Help finding the model of this Winchester

Winchester entered the knife market as a manufacturer in 1919 by acquiring two existing knife companies; Eagle Knife Co. of Connecticut & Napanoch Knife Co. of New York. Winchester stepped away from the market in 1942 to focus on war related manufactured products, but re-entered in the late 1980s by licensing its name to Blue Grass Cutlery. Blue Grass had high quality knives made by Queen Cutlery that featured the Winchester brand name for a handful of years until the license arrangement ran its course. Winchester eventually started licensing to other companies & now you will find the brand name used by several knife manufacturers by way of license agreements.
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Help finding the model of this Winchester

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Hello every one, I was wondering if you could help me to find the model number for this Winchester knife that I recently purchased, as there is no visible number I can see. I think it is the model 4950 and the date of the knife is from around 1919-1942 but I'm not sure. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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4950 is the correct pattern number for your knife Spencer. Number is located on the tang of main blade. I noticed that your knife is missing the heraldic shield also. ::shrug::
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Re: Help finding the model of this Winchester

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4950 is 3 3/4" 4901 is 3 3/8" long, they both look alike except the book shows the lined bolsters on the 4901.
info from Sargent's 3rd Edition.

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Nice knife! I didn't know Winchester had offered a Scout pattern.
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Desert Golfer wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:51 am 4950 is the correct pattern number for your knife Spencer. Number is located on the tang of main blade. I noticed that your knife is missing the heraldic shield also. ::shrug::
So because my knife is missing the heraldic shield, does that mean that it is counterfeit, or that the handles were replaced at one point? Because there is no number on the tang of the main blade.
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Your knife was likely made during the latest period of Winchester Knife manufacturing. They made Pocketknives from 1919 to 1942. Winchester eliminated stamping pattern numbers and pinned shields towards the end of production to save money. Still a Winchester but most Winchester collectors are interested in the knives made during the 1920`s. 8) Mike
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This is jack knife Ben, Just checking, how many more Winchesters have you found with the double fluted punch blade?😏
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I have 5 Total with the napanoch punch. Mike
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Desert Golfer wrote: Tue Feb 22, 2022 5:46 pm Your knife was likely made during the latest period of Winchester Knife manufacturing. They made Pocketknives from 1919 to 1942. Winchester eliminated stamping pattern numbers and pinned shields towards the end of production to save money. Still a Winchester but most Winchester collectors are interested in the knives made during the 1920`s. 8) Mike
Thank you, that was very helpful. ::groove::
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