Help to identify an old hunting knife

[albin25]

I'm not really into knives but I have a very nice old hunting?/skinning? knife that I'm at a loss as to whether it has value or not. I figured I'd ask here to see if anyone has heard of it.

I know little about it other than my Dad purchased it approx. 50 years ago in Winnipeg (Canada) took it with him hunting a few times. He passed on approx. 25 years ago and it has been sitting in an old toolbox in my sister's basement ever since.
I haven't had much success but I figured someone here might be a LOT more informed than me.


I'll try to post a picture later today, but in the time being here's a description:
-over all it's 8.5"
-blade is 4.5", heavy, no flex, has a shape similarity to a Bowie (but short and fat)
-handle is natural horn, with leather stacks on either end and a stainless? flared cap.
-Blade is sharp,nick free, no rust, no pitting,
-stamped on blade near handle... Lamplough cutlery Solingen ..and.. N241/2 St
-riveted Leather belt loop sheath, stamped "Germany", tooled elk(?) picture.

I'm basically asking, is it a good knife? Is it something I should polish (and how)?
Does it have more than just sentimental value?

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[Jamie6.5]

Look like this?



And does it say "Rostfrei" on it at the base of the blade?

Lamplough is the cutlery maker, Solingen is the city in Germany where Lamplough was based.
I believe they refer to that type of handle as a "Staghorn."

Oh, and "Rostfrei" means "stainless" in German.

 

[albin25]

Here's pictures
Nope, no "Rostfrei"

I really think it has nice proportions, sure feels good in hand.




Description from Original post:
-over all it's 8.5"
-blade is 4.5", heavy, no flex, has a shape similarity to a Bowie (but short and fat)
-handle is natural horn, with leather stacks on either end and a stainless? flared cap.
-Blade is sharp,nick free, no rust, no pitting,
-stamped on blade near handle... Lamplough cutlery Solingen ..and.. N241/2 St

-riveted Leather belt loop sheath, stamped "Germany", tooled elk(?) picture.

 

[Jamie6.5]

Hard not to agree with the nice proportions part. Looks like a great one.
Thank Dad one more time for that!

 

[mjbskwim]

"This is a rare Lamplough stag handled hunting knife made in Solingen, Germany. Lamplough was a Canada-based distributor known almost wholly for kitchen-type cutlery."
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/rare-vintage-lamplough-german-hunting-knife

 

[jbett98]

Does it have a leather sheath?

 

[albin25]

Does it have a leather sheath?

It's probably a good idea for me to move the description down from the original post:

-over all it's 8.5"
-blade is 4.5", heavy, no flex, has a shape similarity to a Bowie (but short and fat)
-handle is natural horn, with leather stacks on either end and a stainless? flared cap.
-Blade is sharp,nick free, no rust, no pitting,
-stamped on blade near handle... Lamplough cutlery Solingen ..and.. N241/2 St

-riveted Leather belt loop sheath, stamped "Germany", w/ tooled elk(?) picture.