any good info on this knife?

The KA-BAR brand originated as a trademark of the Tidioute Cutlery Company. Tidioute was later taken over & renamed the Union Cutlery Company which continued making the brand until Union eventually adopted it as the company name in 1952. Cutco Corporation later acquired the company in 1996.
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any good info on this knife?

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I would like too find out whatever info I can on this knife, I'd like to have some solid history on it for resale... Thanks
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Very nice knife Jerry - I have sent a private message.
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Jerry per my PM you know that I am a collector of these knives and should probably take my suggestion.

The one interesting thing that I like about this one is the dog head is rotated from normal. Anyone have input on this?
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I believe the knife is early 1920s, before mid 1923. The earlier versions had a tang stamp of North America with the word UNION inside it. I have seen quite a few of these with the "sideways" dog head and always on Union Cut Co marked knives, never on the KA-BAR marked ones. It is a cool knife although with a lot of blade wear, some pitting, possibly cleaned up a bit, and it appears to me that the choil has been re-cut in a little more than the original factory one.
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I know nothing but I would say that knife is a special beach. Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama....
One of the rare ones that mama likes. Am I wrong?
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americanedgetech wrote:I know nothing but I would say that knife is a special beach. Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama....
One of the rare ones that mama likes. Am I wrong?
That is one beautiful Ka-Bar Jerry Marr. ::nod::

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Thanks for all the information and help guys!!!
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