70's Browning Sportsman Series 5518

Vintage Browning Sportsman Series Model 5518 Knife

While Browning is naturally known for its firearms, its knives are also well known to users and collectors. Several models were designed in the late 1960s for Browning by a young Gil Hibben decades before Rambo III or Star Trek movies made him famous. Designated the Sportsman’s Series they were designed as hunting knives, both folding and fixed blades made to compliment Browning’s firearms in the field. Browning had the US knives made in their small benchmade Utah factory and high quality factories in Germany and Japan depending on the model.

Model 55 (later 5518) is an all purpose, large hunting knife. The blade of this model has a shape preferred by hunters for it's ease in skinning and processing game. While it’s 5.5” blade is generally suited for big game, it is not at all unwieldy for upland game or a fisherman.

• 5.5” blade of 440C Stainless Steel
• Brazilian Rosewood handle with brass pommel and guard.
• Basketweave leather sheath
• Made in USA #0522

This blade appears in original condition, handles and sheath may show handling. This knife is unique as both the knife and sheath were made in the USA. Most basketweave sheaths were marked Made in Mexico.

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