Thread: K-Bar 177

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Union Cutlery, same who made the Kabar military knives. It looks like a Spike because it IS like a spike, which were also made by Union Cutlery.
These are 'modern grind' wedges. There also is a hollow-ground KaBar razor.
I have one of those.

They started out in Union City Georgia before moving to Olean.
Some good history from Martin beginning with post 78 in this thread; http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ow-conn-3.html

Cool razor! but your dating is wrong since the Ka-bar trademark was filed in 1923, nevertheless a fine sought after razor.

Thanks for that info. The odd thing is even on Ka-Bars site there is no mention of straight razors or when they were produced.
I can't remember where I found the info on the years the SR were produced. But from what I can remember this was one of the earlier model numbers

Originally Posted by Dieseld

Thanks for that info. The odd thing is even on Ka-Bars site there is no mention of straight razors or when they were produced.
I can't remember where I found the info on the years the SR were produced. But from what I can remember this was one of the earlier model numbers

Yes indeed, on that token the Spike trademark was given to Union in 1923.

Actually on the Ka-Bar site, the company didn't take the name Ka-Bar until 1952.
So the name Ka-Bar on the knives and razors was not technically the brand name I guess

Originally Posted by Dieseld

Actually on the Ka-Bar site, the company didn't take the name Ka-Bar until 1952.
So the name Ka-Bar on the knives and razors was not technically the brand name I guess

Union Cutlery, trademark Ka-Bar, in 52 because of popularity changed the name to Ka-Bar.