Way Back Wednesday: 1986 Western W36 Hunting Knife

[@toddcarr.]

Beautiful knife very reminiscent of the buck 110. Many knives of this style and shape were definatly put out throughout the years and it's still a popular model today. Thanks for the look see and keep making sharp things fun and enjoyable

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks Todd!! I’m one who really enjoys the Older Stuff!!

[@mikecurtis2585]

Great looking classes design! Love the wood handles!!!

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks Mike!! I fell in love with this one!!

[@doomcrewoutdoors1613]

Beautiful knife! That wood handle is really nice!! Looks perfect!

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks brother!! I fell in love with this thing!

[@J.O.VenturesOutdoors]

Oh my gosh that’s a beautiful knife! Thanks for sharing my friend!!

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks!! Got a few more of these as well, just wanna do all my homework on each piece.

[@J.O.VenturesOutdoors]

@@bigjsknives you did a great job on the info and editing!!!

[@rwa123]

Great video. Well done. That’s a beautiful knife! Thank you for the Western history and back story. Happy Wednesday! RW

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks for checking it out! I definitely fell in love with this one!!

[@Terrysknivesandmanstuff]

Hey Jerry Very nice knife 👌 and the history lesson is awesome!!! Man your video skills are JAM UP AND JELLY TIGHT!!! Lol 👌 Thanks for sharing brother 👍 have a great day 👍 😀

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks Terry!! I wanted to do it justice since it survived these years without seeing abuse!

[@Terrysknivesandmanstuff]

GREAT JOB 👍

[@kirbycreekmo]

Not sure how I missed this one. Great knife and video. Thanks for sharing.

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks KCO!! This has been my favorite out of all the ones I have!!

[@RandysWSG]

That's a great knife! A lot of great info too. Great way back Wednesday Jerry!

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks, just wish I would have showed Warthogg's sticker and mentioned the tag earlier.. I'm so busy, just too much of a rush all the time.

[@GunSlingerCal]

Dang, that thing is slick! Love that Western. Thanks for sharing, brother!

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks for checking it out Cal! This one really is special!

[@TheSogGrunt]

My second comment?What a fantastic knife for collection!!!!!This is a jewel!!!😊🔪👍

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks SOG!!

[@SeanT_1967]

Hey Jerry, What a fantastic Western! Absolutely beautiful wood handle. Proper old school cool right there, love it 😍 Fantastic background information buddy, very interesting 👍🏻 Some fantastic comparisons blades too, sweet 👍🏻 Great job cleaning that up, looks gorgeous 😍 Thanks for this one brother 😎👍🏻

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks for checking it out, i really wanted to do it justice!!

[@Warthogg1]

Beautiful Hunter brother! watch out, once you go down the editing rabbit hole, you never come out! lol... I love my Western's so I know exactly how you feel - gorgeous & durable, what else do you need? always a bonus to have the original sheath.. Thanks for sharing, Thanks for the Shout👊🤠🤜

[@bigjsknives]

I was lucky when a guy called me about these.. He knows I'm the right hands for them and cut me a damn good deal!! Can't wait to show the knife hatchet combo, they are from 1935-1950. Thanks for checking it out brother!!

[@LegionTacticoolCutlery]

Wow that is amazing! Beautiful polish!

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks man!! I just used that Mothers aluminum wheel polish, worked like a charm.

[@jerseyknifeguy6382]

First off that is a beautiful knife….. great job putting all the information together I’d never be able to do it….. I can barely hold my pecker with one hand……. You have a real beauty there you also did a great job cleaning it up thanks brother for showing it talk to you soon!!!!! 😊

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks Pete!! I really wanted to make this video worth while and put up the information. I was about ready to pull my hair out for sure!!

[@thebodybeatdownDiTi]

knives like that look like they would be good sturdy and able to really be used for a lot of hard work. I dont know knives,but i do know I like the blades that continue down in the handle fully. Makes them so much more strong and longer lasting..Thanks for the video BigJ

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks BBD!! The “Full Tang” definitely makes it stand up to hard use.

[@alanrice39]

Really like the looks of those Western knifes, thanks for the history on the knife

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks Alan!! This one is definitely my favorite of the pieces I obtained!! I’m hoping to get a video on each one out on each Wednesday over the next few weeks.

[@TheSogGrunt]

What a great knife in amazing condition!!!!!Great info!🔪👍

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks SOG!! I really wanted to do this one justice!!

[@TimsSchoolOfFish]

Beautiful knife! Love that handle. Great history too! Good stuff, brother👊🏻

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks for checking it out!!

[@TimsSchoolOfFish]

@@bigjsknives Yessir, you’re welcome.

[@rasputinscastle]

Great video, good presentation, great info. Thanks for the video 😊

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks for checking it out!!

[@terrillschneider3778]

It’s a beautiful knife and really good research and presentation God bless

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks Terrill. I wanted to do it justice for sure.

[@davidkurle5418]

That knife is amazing, buddy!!

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks for checking it out!!

[@randyblackburn9765]

Really looks great , old time quality

[@bigjsknives]

Yes it is!! Thanks very much for checking it out!!

[@BCJerbs]

What a beaut Mr.J!

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks JERBS!!

[@davidneal6920]

Liking it! What a great find 🇺🇸 🇳🇿

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks David!! I definitely got lucky 🍀 on this one!!

[@r1ckgr1m3s8]

Just got one from ebay marked on the guard, nice condition. Paid around what the Buck is going for but the Western looks so darn much better in my opinion

[@bigjsknives]

I agree that Westerns have a great classic look to them with the wood or leather!! Thanks so much for checking it out!!

[@AlanSpringer2074]

That’s a beautiful knife. I wish I had one

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks Alan!! I got lucky with these for sure!!

[@yellowdog762jb]

Nice job cleaning that knife up! I have the same knife, but the blade is stamped L66 with date code C. The handle is stacked leather and the snap is plain, with no wording. Those knives hold a nice edge. Mine probably came from the Boy Scout store, the best that I can recall. I don't use mine any more because I now favor drop points. But maybe I'll take mine out to the woods this fall to skin a deer or pig for old times sake! The leather sheath with turn your brass guard green, so you may not want to store the knife in the sheath. But I live in the south, and maybe it's a high humidity thing. The same thing happens with my Buck 110s. I wrap them in wax paper to store them now. I still have my Boy Scout manuals also! A few years back, I picked up a Plumb hatchet w the BSA stamp on it and the original sheath. I'm guessing it's from the '60s. Right after that, I found a BSA round ax sharpening stone. It came in a thin plastic holder, so I'm guessing '70s or '80 on that. It had a couple of nasty grooves/ nicks in it. I rubbed it on the concrete driveway a bit to smooth the stone out, and then cleaned it up on a cheap Harbor Freight whetstone. It looks good as new now. Almost any old whetstone with nicks or that's dished out can be smoothed out the same way if you don't have one of the special stones that is made to flatten stones. The key to keeping/getting them very flat is to rub them against two different surfaces. If you only use one surfaces, each surface will start to mirror the other. That's why I have 2 HF stones, plus I use them on machetes and even my shovel edges. They are very soft and grity. Luckily, they are doubled sided, so I rub them on each other now and then to smooth them out. Don't buy them thinking that you can use them to put a good edge on a knife made of decent steel. Save your money and pick up a vintage quality stone at a garage sale. If it needs it, flatten it on the sidewalk or your driveway. I've picked up some nice ones that looked terrible for only a couple bucks.

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks, i have all kinds of stones.. From old to new, from Diamond to Wet.. I pick up about every old Plumb i run across these days. I'm actually in the process of building a small hatchet for my granddaughter. I posted a vid of that not too long ago showing how i'm shaping the handle!!

[@yellowdog762jb]

Thanks! I'll have to watch that one! I also like to clean up and rehang old ax heads. I have a 3/4 lb Norlund Voyager that is in the stack right now. Finding a handle that is proportional has been a challenge. @@bigjsknives

[@cheatobandito]

These blades look awesome

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks, I got 5 pieces in all for $150!!

[@pa1adin111]

I really love Western Knives. I have a few, including the W49 Bowie Knife. I also have a few stockman knives from them. If I could resurrect any old knife company, I'd choose Western.

[@bigjsknives]

I’m definitely on the lookout for more of these!! The 5 pieces I was able to obtain really impressed me!! Thanks for checking it out!

[@jeffjackson5331]

Sweet looking knives

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks for checking it out!!

[@jeffjackson5331]

@@bigjsknives you are very welcomee

[@mr.whipples411universe]

Oh man . I have that knife and carry it every time I’m hunting and fishing. It is a workhorse.

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks for checking it out!! It’s definitely a beast of a blade. It makes the marbles expert look small!!

[@treyingle2638]

Very nice 👍

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks!!

[@NorthMissouriOutdoors]

Great knife

[@bigjsknives]

Thanks!!

[@GregWilmoth]

Brother has that same knife, what you think should pick it up? Price?

[@bigjsknives]

@@GregWilmoth they are great blades, in good shape anything under $75 is a great buy on this one!!

[@wizardofahhhs759]

I wonder why there are so many different blade and jandle shapes for the same model W36? Mine is marked W36 but looks completely different than yours. It has the "saddle horn" pommel and a a straight spine and wide belly blade.

[@bigjsknives]

That’s a good question, after 84 they sold to Coleman then to Camillus in 91, and now some China brand owns the name. I have 2 1982 532’s and they’re completely different as well.

[@noexcuses6727]

Bit NUT for the old Western Knives here. The W36 and L36 have to be my favorite blades.

[@bigjsknives]

It’s my favorite as well, I have a few of these old westerns and really enjoy them!! Thanks for checking it out!!

[@OldHolden]

I have one that used to be my Great Grandfathers but I can’t find the holster

[@bigjsknives]

@@OldHolden sometimes the sheaths come up on eBay, hopefully you find one. Thanks 🙏 very much for checking this one out!!

[@nathanduckeorth806]

All these stupid company's that sold out to the Chinese, pisses me off!!

[@bigjsknives]

@@nathanduckeorth806 agree 💯, Western 1st sold to Coleman who then sold them to Camillus. A few USA 🇺🇸 companies tried to get Camillus but they weren’t able to make it happen.