Early German Knives
Early German Knives
I'm a big fan of Solingen steel and German craftsmanship and whenever I run across an old German folder at a good price, I snatch it up.. From top to bottom:
Germania Cutlery, c.1900
Henckel, c.1900
Sword And Shield, c.? (Can't find any info)
Carl Schlieper, c.1950's
Morley And Sons, c. Early 1900's
Germania Cutlery, c.1900
Henckel, c.1900
Sword And Shield, c.? (Can't find any info)
Carl Schlieper, c.1950's
Morley And Sons, c. Early 1900's
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Without any digging I can show this one. "United Cutlery Co. Germany. Goins says 1908-1922.
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Nice! I'm in the lookout for a Henry Sears And Sons.
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My early Kissing Crane.
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Yehuda here are a couple of Wester Bros. I have,an old H.Boker and an Electric.
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Very very beautiful pieces!! At this point in the game I only know enough to get into trouble but am enjoying seeing you guys stuff!!
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Interesting piece.
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Hi, guys!
Аny idea about the mark? Personally, I guess it's a distributors company.
Аny idea about the mark? Personally, I guess it's a distributors company.
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"Stahl" is "steel"; "F.Stahl" might mean "Fine Steel" so no good clues as to maker.
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Here are a few:
#1 Asbro Germany Blades lock open by grasping them and sliding back slightly.To close pull out and fold.
#2 Bergmann & Claddig salesman's sample.
#3 Duane Cutlery 4 blade with gold handles.
#4 Dunlap Germany with button hook.
#5 Empire Specialties advertising knife with pouch.
#6 Carl Schleiper utility pattern with German silver handles.
#7 A.Fiest half congress
#8 A.Fiest advertising knife.
#9 Fine Edge utility pattern.
#10 Marked simply,"foreign". Faux tortoise shell handles stamped "A present from TORQUAY" with purse.
#1 Asbro Germany Blades lock open by grasping them and sliding back slightly.To close pull out and fold.
#2 Bergmann & Claddig salesman's sample.
#3 Duane Cutlery 4 blade with gold handles.
#4 Dunlap Germany with button hook.
#5 Empire Specialties advertising knife with pouch.
#6 Carl Schleiper utility pattern with German silver handles.
#7 A.Fiest half congress
#8 A.Fiest advertising knife.
#9 Fine Edge utility pattern.
#10 Marked simply,"foreign". Faux tortoise shell handles stamped "A present from TORQUAY" with purse.
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A few more:
#1 Germania Cutlery with fancy pressed tin handles.
#2 GMT Cutlery Co.Possibly a fruit knife;blades are low grade gold handles look to be ivory.Strange blades;the hooked one looks to be an orange peeler.
#3Graef & Schmidt.
#4 Griffon Cutlery 4 blade and a pair of folding scissors.
#5-6-7 A strange knife.Blades are marked Henckels-I*XL-Langbein NY Appears to be an old repair. Charles Langbein was a knife distributor in NYC who also repaired knives.
#8 Hoffritz gardener's knife with folding pruning shears.
#9 Marked only "INOX" with strange celluloid bolsters.
#10 F.A.Koch four blade with carved pearl handles and bolsters.This was a common treatment on German knives of the 1930's.
#1 Germania Cutlery with fancy pressed tin handles.
#2 GMT Cutlery Co.Possibly a fruit knife;blades are low grade gold handles look to be ivory.Strange blades;the hooked one looks to be an orange peeler.
#3Graef & Schmidt.
#4 Griffon Cutlery 4 blade and a pair of folding scissors.
#5-6-7 A strange knife.Blades are marked Henckels-I*XL-Langbein NY Appears to be an old repair. Charles Langbein was a knife distributor in NYC who also repaired knives.
#8 Hoffritz gardener's knife with folding pruning shears.
#9 Marked only "INOX" with strange celluloid bolsters.
#10 F.A.Koch four blade with carved pearl handles and bolsters.This was a common treatment on German knives of the 1930's.
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#1 F.A.Koch corn knife.
#2 Keystone folding hunter with stag handles skinning blade and bird hook.
#3 Korten &Scherf pen knife.
#4 Krusius Brothers corn knife.
#5 Robert Klaas ad knife for the International Order of Odd Fellows.
#6 Robert Klaas single blade boy's knife.
#7 Morning Star(Linder)advertising knife.
#8 W.H.Morley ring turn knife.
#9 National Cutlery Co. quill knife.
#10 Pauls Brothers corn knife.
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Last batch for now:
#1 A few R.J.Richter knives.
#2 Schnefel Brothers corn knife.
#3 Schmactenberg Brothers half congress advertising Finzer's tobacco. They must have been a large company because I have seen several different maker's knives advertising Finzer's.
#4 Gustav Voss 6 blade utility.
#5 Vom Cleff lobster pattern.Master blade locks open and is unlocked by pressing down on the closed manicure blade.
#6 Vom Cleff stag whittler.Sadly one blade is broken.
#7Vulcan tortoise shell handled congress.Patent # on shield dated 1895.
#8 Small pearl pen marked with a W inside a diamond.Probably German but still haven't found the maker.
#9 York Cutlery co with huge easy open cutout.
#1 A few R.J.Richter knives.
#2 Schnefel Brothers corn knife.
#3 Schmactenberg Brothers half congress advertising Finzer's tobacco. They must have been a large company because I have seen several different maker's knives advertising Finzer's.
#4 Gustav Voss 6 blade utility.
#5 Vom Cleff lobster pattern.Master blade locks open and is unlocked by pressing down on the closed manicure blade.
#6 Vom Cleff stag whittler.Sadly one blade is broken.
#7Vulcan tortoise shell handled congress.Patent # on shield dated 1895.
#8 Small pearl pen marked with a W inside a diamond.Probably German but still haven't found the maker.
#9 York Cutlery co with huge easy open cutout.
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Ray, outstanding Vintage German Knife Show !
Regarding the carved pearl, e.g. Koch, you say was popular in 1930's. I have a few carved pearl knives and had thought them to be from early 1900's, before WW I.
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Regarding the carved pearl, e.g. Koch, you say was popular in 1930's. I have a few carved pearl knives and had thought them to be from early 1900's, before WW I.
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They could very well be from that era Roland;German knives can be really hard to date sometimes.kootenay joe wrote:Ray, outstanding Vintage German Knife Show !
Regarding the carved pearl, e.g. Koch, you say was popular in 1930's. I have a few carved pearl knives and had thought them to be from early 1900's, before WW I.
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#4 Krusius Brothers corn knife. I O O F is a lodge called Independent Order of ODD Fellows. I am not a member so I do not know much about them.
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Ray...you never cease to amaze me when you get to start pulling em out
and taking pics for a post...now if only you would have got that 20 buck Stag Case XX
knife-axe combo at that garage sale, but ya made up for that with the Marble's knife you
snatched up for 75 cents at that estate sale
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and taking pics for a post...now if only you would have got that 20 buck Stag Case XX
knife-axe combo at that garage sale, but ya made up for that with the Marble's knife you
snatched up for 75 cents at that estate sale
Will
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Thanks for the kind words my friend.Can't win em all but the fun is in trying.The best snag knifewise was a Joseph Rodgers spear point bowie I bought in an antique shop for $225. Guy figured it was worth at least a grand and maybe more.stagman wrote:Ray...you never cease to amaze me when you get to start pulling em out
and taking pics for a post...now if only you would have got that 20 buck Stag Case XX
knife-axe combo at that garage sale, but ya made up for that with the Marble's knife you
snatched up for 75 cents at that estate sale
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The best score of all though was a 1967 vintage Breitling 806 Navitimer watch that had never been serviced I bought at another yard sale for $5. Couple years ago I had it overhauled for a cost of $500 and I am still way ahead of the game as the watch is worth about $3000 at the moment and going nowhere but up.
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Recently added this little dandy, and thought I would revive a thread that should be getting more attention. 3 1/4"
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Nice 4 blade Senator. It is a top of the line pattern, usually the most expensive folding knife a company sold according to Bernard Levine.
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You said it Ike.
She's a beauty, I love vintage german cutlery, so there.
I have a few of 'em, includeding a mint, Paul A. Henkels, metal gents knife. As y'all know, Kj just transfered me 5+2 more for the collection, I will post when the arrive.
She's a beauty, I love vintage german cutlery, so there.
I have a few of 'em, includeding a mint, Paul A. Henkels, metal gents knife. As y'all know, Kj just transfered me 5+2 more for the collection, I will post when the arrive.
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Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34