I'm re-visiting this cool old thread this morning. I've "still" not done my knee. I have had 2 DR' visits and, just yesterday, a 1.2 hour MRI!!
2 of my 3 skin cancers (The 2 worst ones) have been cut out & I'm healin' up pretty good. Now then...
In 2 hours time I'll be headed up to Bama...&...as promised am going to take our "mystery knife" aboard!
I'll show a few photos of the "now" before it gets all bloodied-up! Can you folks tell what's unique about it?
The brown-stitched Model #25 sheath will be my "user" sheath and it's quite vintage as well...
Stay Sharp, Capt. Chris
PS: Sorry for the crappy pics but it was all hand-held and done in-a-rush! (Did I mention I'm getting ready to go to Bama?)...CCS

Capt,
Super nice knife!!

Good luck and safe travels on your trip.

For gosh sakes,don't do anything silly and get yourself hurt!!!

Ummm,that knife....can I have it???

Wayne

Capt

What is unique, is the blade is not stainless!!

I may not be correct, but I have the rest of 2024 to guess something correctly.

I think Rod may be correct. It is stainless but not stamped as such?
Shoot870p

There were a few carbon Stanabacks back in the early days.

Well dang!
Shoot870p

You don't see a lot of these with BOTH compass and thong hole.

This example is one of only 50, forged in carbon steel (Swedish Tool Steel, at the time)! They're hard to come by, to say the least.
I got back a couple of days ago with no eventful skinning chores done as I was "buck-hunting" and only saw 2 "shooters" (for me anyway) and they were marginal. I will make my final trek the later part of next week....to be continued...
Stay Sharp,
Capt. Chris

Capt,
I hope that you have better success 2nd time around.

Wayne

nothing wrong with seeing 2 hooters! OH never mind; didn't see the s