KA-BAR

[Whitneyrifle]

Thank you Muskratman for restoring this fine knife! Your work is excellent! I can not thank you enough!!!

[doglegg]

Muskratman does some fine work. And that is a jewel.

[Gunsil]

Cool old knife. Could you please take the time to write KA-BAR instead of Kabar? The company is still KA-BAR. MM did a good job but I can still tell it's been worked on.

[No youre wrong]

Cool old knife. Could you please take the time to write KA-BAR instead of Kabar? The company is still KA-BAR. MM did a good job but I can still tell it's been worked on.

It looks nearly untouched. Can you tell us what you see that showed us it’s been worked on?

I heard he’s the best (not that it’s any competition or anything)

[Bill DeShivs]

Kaleb is one of the best.
Nothing wrong with the work that I can see.

[No youre wrong]

Cool old knife. Could you please take the time to write KA-BAR instead of Kabar? The company is still KA-BAR. MM did a good job but I can still tell it's been worked on.

Actually I believe it’s Ka-Bar Cutlery Inc. but no need for the spelling Police on a knife forum. Lol

[Gunsil]

Cool old knife. Could you please take the time to write KA-BAR instead of Kabar? The company is still KA-BAR. MM did a good job but I can still tell it's been worked on.

Actually I believe it’s Ka-Bar Cutlery Inc. but no need for the spelling Police on a knife forum. Lol

Sorry, but the big building in Olean says KA-BAR in huge letters. KA-BAR collectors prefer KA-BAR to Kabar, if you're not a KA-BAR guy you wouldn't know. When Union Cut Co changed their name to KA-BAR Inc in 1952 the blade mark changed from KA-BAR to Kabar and the quality of the Kabars was not up to the quality of the KA-BARs. Of course the modern KA-BAR is really just a marketing firm, they don't actually have a factory to make knives.

[Whitneyrifle]

May I ask, what is it that shows it was worked on? Not thatI would lie about it, I am just curious.

[No youre wrong]

Cool old knife. Could you please take the time to write KA-BAR instead of Kabar? The company is still KA-BAR. MM did a good job but I can still tell it's been worked on.

Actually I believe it’s Ka-Bar Cutlery Inc. but no need for the spelling Police on a knife forum. Lol

Sorry, but the big building in Olean says KA-BAR in huge letters. KA-BAR collectors prefer KA-BAR to Kabar, if you're not a KA-BAR guy you wouldn't know. When Union Cut Co changed their name to KA-BAR Inc in 1952 the blade mark changed from KA-BAR to Kabar and the quality of the Kabars was not up to the quality of the KA-BARs. Of course the modern KA-BAR is really just a marketing firm, they don't actually have a factory to make knives.

Good info. Thank you.

[Madmarco]

Thank you Muskratman for restoring this fine knife! Your work is excellent! I can not thank you enough!!!

I'm no expert, but I'd have not known your knife had been worked on, WR.
Kaleb did work on 2 knives for me last year, and I was most pleased with the results.
That's a fine knife you have there!

[Whitneyrifle]

Thank you,Sir!

[stockman]

Nice knife, I would love to have one. Harold

[Gunsil]

Actually I believe it’s Ka-Bar Cutlery Inc. but no need for the spelling Police on a knife forum. Lol

Sorry, but the big building in Olean says KA-BAR in huge letters. KA-BAR collectors prefer KA-BAR to Kabar, if you're not a KA-BAR guy you wouldn't know. When Union Cut Co changed their name to KA-BAR Inc in 1952 the blade mark changed from KA-BAR to Kabar and the quality of the Kabars was not up to the quality of the KA-BARs. Of course the modern KA-BAR is really just a marketing firm, they don't actually have a factory to make knives.

Good info. Thank you.

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Try as you may, you cannot change facts. The spelling on the top of the form you posted is correct at the top of the form, KA-BAR Incorporated. Jeez, most everybody knows this. Go to Olean, they call themselves KA-BAR.

[No youre wrong]

That’s what I was saying. It says KA-BAR Incorporated.

[Gunsil]

No, you weren't. You were saying it was Ka-Bar. And yes, you were mistaken. Here is a 1950s pocket knife box that clearly shows the logo and name of the company.

Like Abraham Lincoln once said: “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."

[No youre wrong]

KA-BAR, INCORPORATED is what the official papers say.
Same as the great box you posted.

You are right. Most people do spell it wrong all the time…

[edge213]

Wow!

[Whitneyrifle]

All I asked was, how did someone know it had been restored/reworked, not an argument of semantics. Moderators, if need be, pull the post…..

[Whitneyrifle]

Nice knife, I would love to have one. Harold

Thank you!

[bestgear]

Moderators, if need be, pull the post

its been on our radar and hoping that the thread evolves into a more supportive dialogue than it has been.

[No youre wrong]

All I asked was, how did someone know it had been restored/reworked, not an argument of semantics. Moderators, if need be, pull the post…..

It looks untouched to me and I’d love to know also.

It’s a great knife, I’ll bet 99.9% of collectors would have zero clue it was cleaned up

[Whitneyrifle]

Moderators, if need be, pull the post

its been on our radar and hoping that the thread evolves into a more supportive dialogue than it has been.

Thank you, I have been hoping the same also. I just wanted an answer as to how it could be noticed as being restored. I am not looking to sell or dupe anyone, just trying to learn.

[Madmarco]

Moderators, if need be, pull the post

its been on our radar and hoping that the thread evolves into a more supportive dialogue than it has been.

Thank you, I have been hoping the same also. I just wanted an answer as to how it could be noticed as being restored. I am not looking to sell or dupe anyone, just trying to learn.

You didn't do anything wrong, WR.
I believe the argument is regarding the spelling of the name KA-BAR, not whether a restoration on you knife is obvious or not.
It's all good, buddy!

[Reverand]

I do not see anything from the photos that would make me think that the OP knife has been worked on, other than the blade appears to have an aged patina while the bolsters are polished smooth. If you had not stated that Muskrat Man had reworked it, I would not have known.
He does do great work, and I think that is a beautiful knife!

[Whitneyrifle]

I do not see anything from the photos that would make me think that the OP knife has been worked on, other than the blade appears to have an aged patina while the bolsters are polished smooth. If you had not stated that Muskrat Man had reworked it, I would not have known.
He does do great work, and I think that is a beautiful knife!

Thank you, much appreciated!