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Originally Posted by william768
Good detective work . It does look to be a different blade.
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I believe it to be the same blade, but reground with a bevel versus the original flat grind as seen in the earliest photos. Like I said, from examining the knife in hand on multiple occasions and comparing it to photos, I have not doubt it is the same piece of stag and 90% sure the same blade.
I would think it unlikely knowing Bo's reputation for conserving resources, particularly forged blades he was paying for 80 years ago, I highly doubt he substituted another blade when he could use the same one with some minor changes.
I didn't go reread the article to see if it was in there, but the stag handle came from a bottle opener that Bo disassembled to use for the knife.