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Sport Champ fixed blade

I just picked up this small bowie type hunting knife. It looks identical to a Kutmaster but with a different name etched on the blade. The scales are stag, or bone stag not plastic. Any guess when it was made and was it by Utica Cutlery? And who might it have been made for, ie specific store or generic? Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Tristan on May 12, 2015 at 22:49

I not an expert on knifes, so ill let the more experienced members answer your question, I just wanted to tell you "that is a awesome knife"

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Permalink Reply by Michael Squier on May 18, 2015 at 8:17

Hmm, so no ideas on the "Sport Champ" name? Must be super rare then. lol

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on May 20, 2015 at 12:58

Michael--Been doing some serious digging on this and haven't found out much-- Sport Champ is apparently a still unknown retailer, either a hardware or sporting goods store.-- What I have found out-- A Sport Champ shotgun is a trade name gun made by J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company (J. Stevens Arms Company after 1920) for an unknown retailer in the period 1914 to 1942. Stevens marked the proprietors name on the shotgun, rather than their own, just like your Utica made knife. Here is a pic of a Stevens shotgun with a very similar Sport Champ marking.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on May 20, 2015 at 15:20

Michael-- look at the M in sport champ on both the knife and the shotgun-- I'm pretty sure both were made for the same retailer. The M is kind of distinctive

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Permalink Reply by Michael Squier on May 21, 2015 at 8:08

John, good detecting. The M is the same and the S is very close too, being in the graphics business Id say they were both trying to be the same logo. Now whos trade name is it, Iwonder if Stevens collectors might know? I wonder how long they used the name.