1921 western stockman .( stag or buckhorn) ?

[Thomasg]

[tongueriver]

The word 'buckhorn' was used in their catalogs to mean stag or antler. Bucks don't have horns; they have antlers, a specialized type of bone, but even today many people refer to antlers as horns. Your knife is definitely genuine stag or antler.

[cudgee]

The word 'buckhorn' was used in their catalogs to mean stag or antler. Bucks don't have horns; they have antlers, a specialized type of bone, but even today many people refer to antlers as horns. Your knife is definitely genuine stag or antler.

Thanks for your post. I have learnt something new today about knife covers. The great thing about AAPK and it's knowledgeable members.

[tongueriver]

In their ad above they also mention stag covers, but when they did that they meant bone, or stag bone, or stagged bone, old terminology that has not been used for many decades; it can be confusing.

[Thomasg]

In 1931 western States catalog descriptions get a some what less confusing .they now add bone to the front end of stag in the knife description.lol .

Western states bone stag scales.

thank you for posting tongueriver .you guys are a great help to novice collectors like me who are new to the board .