Tang stamp question

[ldnolan]

I have a couple of Remington knives. The I a confused about the tang stamp for dating them. According to one tang stamp chart they are from 1933 to 1935 but I have seen the same stamp are from the 90s. One has a round shield and one is oval. One is NIB and the other looks new. By

[Mumbleypeg]

I suspect whatever tang stamp chart you’re referencing is for knives made by Remington Arms Corporation when the company manufactured cutlery (1920-1939). During that time several stamps were used. In 1940 Remington sold the cutlery business including inventory and equipment to PAL Blade Co. The equipment was moved to another location. Remington retained the rights to the Remington trade name and trademarks. PAL produced knives until mid-1950s under the PAL name, using the old Remington tooling.

In 1982 Camillus began making commemorative reproduction Remington pocket knives under authorized license of Remington Arms. Remington also authorized some reproductions to be made in Germany (those are stamped as such on the back of the tang). Since Camillus went bankrupt there have been reproduction Remington knives made by Bear & Son, GEC (only 2 patterns I know of) and some made in China. All those reproductions use Remington stamps. Those I have that were made by Camillus have the year of manufacturing clearly stamped on one of the blades.

Remington has not manufactured cutlery since 1939. All I can tell you about your pictured knife is it’s a modern reproduction. Someone who collects those may recognize who made it and when.

Hope that is helpful information.

Ken

[ldnolan]

Thank you for the information. I suspected it was not an original Remington.