Is This An L88?
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2024 1:13 pm
Here are photos of what I think might be an L88. It has obviously been manipulated a lot but many years ago. The story from my dad (80) is that his brother "made it" when he was a kid. Thus I don't know if his brother is the one that put it together, or....who knows.
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Looks like the leather handle disks (terminology) are handmade (not sanded smooth), and the plastic (terminology) spacers are missing. The guard looks a bit thin and cocked at an angle. The blade looks to have been sharpened a lot, and excess material may have been removed. The "flat-blade" (terminology) edge bevel extends all the way to the top of the blade, rather than about midway. The droop tip cut (terminology) also looks to be rounded off due to sanding..
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The stamp is;
WESTERN
BOULDER COLO.
PAT. NO. 1,967,479
I guess that would push it to between 1934 and 1952ish. If he indeed did this when he was a kid, it should hold the date back to the 30's or 40's.
The aluminum pommel also looks to have been manipulated, sanded and carved.
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Any ideas what is was?
Since my uncle may have put it together (he was probably born about 1945) when he was a kid (1950's)...I figured I would not mess with attempting to restore it.
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Looks like the leather handle disks (terminology) are handmade (not sanded smooth), and the plastic (terminology) spacers are missing. The guard looks a bit thin and cocked at an angle. The blade looks to have been sharpened a lot, and excess material may have been removed. The "flat-blade" (terminology) edge bevel extends all the way to the top of the blade, rather than about midway. The droop tip cut (terminology) also looks to be rounded off due to sanding..
.
.
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The stamp is;
WESTERN
BOULDER COLO.
PAT. NO. 1,967,479
I guess that would push it to between 1934 and 1952ish. If he indeed did this when he was a kid, it should hold the date back to the 30's or 40's.
The aluminum pommel also looks to have been manipulated, sanded and carved.
.
.
.
Any ideas what is was?
Since my uncle may have put it together (he was probably born about 1945) when he was a kid (1950's)...I figured I would not mess with attempting to restore it.