About 10 years ago, I purchased a knife at a Gun/Knife Show in Austin, Tx. There was a Knife Collector/Dealer from Ft Worth, who had several knives that I was interested in. One of these was what I classified as a Gambler Boot Knife, because it was long and slim, 9 ½ inches and had one of the Playing Cards Suits on each of the 4 corners of the guard. It has a Gold Heart, Spade, Club and a Diamond on a Sterling Silver Guard, with a Ivory Handle. After many months of negotiating and researching the Name on the Silver Band at the base of the Ivory Handle, I finally broke down and purchased the knife, even though, I still could not trace down any knife maker by the name that was on the silver band around the base of the Ivory Handle.

For years, whenever, I thought about it, I would still check to see if I could fine the knife maker. Recently, I happen to be watching Pawn Star and they had a Vintage Gambler Travel Box, with playing cards, dice, a Boot Knife, a Colt Pistol as well as many other items, each having the Gambler’s initials on it.

A few days later, I got the knife out again, and instead of using knife maker, W. Kuhn, I typed in Gambler, W. Kuhn on Google Search, and up came Dr. Harold W. Kuhn. The Good News, It looks as if I may have a Knife that was made for Harold W. Kuhn, Gambler, as well as, Professor of Mathematical Economics Emeritus at Princeton University
The Bad News, I still don’t know the Knife Maker.