Vintage Western Boulder Colo Patented 4 3/8" and 15 similar items

UP FOR SALE: Vintage Western Boulder Colo Patented 4 3/8" Fixed Blade Hunting Knife w/Sheath Knife measures 10 3/4 inch overall with a 4 3/8 inch long x 5/8 inch wide blade. It is signed Western Boulder Colo. Pat No 1967479 The sharp high carbon steel blade is constructed full tang with a stacked leather spacer handle, double pinned "Saddle Horn" or "Birds Head" shaped pommel and solid brass guard. I believe that this tang stamp dates the knife from between 1934 to 1950. From what I?ve been able to learn, the tang stamps stopped mentioning the patent after 1950. It appears that these early knives were not stamped with a model number designation. The Boulder generation uses the classic Platts split tang design. The back of the handle is a straight-line continuation of the back of the blade. The metal of the tang is visible at the back and belly of the handle. The saddle horn pommel is affixed to the split tang with two cross-pins, one through each of the tangs Western manufactured knives for other companies as well, such as Sears (Craftsman and JC Higgins brands), Montgomery Wards (Western Field brand), Coast Cutlery, Western Auto, and others. If the old stacked leather handled knife you are looking at has the metal of the tang visible on the back and at the belly of the handle, it is of split tang construction and was made by Western Cutlery. Decorative colored washers of plastic or fiber were used at the ends of the handle, with the leather washers in the middle, most of the time. Some were made with different patterns of stacking, especially when Western made knives to be branded for other companies. PLEASE REFER TO ALL PHOTOS FOR A BETTER VISUAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM *Vintage and secondhand items may have flaws. Please review item(s), description and picture(s). I do my best to research and describe the items accurately, but I am not an expert on all of the items I sell. Unless specified in the listing, all items are sold AS-IS AS-SEEN in photos* All of My Items Come from a Smoke Free Home and have been cleaned per's standards I do Ship everyday Monday - Saturday I am always happy to combine shipping for you--just send me a message Feel Free to Visit My Store and Browse Through My Other Listings as I am happy to combine shipping for you. Please contact me with any issues prior to leaving negative/neutral feedback or low detail ratings, as I will always do my best to solve any problems that may come up! If you have any further questions, please feel free to message me Any props that are used in the taking of the photos are not included. Only the item/items in the title of the listings are being sold