David and Joe
Apologies. The whole story was there a while ago. I guess the OP deleted it.

yep, it was there, and a good story, even if the dates were off a bit...hopefully you have it saved, and can post it you here again
btw...beautiful job on the restoration!!

:-)Rocky

Larry.
Nan's tape says she thinks they were taken mid to late 60's. After Nam. Pop had been using it for a spell by then then the handle got broken and he change how he used it, it became use it for everything. I think that is the right time line from the tapes.

Thanks
dave.

Here is an early example of Maurice Johnson's work, as well as as tell-tale signs of an early Vietnam-Era Smitty. Outta' The Captain's STASH. Notice the "R"-UP sheath stamp, the "high" blade stamp and, oh yeah, "5" wides on stag!
Hope this helps,
Capt. Chris

Here are a few photos of a Stockman sheath. One author has incorrectly identified these maybe a couple of hundred sheaths (at most) as from a mystery maker, and RMK stamped sheaths from the period are the Stockman sheaths. Nothing could be further from the truth. The RMK stamped sheaths from the period, roughly 1959-62, are in fact Heiser-Keyston-Lichthenberger sheaths. Stockman sheaths were supplied intermittently as a stop gap, are unmarked, and of lesser quality than both HKL and Johnson.