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Here are a couple more small to medium ish Boulder era Western's, both in red bone. The top one is a 653 stockman with the uncommon 'match strike' pull. (love this knife). The bottom one is a 657 Jack. The lower picture includes the big brother to the 653 that I've posted before. A Boulder era 742 in red bone with match strike pull.

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A pair of large Western folding hunter's (top and bottom pic). While they are identical in design and blades, they differ in composition and age. The top knife is a Boulder era, natural bone with no shield. Early tang stamp. No model number but it's unlikely to be the same as the 062 below. Unlikely, but not impossible. The lower knife (062) is a delrin scaled, Boulder era knife. Only uncommon in that the majority of delrin scaled folding hunter's were post 1978 production in Longmont Colorado. The lower picture features a knife I shared before, an even bigger folding hunter of the same era as the slightly smaller one next to it. I can't seem to nail down a model number for this one, but it's possibly a 6227. You don't see too many of these. Recently, a decent example of a red bone 062 sold for $150. I've seen Western State's versions sell for up to $250. o_O

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my friend Lee Leatherman just sent me a couple of the newest knives in their catalog to provide feedback on.
The folder is like a fine jewel, effortless to flick open, button blade close.
The Tanto is one rugged hunk of jungle ready razor sharp steel.
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SurfnFish said:
my friend Lee Leatherman just sent me a couple of the newest knives in their catalog to provide feedback on.
The folder is like a fine jewel, effortless to flick open, button blade close.
The Tanto is one rugged hunk of jungle ready razor sharp steel.
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Those look great. I've never played with a Magnacut blade. Keep us posted on your opinions. Leatherman is a great company.
 
Replicant said:
Those look great. I've never played with a Magnacut blade. Keep us posted on your opinions. Leatherman is a great company.
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x2...family owned with machinists in the tooling dept that have been there for decades.
 
I generally don't pursue Western knives that go on past 1978. The year that they moved from Boulder to Longmont, but that isn't a snub. Their quality was there, but I preferred the bone scaled knives. By 1985, Western was bought by Coleman, and that ushered in a modern era. Coleman was short lived in the knife industry and sold to Camillus. The Camillus era Western's are excellent. It was good till Camillus folded for good. The top knife is a Camillus era bird knife. The bottom is a Western USA, Longmont era (78-85) model 658 Stockman in Delrin. It's a good clean knife.
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I bought an after market sheath for my Morakniv Garberg from Leonard Leather Works (leonardleather.com). It includes holders for a ferro rod and Fallkniven DC4 sharpening stone. It is very well made and I'm happy with it. They have "off the shelf" custom sheaths for a wide variety of knives.

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Zak said:
I bought an after market sheath for my Morakniv Garberg from Leonard Leather Works (leonardleather.com). It includes holders for a ferro rod and Fallkniven DC4 sharpening stone. It is very well made and I'm happy with it. They have "off the shelf" custom sheaths for a wide variety of knives.

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That's a good looking sheath. I've got a Garberg and it's a great knife. Much more stout that the Companion. Pros and Cons to each though.
 
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Aleforme said:
That's a good looking sheath. I've got a Garberg and it's a great knife. Much more stout that the Companion. Pros and Cons to each though.
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Thanks! The downside is that the leather sheath is much heavier than the poly/molle sheath that came with the knife.

In hindsight, I should have ordered the add-on scout carry belt loop and belt dangler when I ordered the leather sheath. Still happy with it, though.
 
Zak said:
Thanks! The downside is that the leather sheath is much heavier than the poly/molle sheath that came with the knife.

In hindsight, I should have ordered the add-on scout carry belt loop and belt dangler when I ordered the leather sheath. Still happy with it, though.
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being a knife junkie and owning several utility level Morakniv blades, looked up the Garberg...$103 on the Morakniv site while $70 on Amazon...strange
 
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SurfnFish said:
being a knife junkie and owning several utility level Morakniv blades, looked up the Garberg...$103 on the Morakniv site while $70 on Amazon...strange
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Difference in what sheath it comes with, maybe?

$70 is a great price for that knife!
 
Replicant said:
The last of my Western's for now. The injection molded trapper is a Coleman era knife. The Barlow is not the same knife that I posted a while back. It's in better condition and was a good deal. I sold the older one already and broke even.

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pretty sure I had that Barlow as a kid, second knife after my Camillus Boy Scout knife
how about a pic of your complete collection?
 
SurfnFish said:
pretty sure I had that Barlow as a kid, second knife after my Camillus Boy Scout knife
how about a pic of your complete collection?
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I like the Barlow. The first one I had was a little loose. I think it has to do with the fact that the liners are steel and not brass. Steel on steel wears faster. The recent one is tight in spite of the patina. Not bad for a seventy plus year old knife (maybe).

As far as a group shot? Pretty hard to do. I haven't even got into my Gerber's yet. Those are the knives I really collect. :LOL:
 
I also had a Gerber Pixie that my Son has now.
 
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