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Permalink Reply by Michael Squier on October 21, 2015 at 8:07

Hard to say, they look very well made, could have been kit knives. What do the rest of the knives in the collection look like?

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on October 21, 2015 at 16:26

I've seen the top one (or one very similar to it) offered as a kit.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on October 21, 2015 at 16:31

I agree- They are extremely well made and appear to be hand made- I doubt they are "kit made knives" because of some of the details-- Are there any stamps or markings on the knives -??- Initials or the like could identify the maker, or lack there of, might help identify it as being hand made , possibly by your father-in-law

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on October 21, 2015 at 19:24

John,

This is a tough one but I am also thinking handmade kits also

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by dead_left_knife_guy on October 21, 2015 at 21:38

Could be.  They are very obviously from the same source.  I don't know much about knife kits, but even if that was the case, these appear to have been assembled & finished quite well.

I know enough about kit knives to know that with the right degree of skill & attention to detail (& basic components), kit knives can be very impressive & professional looking, as these appear to be.  Not my aesthetic, but well executed all the same.

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Permalink Reply by Michael D. on October 24, 2015 at 8:47

Immediately the top knife in the picture looked like a modified CVA kit knife from the early 1980s. Whatever the case, they're well done and look very impressive.

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Permalink Reply by John Terry Wisor on October 28, 2015 at 23:20

Have a look at Images for moran knives.

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