May 4, 2022 · I have a knife in front of me one of their Bowie type knives says Western Boulder Colorado patent number 1967-479 in great condition so this was made between 1935 and 1950?

Dec 12, 2007 · I believe your knife would have a stamp similar to the first one in this lineup. The other examples are older stamps. In 1961 Western started stamping Western U.S.A. on their tangs. In …

Dec 28, 2018 · Best I can say is that the OPs knife has the same tang stamp as a knife that I know to be from the mid 70s. Western moved to Longmont in '78. I wouldn't be surprised if Boulder-stamped …

Feb 24, 2016 · The "C" in the third line of the stamp means the knife was made in 1979. Western started "date coding" blades in 1977, starting with "A". After Coleman bought Western in 1984, they …

Feb 11, 2016 · All 66 pattern knives made by Western and Coleman-Western were of 1095 steel. After about 1993 or 1994, all Camillus-Western fixed blades were being made with "high carbon stainless …

Jan 3, 2006 · Many years ago, my Da gave me a knife, that was subsequently stolen. Been looking online for something similar but cannot find an example. Brand was Western, fixed blade, …

Feb 11, 2016 · This Western 648A was purchased by me in a Bluegrass hardware store in 1983 and is the first fixed-blade knife I ever bought.

Jul 17, 2023 · Hi all around, I can not find a separate forum for Western knives here, so I hope I am in the right place. Does Western still manufacture knives here in the US? I have a 5 1/2 inch fixed blade …

Jun 29, 1999 · Howdy fellow Forumites. I have an old knife I am trying to find out any info on. It is a fixed blade knife, 4.25" blade with a brown (plastic-looking) handle. I got this knife from my grandfather, …

Jan 7, 2018 · I found it interesting that the knife from this thread so closely resembled my grandfather's Western knife. Topic involves a shorter knife, but one of almost identical form. Western Boulder, …