Lets see some stag

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

Don't know how I missed this thread til now ... but found it!
I plan to go back to the start and go through this thread when time permits, because ya'll have posted some BEAUTIFUL STAG!
I will contribute this for my first one here....
Kabar Boot Hill DMB88 Swell Center

[toomanyknives]

Don't know how I missed this thread til now ... but found it!
I plan to go back to the start and go through this thread when time permits, because ya'll have posted some BEAUTIFUL STAG!
I will contribute this for my first one here....
Kabar Boot Hill DMB88 Swell Center

OK Tony, this is all I have to say about that knife..

[QTCut5]

Kabar Boot Hill DMB88 Swell Center

Wow! That's a beauty. Very nice, Tony.

[Ivoryman]

Don't know how I missed this thread til now ... but found it!
I plan to go back to the start and go through this thread when time permits, because ya'll have posted some BEAUTIFUL STAG!
I will contribute this for my first one here....
Kabar Boot Hill DMB88 Swell Center

Man is that gorgeous. The blades, the bolsters, the antler, swell center, the condition. Absolutely beautiful in every way. Five thumbs up.

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

Many thanks Kerry, Q, and IvoryMan! This is another one from my local flea market. Never had seen it before ... couldn't resist the stag.

[stockman]

Don't know how I missed this thread til now ... but found it!
I plan to go back to the start and go through this thread when time permits, because ya'll have posted some BEAUTIFUL STAG!
I will contribute this for my first one here....
Kabar Boot Hill DMB88 Swell Center

Who made the knife and how old is it.

Thanks
Harold

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

Don't know how I missed this thread til now ... but found it!
I plan to go back to the start and go through this thread when time permits, because ya'll have posted some BEAUTIFUL STAG!
I will contribute this for my first one here....
Kabar Boot Hill DMB88 Swell Center

Who made the knife and how old is it.

Thanks
Harold

Harold, those are questions I also have. Not much to be found about it online. It is a very well built knife. Could be rehandled, don't know.
The markings are: Kabar Boot Hill ... KCC0. .... DMB 88
Before buying it, I found a sold listing here, not in stag, on AAPK:
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/ca ... order=DESC

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Nice Boot Hill knife Tony. That is first time I’ve seen that one in stag. I’m fairly certain that these were made in Japan by Master Tak Fukuta. He also made the Kabar Dolphin and you can see similarities in the bolsters. I could be wrong about that, I know I couldn’t find anywhere where the manufacturer of these was confirmed when I sold that one you linked, otherwise I would have included that in the description.

[Sharpnshinyknives]

I might have posted this one earlier in this thread, can’t remember. Some very find stag Henckels by Boker knives in my collection.

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

Nice Boot Hill knife Tony. That is first time I’ve seen that one in stag. I’m fairly certain that these were made in Japan by Master Tak Fukuta. He also made the Kabar Dolphin and you can see similarities in the bolsters. I could be wrong about that, I know I couldn’t find anywhere where the manufacturer of these was confirmed when I sold that one you linked, otherwise I would have included that in the description.

Thanks Mark, never thought of it being made by Tak Fukuta. The bolster does have the Tak look like on the Marbles Bench Made Knives. I did know about the Dolphin. No wonder this one caught my eye! Knowing this, I am happier about buying it than I was. Does the 88 mean 1988?

I found another AAPK sold listing here:
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/ca ... tern-dmb88

Continuing my research, and will post it if I find more.

Very fine stag indeed on your Henckels and Bokers Mark!!

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

UPDATE: More info on the Kabar Boot Hill here on AAPK:
viewtopic.php?t=69037
According to this thread, it was made by Queen for the Kabar Collector's Club (KCC).

And from Worthpoint:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... cket-knife (Only 711 made in 1988)

That's enough info to convince me it wasn't rehandled.

Harold, thanks for the questions ... got me digging deeper!

[Sharpnshinyknives]

UPDATE: More info on the Kabar Boot Hill here on AAPK:
viewtopic.php?t=69037
According to this thread, it was made by Queen for the Kabar Collector's Club (KCC).

And from Worthpoint:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... cket-knife (Only 711 made in 1988)

That's enough info to convince me it wasn't rehandled.

Harold, thanks for the questions ... got me digging deeper!

Not convinced yet Tony that Queen made this. I saw information posted about the Kabar Dolphin that was incorrectly attributed to Queen. Bill Howard confirmed that Queen did NOT make the Dolphin and he thought it looked Japanese. Sometimes folks assume a manufacturer that isn’t always correct. The Worthpoint doesn’t mention who made it either. Just about every Queen made Kabar I’ve seen has a double in the Queen world, but this one doesn’t so it makes me suspect that it might not be Queen that made it, but who knows for sure?
Interesting that I have not seen a stag version of that Boot Hill, maybe I have and just forgot.

[tvic]

Still some beautiful Stagyou guys are showing!

[cudgee]

Don't know how I missed this thread til now ... but found it!
I plan to go back to the start and go through this thread when time permits, because ya'll have posted some BEAUTIFUL STAG!
I will contribute this for my first one here....
Kabar Boot Hill DMB88 Swell Center

Nice.

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

UPDATE: More info on the Kabar Boot Hill here on AAPK:
viewtopic.php?t=69037
According to this thread, it was made by Queen for the Kabar Collector's Club (KCC).

And from Worthpoint:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... cket-knife (Only 711 made in 1988)

That's enough info to convince me it wasn't rehandled.

Harold, thanks for the questions ... got me digging deeper!

Not convinced yet Tony that Queen made this. I saw information posted about the Kabar Dolphin that was incorrectly attributed to Queen. Bill Howard confirmed that Queen did NOT make the Dolphin and he thought it looked Japanese. Sometimes folks assume a manufacturer that isn’t always correct. The Worthpoint doesn’t mention who made it either. Just about every Queen made Kabar I’ve seen has a double in the Queen world, but this one doesn’t so it makes me suspect that it might not be Queen that made it, but who knows for sure?
Interesting that I have not seen a stag version of that Boot Hill, maybe I have and just forgot.

on not being convinced Mark. You guys know more than I, and I glean much info from this forum. When you mentioned the Dolphin was incorrectly attributed to Queen, it sparked a memory of reading that very thing. I can't remember where though. What do you think about the bolster looking like a Marbles bench made Tak knife? Hey, you know I would be thrilled if I had another Seki made! Thanks Mark

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

Don't know how I missed this thread til now ... but found it!
I plan to go back to the start and go through this thread when time permits, because ya'll have posted some BEAUTIFUL STAG!
I will contribute this for my first one here....
Kabar Boot Hill DMB88 Swell Center

Nice.

Many thanks Cudgee! A bling hog can find a good acorn sometimes.

[Sharpnshinyknives]

UPDATE: More info on the Kabar Boot Hill here on AAPK:
viewtopic.php?t=69037
According to this thread, it was made by Queen for the Kabar Collector's Club (KCC).

And from Worthpoint:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... cket-knife (Only 711 made in 1988)

That's enough info to convince me it wasn't rehandled.

Harold, thanks for the questions ... got me digging deeper!

Not convinced yet Tony that Queen made this. I saw information posted about the Kabar Dolphin that was incorrectly attributed to Queen. Bill Howard confirmed that Queen did NOT make the Dolphin and he thought it looked Japanese. Sometimes folks assume a manufacturer that isn’t always correct. The Worthpoint doesn’t mention who made it either. Just about every Queen made Kabar I’ve seen has a double in the Queen world, but this one doesn’t so it makes me suspect that it might not be Queen that made it, but who knows for sure?
Interesting that I have not seen a stag version of that Boot Hill, maybe I have and just forgot.

on not being convinced Mark. You guys know more than I, and I glean much info from this forum. When you mentioned the Dolphin was incorrectly attributed to Queen, it sparked a memory of reading that very thing. I can't remember where though. What do you think about the bolster looking like a Marbles bench made Tak knife? Hey, you know I would be thrilled if I had another Seki made! Thanks Mark

That’s an obvious tell. I’m pretty sure those were all made by Tak Fukuta. Hope this helps.

[cudgee]

Don't know how I missed this thread til now ... but found it!
I plan to go back to the start and go through this thread when time permits, because ya'll have posted some BEAUTIFUL STAG!
I will contribute this for my first one here....
Kabar Boot Hill DMB88 Swell Center

Nice.

Many thanks Cudgee! A bling hog can find a good acorn sometimes.

[toomanyknives]

I might have posted this one earlier in this thread, can’t remember. Some very find stag Henckels by Boker knives in my collection.

Quite a set, Mark! Fine cutlery at its best!

[GSPTOPDOG]

Kabar Boot Hill DMB88 Swell Center

[GSPTOPDOG]

I might have posted this one earlier in this thread, can’t remember. Some very find stag Henckels by Boker knives in my collection.

.... thanks a lot Mark* .... now you are going to make me go digging through my Henckels by Boker knives.... there HAS to be some stag hidden away ...SOMEWHERE... .... I CAN'T JUST LOOK AT pictures of such beautiful stag and not want to actually touch some

*They are all beauties, but I am going with the Barlow in this group.

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Thanks TMK and TopDog. The barlow is my favorite also.

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

Kabar Boot Hill DMB88 Swell Center

Thanks TopDog!
Mark, those Henckels look betTER and BETTER every time I look at them! You have some awesome collections!

[GSPTOPDOG]

Thanks TMK and TopDog. The barlow is my favorite also.

You are welcome ...Those are really great examples of top rate scales Mark. I do have some Bokers in stag, but they are .... how to say it? Not as "bold" or "dynamic" as your group there. Very beautiful indeed!

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Thanks TMK and TopDog. The barlow is my favorite also.

You are welcome ...Those are really great examples of top rate scales Mark. I do have some Bokers in stag, but they are .... how to say it? Not as "bold" or "dynamic" as your group there. Very beautiful indeed!

Goes to show that Henckels required a higher standard than Boker used on their own knives. Much like Queen compared to Shatt and Morgan.