Western L-76 commando dagger WW 2

In 1911, H. N. Platts, was able to draw on his extensive friendships and family connections in the cutlery world to start Western States Cutlery and Manufacturing of Boulder Colorado. At first only a jobbing business, by 1920 construction and machinery purchases were underway to begin manufacture of knives. Through name changes--to Western States Cutlery Co. in 1953, then Western Cutlery Co. in 1956--and moves first across town and later to Longmont Colorado, the company stayed under the leadership of the Platt family until 1984. In that year, the company was sold to Coleman, becoming Coleman-Western. Eventually purchased by Camillus in 1991, Western continued until Camillus expired in 2007.
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Rockingkj
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Western L-76 commando dagger WW 2

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A knife most folks have only seen in Reference Books. Western L-76 dagger.
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You can always get more money, good old knives are hard to find.

Nature abhors a vacuum, me I hate a dull knife.
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Very nice. That is a dream knife for all us Western collectors along with the parachutist No.W31. Nice to see one outside of the books.____Dave
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Very nice!! A friend picked up a W 31 at the Little Valley knife show in a junk box for forty bucks with original sheath. The knife was well sharpened and missing half a wood handle scale, but sooo rare!
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Thanks. Only seen a few for sale or sold and the prices is shocking. Lucked in to this one reasonably years ago. Not way I could or would be willing to part with the $ to get one today. One day this one will find a new caregiver. Not getting any younger.
You can always get more money, good old knives are hard to find.

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Gunsil wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2024 12:54 pm Very nice!! A friend picked up a W 31 at the Little Valley knife show in a junk box for forty bucks with original sheath. The knife was well sharpened and missing half a wood handle scale, but sooo rare!
Yup that’s a grail knife. Some times lightning strikes.
You can always get more money, good old knives are hard to find.

Nature abhors a vacuum, me I hate a dull knife.
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