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Welcome to the the page dedicated to dating your knife made by Howling Wolf Knifeworks. Here is a list of all of the makers marks we have used and their date ranges. If it does not bear one of these marks, It was not done by us.
Pat began forging knives in 2005, first salable knife was 2010. While others were made and gifted out prior to this date, they were not marked and are owned by family or close personal friennds.
We weill NEVER mark our knives with the words "HOWLING WOLF" "HOWLING WOLF KNIVES" or standard JPEG images of a wolf body howling, scene scapes with wolves or other commonly located wolf related items. Our Wolf logo is a one of a kind that was drawn for Pat in college by his friend Andrew Leonard.
Original Wolf Logo:
*Large solo wolf head
* Hot Stamped
*2012-2021
Status: Retired for change in logo size and styling
Wolf Head with P.B Initials
*Smaller logo, around 3/8" with P.B
*Hot stamped
*2021-Present
*as of 2026, used less in favor of laser marking after finishing
Wolf Head with P.B Initials
Varied sizes as needed
Directly Laser engraved
2024-present
Biggin Handmade Elkhorn WI
added in 2025 to the Wolf Logo.
Sometimes stamped, sometimes directly lasered
Added to associate the makers name to the logo for future reference.
2025-present
Historically Inspired Mark:
*Marked on items made by Pat while at Old World Wisconsin
*Created to mark traditionally forged items in the OWW Blacksmith Shop Est 1886
* WIll never appear on modern forged blades made at the Howling Wolf Knifeworks Shop.
*2026
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