating code on those, I believe. Is there a letter stamped into the tang anywhere?</p>
<p>There is a dating code on those, I believe. Is there a letter stamped into the tang anywhere?</p>