Jeeper704 Posted February 27, 2008 Share #1 Posted February 27, 2008 Received this yesterday. I obtained it for a very reasonable price. Described as a "Boot Knife". No markings, the handle is not plastic, no sheath, in used condition. Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted February 28, 2008 Share #2 Posted February 28, 2008 Looks like an Utica "Sportsman" knife. They were very inexpensive knives, often given away in the 1950's and 1960's as prizes to boys with bike newspaper routes (like for selling the most newspapers). A lot of kids had them in their fishing tackle boxes. The etched markings usually came off after some use. Most of them had black plastic handles, but some of them had bone handles, like yours. Here are some on eBay now: http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-UTICA-SPORTSMAN-Wi...emZ130201649674 http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-UTICA-Sportsma...emZ190202053105 http://cgi.ebay.com/UTICA-Sportsman-fixed-...emZ350029599629 http://cgi.ebay.com/OLD-KUTMASTER-SHEATH-K...emZ150219150484 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted February 28, 2008 Thanks for the information. I read somewhere that a type like this was also in use during the WWII period. It is a somewhat heavy knife (it feels heavy) and no cheap construction. Maybe someone here has a WWII example? Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentRock Posted February 29, 2008 Share #4 Posted February 29, 2008 If it doesn't have any tang stamp there is a good chance it is a UTICA Sportsman like Gunbarrel said I think the top one is Utica It has a sort of "worm" type jigging as opposed to a wood grain type jigging like the middle one I like them and you can get them on EBAY for dirt cheap You're right they are heavy They feel solid in the hand IMHO Utica also had a "matching" hatchet that goes with some of the knives There is a book on Civil War knives that has an Utica Sportsman listed as a Civil War knife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now