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Spun for you. What if anything is stamped on the tang of the blade? A picture of it opened up might help.

natcherly wrote:Interesting hunting knife. The hole in the blade to accommodate the sear pin is a different approach. Is it really a spring knife?

Probably never saw Sheffield. Most likely born somewhere in the Indian Subcontinent.

The sear is just for locking the blade down in the handle. No springer.

Here's a link to one with stag handles made the same way by a different maker.
http://www.southernantique.com/folding-bowie.html

Here's an pic from the 1988 catalog.

lucky wrote:How about Horizon Bladeworks?

Horizon aka Nicnac.net is good to go

Well I went there yesterday and came away empty handed. The Guy wouldn't go for anything less than $300. I asked him where he got his pricing and info and here's the good part. He went to the autokife.com website and showed me a similar knife but 11" listed for $499 on sale now for $399. He was a pr...

I like the blade change. The thing that surprised me about the mini made by SKM is the quality. The one I have fires like a rocket. Locks up tighter than a drum. The blade is perfectly centered. I wish some of my full sized knives were as well made. http://i.imgur.com/D3Bb1UE.jpg http://i.imgur.com/...

I buy everything they are selling with the credit card I won in the Nigerian lottery

glowingthehero wrote:Yeah if I find pins but they are over the price of the knife itself I'll just pick up a bear and sons trainer. Thanks for the help.

That sounds like a better idea
By the way,welcome to the TalkBlade forum

It's possible but for a $10 trainer it may not be cost effective. See if you can find what you need here.
http://usaknifemaker.com/folding-knife- ... -offs.html

Thanks for all the info Guys. I'm going to take a whack at it this Saturday. I also a bunch of flashy looking Case XX knives that he may like to trade for. I'll see what he knows about knives.

General guidelines: It could be a "transitional" made in the 60s. Check for two fully lined "S" guards, 2 piece spring, "D" stamped liner, swivel bolster, nickel silver bolsters including button and old style safety, swedge blade and a modern safety. Like Jim said it's probably an older swivel bols...

Given the stamp I'm guessing it is a swivel bolster and likely an older swivel bolster. Regarding the asking price, I shoot him a moon :lol: The market has been depressed lately and even $250 is a bit high unless it is a gorgeous hefty transitional and you really want it. Hope this helps. Jim I'll ...