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Unusual Western Bowie


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Kansas Raider

Saw this Western Bowie today. An ingenious way to keep the knife from falling out. What time period is the knife?

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It looks like a Western W 49 bowie with a custom sheath. No idea on the date but if you Google Western W 49 knife it gives you an idea of the date based on the markings.

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zzyzzogeton

That one is from late1965 or early 1966 to early/mid 1967.

 

That securing mechanism also appear on a Blackie Collins design variation of Western's W46-8, circa 1990.

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I think the snap if a modification by and end user. I've seen them employed on a variety of fixed blade knives over the years. This is the first W49 I've seen with one. From what I can see of the sheath, it looks like the one Western was first supplying with what I call the second series W49.

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Here are some pictures I took of the sheath. The green color is not on the sheath, it is from a light

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