Lot 392:
Assortment of Six Folding Pocket Knives and Folding Dagger featuring Ka-Bar Bicentennial and Ocoee River
Description
This assortment features six folding knives including five pocket knives and one specialty folding dagger. The group includes a Ka-Bar USA Bicentennial commemorative folding knife with two blades; the main blade is etched with a banner reading U.S.A. BICENTENNIAL 1776-1976 and the tang is marked KA-BAR OLEAN, N.Y. and UNION. This knife features blue scales with a red and white stripe and a shield in the shape of the United States. Also included are two Ocoee River folding knives: a two-blade model with black scales, brass bolsters, and a circular OCOEE RIVER fish logo shield, and a single-blade model with similar black scales and brass bolsters, both bearing tang stamps with the OCOEE RIVER fish logo. A Frost Cutlery Bear Claw single-blade lockback knife is present, featuring multi-colored laminate wood scales in green, red, and yellow with brass bolsters. The collection further includes a Cherokee Cutlery two-blade folding knife with red jigged scales, a Native American profile medallion, and blades etched with CHEROKEE CUTLERY and an arrowhead tang logo. Completing the set is a stainless steel folding swing-blade dagger with a tang marked STAINLESS TAIWAN PAT: 49737, featuring a brushed steel handle and swivel-locking mechanism.
Condition report:
The collection shows varying states of wear across the pieces. The Ka-Bar Bicentennial knife exhibits significant surface oxidation, pitting, and rust on both blades (photo 8). The Frost Cutlery Bear Claw knife shows heavy tarnish and green patina on the brass bolsters (photo 5). The red Cherokee Cutlery knife has light surface scratches on the brass bolsters and some minor wear to the medallion (photo 5). The Ocoee River knives and the folding dagger show light surface scratches and typical pocket wear consistent with use (photos 2 and 7).
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