Has anybody heard of Sabre Knives by Ka-Bar ? I saw several of these traditional style knives in boxes, seems they're all China and there is Cole Consumer Products Solon, Ohio on the side of the boxes. First time I've ever seen or heard of Sabre by Ka-Bar....is that because they are just an...
SABRE was a brand name used for many years by Cole National, a consumer products company located in Cleveland. In the late 1960's, Cole also acquired KABAR and owned that brand for many years.
I doubt a sabre grind would cause much trouble, i've just never had a knife with a sabre grind so i'm interested in how it compares with the grind i've used most of the time (been testing a flat grind with a secondary convex recently (enzo pk70). I don't have much experience with other grinds except for the scandi/scandi-vex.
Found an older sabre Japan original Bowie at a flea market awhile back and am refinishing it. Does anyone have any information on the steel used? When I wet formed the sheath some water got in the wrap on the blade and it started rusting in a few spots, no biggie as I want to put a patina on the...
Sabre was a brand name used by Cole National of Cleveland, Ohio on a low-priced line of knives. Cole National used to own the KA-BAR trademark; that was used on their "best" line of knives. Monarch was their mid-grade brand, and Sabre was their low-end brand. At various times, they had the Sabre brand knives made in Solingen, Germany (your knife is one of these)...and also in Japan, and in the ...