Open stock 146 or 140?

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dwain125

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When I originally acquired this knife I thought it was a bird's head version of a 140 but now I'm not so sure it's not a 146. I could be missing something obvious, but I can't find a difference in the descriptions of the two patterns. At the time I was hunting for bear's head knives, so I may have just had 140/141 on the brain. Can anyone tell me if there is a difference between a 140 and a 146? Thanks.
 
Hourin’s Notes:

#145
4 1/4" Fixed Blade Hunter with
Plain Aluminum Butt
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13 Ga. SS Hollow Ground Blade

Fibre Lock Washers

Strata Wood Handles - Not
Grooved with 3 Black and 2 White
Fibre Washers on ea. end

#145L
4 1/4" Fixed Blade Hunter with
Plain Aluminum Butt
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13 Ga. SS Hollow Ground Blade

Aluminum Guards

Handles: 16 Leather Washers p. Kn.
4 Thick Bl. Plas.
4 Thin White Washers
2 Thick Brown


The #146 was the same pattern, but with grooved Stratawood handles (like the #140) and the birdshead pommel. First seen in 1953, it had an 8 1/4" overall length, hollow ground stainless steel 4" blade, aluminum alloy guard and birdshead pommel. It listed in 1955 for $4.95, appeared in 1957, but was gone by 1959.

View attachment 2435145

Hourin’s Notes:

#146
4 1/4" Fixed Blade Hunter
with Plain Aluminum Butt
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13 Ga. SS Hollow Ground Blade

Aluminum Guards

Fibre Lock Washers

Grooved Strata Wood Handles with
6 Black Fibre Washers per Knife
4 White Fibre Washers per Knife
The #140, as a whimsical decoration, used a bear's head shape pommel (seen in 1953,’54), a play on the owner's names, Baer. It had an overall length of 8 1/4", and a stainless hollow ground blade of 4 inches. It had a grooved "Stratawood" handle, aluminum alloy guard, and black and white spacers. The pattern without the bear's head is listed in 1955-‘57. It is not listed in 1959.

View attachment 2435146

Hourin’s Notes:

#140
4 ½" Fixed Blade Hunter with Bear’s Head
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13 Ga. SS Hollow Ground Blade
Aluminum Guards .091" x 1 7/16" x .96"
Fibre Washers

Grooved Strata Wood Handles
with 3 Black and 2 White Fibre Washers on ea. end

#140 Sheath - Gold Embossed
imprinted in Gold: “S-W”
11/30/56

#140A - SR9534
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Same as above except Grooved
Strata Wood Handle with 3 Red
& 2 White Fibre Washers on ea. end
 
I read over Hourin's notes before original post but I missed the difference in blade length. My knife has a 4-1/4" blade so ishould be a 146 even though it isn't stamped as such like the one above. Thanks for the help.
 
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