This topic requires more research, which I should have time for tomorrow. But in the meanwhile, I'll supply this. I never caught the connection before, but I'd say that Western Cutlery definitely was manufacturing for Cold Steel.
The Western R16
The Cold Steel All Terrain Hunter
Couldn't find any decent pictures, but the Western R18 (bottom knife)
was the model corresponding to the All Terrain Hunter Plus.
Western apparently made the Carbon V Filet line, as well.
Note also that Western appears to have occasionally darkened the lettering on its tang stamps.
I'll dig into some history and see if I can come up with any new details about SRK dates and Carbon V. Fun stuff, at least to a knife geek like me!
-Steve
The Western R16
The Cold Steel All Terrain Hunter
Couldn't find any decent pictures, but the Western R18 (bottom knife)
was the model corresponding to the All Terrain Hunter Plus.
Western apparently made the Carbon V Filet line, as well.
Note also that Western appears to have occasionally darkened the lettering on its tang stamps.
I'll dig into some history and see if I can come up with any new details about SRK dates and Carbon V. Fun stuff, at least to a knife geek like me!
-Steve
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