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Kinfolks fixed blade help

John, I just got this Kinfolks camper/bowie knife. im hoping you can help date it within reason and verifie that the crossguard is original. The tang stamp just says Kinfolks inc. , no location is stated as on some others. it does not look like its ever been apart and it was very tanished and covered in that green gunk brass gets so i cleaned it off, ive just never seen one of these style knives with anything other than a flat plated or nickle crossguard. Thanks forthe help, I know how much you love these high end knives of mine. lol

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on September 8, 2016 at 11:30

Michael- The crossguard is original- This should answer your questions nicely-LOL

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on September 8, 2016 at 14:43

Michael-Sorry for the picture resolution but it is pretty much the same as I found it here-

http://kinfolksinc.com/catalogs/1940.htm However, this may be a fairly rare knife as I have searched extensively and have so far not found another example other than the Ebay listing where I assume you bought it.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Squier on September 8, 2016 at 15:19

awesome info as usual. I looked at that site begore posting and couldnt find it. cool thanks. by the way i paid a bit more than a follar.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Squier on September 8, 2016 at 16:32

Yes, that was my knife, I paid more than Iwantec to but I thought it was i teresting and I had just missed a good buy because of internet failure so I was mad and did not want to loose ot. lol, ebay can be dangerous .

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Permalink Reply by Michael Squier on September 8, 2016 at 16:57

Darn, I wish I could read the text. I tied the wensite and its unreadanle there too. Oh well, I may never know what makes it better than a civil war era riflemans knife.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on September 9, 2016 at 17:49

Michael or John,

Do we know where this ad was originally printed? I know of a couple of knife Museums that have great library's. If we could narrow down where they need to be looking we may be able to find a readable copy. Darn it I want to know what made it better also!