Need info on a zac walburn knife

[nwbob]

have a zac walburn made in hawaii number3-1980 can,t find anything about it

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[Mark W.]

well as an ex Custom Knifemaker myself I have no idea how you would expect to find out anything but from the maker himself. 1980 was well before the internet and even after the internet came along most knifemakers wouldn't be bothering with putting anything on line save maybe some sort of sales catalog. Also take into considerations 90% or more of knifemakers are part time or hobbyists so he may have only made knives for a short time and only made a very few.

I made knives for 14 years full time and only managed to make about 2500 knives I quit in Sept of 1996 and aside from maybe a few photos and once in a great while one showing up on eBay theres pretty much nothing about my knives on the net.

 

[nwbob]

thank you great point

 

[Member 24198]

Out of my own morbid curiosity, why are you trying to find a knife maker from the 1980 date?

 

[nwbob]

i have that knife marked 3-1980 don,t know if its a year or model

 

[Member 24198]

i have that knife marked 3-1980 don,t know if its a year or model

Again, just curious, why does it matter?

 

[PolishAvenger]

have a zac walburn made in hawaii number3-1980 can,t find anything about it

I have a fair amount of pre-internet reference material. I'm away from home at the moment, but should be able to reply with any info I find by tomorrow.

 

[oremike]

Might be this guy:

https://www.youtube.com/@zacinthewild/community

 

[Mark W.]

If that's the guy he sure wasn't making knives 44 years ago. So either the 1980 is not a manufacture date or you looking for a different Zac.

 

[nwbob]

thanks for the effort

 

[PolishAvenger]

I can't find any mention of Zac Walburn in my reference material. Any chance you might be able to post a picture or two?

 

[nwbob]

pictures

 

[titsonritz]

If that's the guy he sure wasn't making knives 44 years ago. So either the 1980 is not a manufacture date or you looking for a different Zac.

May that's Zac Jr.