hunterman Posted June 19, 2020 Share #1 Posted June 19, 2020 Anyone ever seen a Baker similar to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted June 19, 2020 Share #2 Posted June 19, 2020 http://svalbardrepublic.org/ebay/leo-baker-hunt1013.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckC Posted June 20, 2020 Share #3 Posted June 20, 2020 11 hours ago, hunterman said: Anyone ever seen a Baker similar to this? Nope, sure haven’t. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siclfde Posted June 21, 2020 Share #4 Posted June 21, 2020 Always liked the Bakers for their sturdy build and crude functionality - a grunts knife. I have owned several, to include two of the ones shown in Aznations post. I still ahve the aluminum handle. Unknown to many folks was the fact that Baker had also discovered the secret of tempering his knives (like Richtig) so that they could cut steel. He was recognized in a 1954 UPI press release photo for that fact. Richtig made the claim earlier, so maybe Baker copied him?? Have not seen that particular handle on a Baker. It has a typical Baker profile, so maybe the original leather/rubber handle fell apart and the owner replaced it with this. Just another interesting tidbit. I bought the knife in the below thread several years ago and it came with a bunch of paperwork. Included in the paperwork, was an original copy of Leo Baker's discharge papers from WWI. Just thought that to be an interesting tidbit. I sold the knife, but kept the papers, - https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/134890-leo-baker-custom-fighting-knife/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siclfde Posted June 21, 2020 Share #5 Posted June 21, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmooser Posted June 21, 2020 Share #6 Posted June 21, 2020 Frank Traszka has an example currently listed for sale on his website. http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/knife_sale_page.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siclfde Posted June 22, 2020 Share #7 Posted June 22, 2020 1 hour ago, schmooser said: Frank Traszka has an example currently listed for sale on his website. http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/knife_sale_page.htm I used to own that one. It is a really nice piece. Handle shape very similar to the OP's example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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