"ALWAYS" beware when there's no sheath...always.
Stay Sharp,
Capt. Chris
I don't see what that has to do with dating the knife? but thanks for the advice
Said because the knife at glance appears to be a re-handle done outside the shop...fit and look suggest this.
I called the shop asked them about the knife and sent them a picture, they didn't ask if it had a sheath but also gave me a date range of 1975-1985, they didn't mention anything about the handle other than it was a option, they stated the spacers helped them in dating the knife, should have called them first, thanks for everyones comments.