KA-BAR - iKnife Collector2024-03-29T07:50:49Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/k-bar?groupUrl=kniferesearch&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noManufacturers and the "Ka-Bar…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-10-18:3181080:Comment:15030392017-10-18T01:57:41.690ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
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<p>Camillus Cutlery Co., the first manufacturer to supply the Ka-Bar Combat Knife…</p>
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<p>Camillus Cutlery Co., the first manufacturer to supply the Ka-Bar Combat Knife under contract, also produced the largest number of such knives, producing over 1 million examples marked "Camillus.N.Y." on the knife's crossguard before the war ended.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford.2C_Steve_p._387_2-7" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-Shackleford.2C_Steve_p._387-2">[2]</a></sup> Besides Camillus, the Union Cutlery Co., Robeson (ShurEdge) Cutlery Co., and the PAL Cutlery Co. all produced the Ka-Bar knife under military contract during World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup></p>
<p>The Union Cutlery Company, the first company to manufacture a knife trademarked KA-BAR, was founded in 1897 as the Tidioute Cutlery Co.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford.2C_Steve_p._143_4-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-Shackleford.2C_Steve_p._143-4">[4]</a></sup> The Tidioute Cutlery Co. was dissolved and its assets taken over by Wallace R. Brown, who renamed the company Union Razor Co. which shortly thereafter became the Union Cutlery Company in 1909, headquartered in Olean, New York.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford.2C_Steve_p._143_4-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-Shackleford.2C_Steve_p._143-4">[4]</a></sup></p>
<p>After the end of World War II, Utica Cutlery Co., Conetta Cutlery Co., Camillus Cutlery Co., and (beginning around 1980) the Ontario Knife Co. all produced the Ka-Bar under contract for the U.S. military.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford.2C_Steve_p._387_2-8" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-Shackleford.2C_Steve_p._387-2">[2]</a></sup> From approximately 1945-1952, Weske Cutlery Co. of Sandusky, Ohio purchased leftover and overrun parts from wartime Ka-Bar knife contractors and assembled them into knives for commercial sale, polishing out the original manufacturer and military markings, and fitting them with ungrooved leather handles.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> Though <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._R._Case_%26_Sons_Cutlery_Co." title="W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.">W.R. Case</a> made two prototype Ka-Bar knives as part of a contract submission in 1942-43, no contract was ever awarded to Case for the production of military Ka-Bar Combat/Fighting Utility knives, either during or after World War II. In 1992, Case would release a modern commemorative of these prototypes, the Case XX USMC Fighting Utility Knife. The Case XX USMC Fighting Utility knife is actually manufactured for Case by Ontario Knife Co<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact">[<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>.</p>
<p>"KA-BAR" was a trademark of one of the four wartime manufacturers, Union Cutlery Co. and had been used on several of their previous knives since 1923.<sup id="cite_ref-How_KA-BAR_Got_Its_Name_5-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-How_KA-BAR_Got_Its_Name-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Freeth_2005_32_6-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-Freeth_2005_32-6">[6]</a></sup> They stamped this trademark on the ricasso of all the Mark 2 knives they produced - and were second only to Camillus in terms of production, producing about 1 million knives during the wartime contract.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford.2C_Steve_p._387_2-9" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-Shackleford.2C_Steve_p._387-2">[2]</a></sup> Marines as early as 1944 began universally referring to their new combat knife as the "KA-BAR", regardless of manufacturer.<sup id="cite_ref-SLE_23-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-SLE-23">[23]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup> The popular designation of the knife may also have resulted from contact with Marine Corps close combat instructors in San Diego, who appear to have used the term Ka-Bar when training recruits in the skill of knife fighting.<sup id="cite_ref-SLE_23-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-SLE-23">[23]</a></sup></p>
<p>From 1923 until 1952, KA-BAR remained a legal trademark of Union Cutlery Company. However, in 1952 Union Cutlery renamed itself Ka-Bar Cutlery Inc. in order to capitalize on widespread public recognition of the name and trademark, which had by then become synonymous with the Mark 2 Combat Knife.<sup id="cite_ref-Shackleford.2C_Steve_p._387_2-10" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-Shackleford.2C_Steve_p._387-2">[2]</a></sup> While the company name changed, Ka-Bar, Inc.'s headquarters are still located in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olean,_New_York" title="Olean, New York">Olean, New York</a>. In 1996, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutco_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Cutco Corporation">Cutco Corporation</a>, manufacturer of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutco_Cutlery" class="mw-redirect" title="Cutco Cutlery">Cutco Cutlery</a>, acquired the company.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Bar#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup></p> Historical Knife Pricing Ka-B…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-10-18:3181080:Comment:15027462017-10-18T01:49:37.865ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p><a href="https://www.kabar.com/content/files/Historical_Knife_Pricing.pdf" target="_blank">Historical Knife Pricing Ka-Bar</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.kabar.com/content/files/Historical_Knife_Pricing.pdf" target="_blank">Historical Knife Pricing Ka-Bar</a></p> KaBar Dating - This came from…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-01-27:3181080:Comment:13891382016-01-27T02:56:20.389ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<h1>KaBar Dating - This came from another post and is very helpful</h1>
<p>Posted by Ken Spielvogel on August 5, 2013 at 12:21</p>
<p><span>Union Cutlery Co.</span><br></br><span>Olean, NY 1911-1951</span><br></br><span>KA-BAR brand 1923-1951</span><br></br><span>Wallace R. & Emerson Brown</span><br></br><span>Danforth Brown Manufacturer</span><br></br><br></br><span>KA-BAR Cutlery Co.</span><br></br><span>Olean, NY 1951-1966</span><br></br><span>KA-BAR brand since 1951</span><br></br><span>Danforth Brown…</span></p>
<h1>KaBar Dating - This came from another post and is very helpful</h1>
<p>Posted by Ken Spielvogel on August 5, 2013 at 12:21</p>
<p><span>Union Cutlery Co.</span><br/><span>Olean, NY 1911-1951</span><br/><span>KA-BAR brand 1923-1951</span><br/><span>Wallace R. & Emerson Brown</span><br/><span>Danforth Brown Manufacturer</span><br/><br/><span>KA-BAR Cutlery Co.</span><br/><span>Olean, NY 1951-1966</span><br/><span>KA-BAR brand since 1951</span><br/><span>Danforth Brown d.1956</span><br/><span>Manufacturer</span><br/><br/><span>Cole National Corp.</span><br/><span>Cleveland and Solon, OH 1966-present</span><br/><span>KA-BAR and KHYBER brands</span><br/><span>Manufacturer at Olean, NY 1966-1977</span><br/><span>Sold KA-BAR brand to Alcas 1996nother post: a great help</span></p> tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-01-27:3181080:Comment:13890152016-01-27T02:54:00.715ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770527165?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770527165?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> "killed a bar!"tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-05-04:3181080:Comment:13114172015-05-04T02:32:42.452Ztim paynehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/timpayne
<p><em><strong><font color="#663300">"killed a bar!"</font></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><font color="#663300">"killed a bar!"</font></strong></em></p> The Story of KA-BARtag:iknifecollector.com,2015-05-04:3181080:Comment:13114122015-05-04T02:00:37.771ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p><a href="http://www.tomarskabars.com/Story_Kabar.html" target="_blank">The Story of KA-BAR</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.tomarskabars.com/Story_Kabar.html" target="_blank">The Story of KA-BAR</a></p>