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Browning Knife: Older Vintage USA made Sportsman Folding Knife with Brass Frame and Cocobolo Handle
Lovely example of an older Vintage Browning USA made small folding lock back knife with mirror finish blade, Brass frame and Cocobolo hardwood insets.
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Vintage Browning Sportsman Knife Model 2518F10 Folding Lock Back Pocket Knife
Measures:
14.5cm Fully Opened, 8cm closed and with a 6.5cm Mirror Finished Upswept Blade.
Stamped on the blade is BROWNING USA and this knife was made in the 1980's-early 90's
A few very minor storage marks but other than that, a classic Browning unused, unsharpened and almost as new pocket folding lock knife and a great addition for the Browning collector for those wanting an original and sought after Browning USA made knife.
In 1968, Browning introduced a line of cutlery in the form of 3 fixed-blade hunting knives and a folding knife designed by Custom Knifemaker Gil Hibben.
These initial knives were created by Ichiro Hattori in Seki, Japan.
Later knives were produced in the USA, Japan and Germany and featured a 2 piece sheath with a leather welt. Some of these knives fetch over $400 USD depending on condition and box, warranty card etc
There seems to be different mention of handle timber ranging from Red Stamina, Cocobolo and Brazilian Rosewood for the Browning Sportsman Series Model and as the knife production ranged for a couple of decades it would seem the the 1980's was when Cocobolo wood was used quite a bit (they later found that the dust when manufacturing was poisonous when handles were being formed and shaped and this caused the death of a few Knife Makers at the time).
There seems to be different mention of handle timber ranging from Red Stamina, Cocobolo and Brazilian Rosewood for the Browning Sportsman Series Model and as the knife production ranged for a couple of decades it would seem the the 1980's was when Cocobolo wood was used quite a bit (they later found that the dust when manufacturing was poisonous when handles were being formed and shaped and this caused the death of a few Knife Makers at the time).
There was/is no issue once the handle is finished and it was a very popular handle material.
