looking for info on my fathers old western hunting knife

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dominic2081

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I have my fathers old western hunting knife. He had it for as long as I can remember, I'm 64. it is in pretty good shape - has all the leather spacers and they are tight. I don't have a sheath for it that fits, I'd like to find a replacement. The knife is marked:
WESTERN
boulder, colo
made in USA

on the opposite side is stamped: L39

Any idea of manufacture date?
 
You might consider posting the question in the Traditional sub-forum. This one doesn’t seem to get much traffic.
 
As it was NOT made by Camillus, the Traditional sub-forum, as recommended above, is a better bet.
 
Since it has the model number stamped on the pile side, that means the knife was made between 1955, when Western started putting model numbers on their knives and 1967, when they moved the model numbers to the guard. Pictures might make it possible to narrow the time line somewhat.

They are a couple of people who have stated that they got an L39 via S&H Green Stamps in the late 50s that had the model number on the guard, but historically guard stamped models started in 1967.
 
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