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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on September 2, 2016 at 0:06

Welcome, once again, Jaquelin, to iKC.2

A quick search found these links;

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/western-mfg-w49-commemorative...

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-western-bowie-1801731198

This thread, from Blade Forums, mentions the Texas commemorative,

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1225380-1984-westm...

Hope they can get you started.

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Permalink Reply by Jacqueline Parker on September 2, 2016 at 2:09

Quoted by Chris in your last link: "There were far less than 15,000 of the Texas Bowies made - they were not selling- Western management gave all the employees a Texas Bowie with a personalised plaque. there was a limited run of them with Ivory handles made"

I remember when I was younger that my dad mentioned something about this particular knife NOT being 1 of 15,000, but rather like 1200 (if I remember correctly) - because of lack of sales..

I appreciate your effort very much! I've had a hard time searching with the right keywords... That and not many people seem to know anything about it! It truly is a lovely knife - was always my favorite (tho dad never let me play with it when I was young. A good thing lol). It's been over a year since he passed and I've finally made my way to it... And I love how he took care of his things... This knife is flawless :)

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Permalink Reply by Jacqueline Parker on September 2, 2016 at 2:27

Oh and I forgot - the 2nd worthpoint link - that is the exact same bowie as mine, however the date clearly says 1986 - not 1936, as this ad says. It clearly says Sesquicentennial.. So yeah. Oh and it never came with an original sheath :/

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on September 2, 2016 at 12:22

Jacqueline-The website Cutlers Cove which in my  experience has been very reliable stated that  the 1 of 15000 was due to the knives being incorrectly marked and there were actually only 1500 made. As far as value, I have seen recent sales of $140-150 without the box, and one of $300 with the presentation box.Here is the link to the Cutlers Cove knife.However, they did incorrectly list the date as 1936 rather than 1836.

http://cutlerscove.com/bowies/western-stag-texas.htm

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on September 2, 2016 at 13:00

A beautiful knife Jacqueline!

 

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Permalink Reply by Jacqueline Parker on September 2, 2016 at 13:27

I agree, Charles! John, yes I have come across that particular listing. Check this out (postings # 11, 12, and 13): http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1225380-1984-westm...

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