Antique Remington UMC R4203 3 Blade Cattle Pocket Knife Bone Handles As Is For Sale

Antique 3-blade Cattle pocket knife manufactured by the historic Remington Arms Company / Union Metallic Cartridge Co. at their Bridgeport, Connecticut cutlers works. The blade tang displays the iconic, early circular "REMINGTON / U.M.C." logo, and the reverse tang is stamped with the clear model number R4203. Based on the classic circle-trademark stamp profile, this scarce early American pocket tool was manufactured between 1920 and 1940.

The knife features natural cattle bone handle scales fitted with an inlaid nickel silver crest shield on the display side. Based on the measurements shown next to the green tape measure, the handle has a closed length of approximately 3 5/8 inches. This traditional Cattle pattern houses three folding high-carbon cutlery steel implements: a master clip point blade measuring approximately 2.5 inches, a secondary pen blade, and a long tapered leather punch awl tool.

The item is in heavily worn, as-is vintage condition and is being offered strictly for parts, repair, or restoration salvage. The authentic bone handle scales show heavy historical modification and period fill repairs around the pins, bolster margins, and master joints, retaining a dark honey-yellow and molasses-brown scorched coloration. All three carbon steel blades exhibit significant sharpening wear, deep profile loss, uniform dark age tarnish, pocket grime, and extensive pitting throughout. Mechanically, the tools remain loosely intact with weathered backspring tension and sluggish action, making this a prime candidate for an antique restoration project or a scarce reference piece for Remington hallmark archives. Please look at the high resolution photos for condition details, if you have any questions, just ask. Thank you for looking. One blade snaps, the other two are lazy. Excellent donor piece, as there still seems to be tension on the backspring and you have the blades and the frame.