I found this nice vintage custom-made fixed blade hunting knife

[JGalt]

Rummaging through Goodwill last week I came across three old fixed blade knives for $3.99 apiece. Two of them were a 4-1/4" and a 3" bladed Western Cutlery of Boulder, Colorado with the leather sheaths. They're not particularly unusual, worth only $30 - $50 on Ebay. The third one was an 8-1/4" long custom-made fixed blade knife with a heavy carbon steel 4-1/4" blade. It has a leather and brass washer handle on the tang with a piece of genuine bone on the handle. The knife has no manufacturer's or maker's markings on it, and AI couldn't identify it.

Unfortunately a little less than a quarter inch was broken off at the tip when I found it. I took it to a guy who has a sharpening shop in town and he reground the tip for me. He only charged $5 for sharpening it, and an extra two dollars for regrinding the tip. The knife was probably made anywhere from the 1930's to the 1950's. I'm probably going to keep this one because I like the weight of it.

 

[Chuz Life]

Rummaging through Goodwill last week I came across three old fixed blade knives for $3.99 apiece. Two of them were a 4-1/4" and a 3" bladed Western Cutlery of Boulder, Colorado with the leather sheaths. They're not particularly unusual, worth only $30 - $50 on Ebay. The third one was an 8-1/4" long custom-made fixed blade knife with a heavy carbon steel 4-1/4" blade. It has a leather and brass washer handle on the tang with a piece of genuine bone on the handle. The knife has no manufacturer's or maker's markings on it, and AI couldn't identify it.

Unfortunately a little less than a quarter inch was broken off at the tip when I found it. I took it to a guy who has a sharpening shop in town and he reground the tip for me. He only charged $5 for sharpening it, and an extra two dollars for regrinding the tip. The knife was probably made anywhere from the 1930's to the 1950's. I'm probably going to keep this one because I like the weight of it.

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My father left me an old "Case" knife that looks a lot like this (same leather ring pieces handle - minus the bone section) It's rotted and falling apart. This knife gives me a great idea for a restoration.

 

[JGalt]

My father left me an old "Case" knife that looks a lot like this (same leather ring pieces handle - minus the bone section) It's rotted and falling apart. This knife gives me a great idea for a restoration.

Leather washers have always been popular for making the handles. There are some pretty good Youtube videos on how to restore them using new washers.

 

[Chuz Life]

Leather washers have always been popular for making the handles. There are some pretty good Youtube videos on how to restore them using new washers.

I'll share a picture of my dad's knife.

 

[Chuz Life]

JGalt. It's funny how the mind plays tricks. Dad's knife looks different from how I remembered it but I think I mixed several images in my mind.

Here are some of his knives. Two of them I brought back from the Marines. An airforce survival knife and a "bolo" from the Philippines.