Help I.D. Ka Bar....?

[Diabloman]

Howdy, I got this knife years ago (20?) at a gun show. It's my go to outside
barn/hunt/knocking around. I can't find any info. The tang says made in U.S.A and the sheath says Made In Germany....? Any & all help will be appreciated! Thanks!

 

[sharpblade7777]

Can you possibly post a picture?

 

[Diabloman]

I'll try!

 

[Diabloman]

well I'll be darned...it worked!

 

[the_leper_colony]

Howdy, I got this knife years ago (20?) at a gun show. It's my go to outside
barn/hunt/knocking around. I can't find any info. The tang says made in U.S.A and the sheath says Made In Germany....? Any & all help will be appreciated! Thanks!

I found the following info on the Kabar 1237 on a different internet forum, from about 2005:

"That's a standard skinning knife they make. They've been making them for years and still do with very little change. If this is a carbon steel model, it is 1095. If it's stainless, it could be 440A or if very recent, AUS-6."

 

[RC44Mag]

I was expecting a USGI Ka-Bar. Never seen one of those.

 

[needsmostuff]

Probably mid-80's with that nonhyphenated tang stamp.
Often sold in hardware store displays at that time.
Sheath did not come with it, maybe Edge-Brand.
Good utility hunting knife. Made in USA so better than many.

 

[6GUNSONLY]

I remember having a Western Cutlery knife of that same design, bought at a local hardware store in the early 70s.

 

[j p sixguns welldone]

they made rhat in kit form too where you assembled the leather stacked handle and finished yourself my dad was a kabar collector and that is not the factory sheath probably not much help but my 2 cents the are nice knives still got mine some place

 

[rugerguy]

seems a little bit more fancy than the old 'Ka Bars' that used to be made over here in Cleveland,Ohio on Grant Ave. I think it was Cole Mfg...I caddied for the old man ,J.B. Cole, many years ago at Manakiki Country Club when it was "private"...............

 

[KIR]

I have always liked a KABAR that was issued to the Marines/Army, but I always felt that it should have a hole at the rear of the handle for a leather strip. Just my preference.

 

[noahmercy]

Sheath looks similar in style and build to an older Puma or Edge brand, right down to the rivets and stitching. Almost positive it came out of Solingen.

 

[Mauser9]

Nice one! Looks like a great skinner. Blade shape similar to my old Puma Skinner. Old style sheath like mine. Recall how inexpensive these quality sheath knives were when I was a kid. Had a P.I.C from W. Germany eons ago. Around $3 when I was a kid. The Puma ran me around $26-27 back in 1967.