Registered: 06/09/24
Posts: 4
Loc: Baton Rouge, LA
Thanks Larry. I picked it up from a friend / mentor that has helped me enormously in my collecting career. We're pretty sure that it's a Model 1 and I think the handle is micarta, and it may date from the 1960s ... but that's all finger-in-the-wind guesswork.
Registered: 06/09/24
Posts: 4
Loc: Baton Rouge, LA
Thanks Larry. When I first saw the knife I thought they were some sort of ivory, but when I looked at them under a glass it became clear that they were micarta. I agree that the yellowing with age gives them a wonderful look.
Registered: 09/14/05
Posts: 12835
Loc: Central Florida
Probably made from mid 1970's to 1980's. Maurice Johnson high ride...fairly uncommon and certainly wasn't a catalog offering. Nice rig...and "yes", Westinghouse ivorite (Old Yeller) micarta. Stay sharp...and welcome aboard, Capt. Chris