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I think it says Austria. Might be marked ROSLERS. It is a 3 blade stockman type pattern but the sheep foot has the point broke and it is concave toward the end. It is 4 inches closed. It has some handle damage but I think it may be bone. I want to wait to clean it up until I know more about it. I may have learned my lesson about doing too much after I took the Drummel to my Grandad's Belknap.
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Let`s see it with the other blades open, also what is the length closed?
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It is 4 inches closed. I will try to get another pic later. I think I had more description in the Find of the day thread in General discussion forum.
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Here are a couple more pics.
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It`s made in Austria, the handle material is Horn.

Measure it again, it looks like 4 1/4" from here ::nod::
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Thanks for the info. I can't find anything on the company but I do see that Roslers is an old name in knife making and still makes knife blades and parts.
I measured again and the most I can stretch it is 4 1/8".
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I haven't seen that name before but it is a fine looking old knife.Where all of the blades have some damage to them,I think I would re-contour them and use it as an EDC.
I think that is a pruner blade rather than a sheepfoot.To repair that I would very carefully re-contour it from the edge rather than the top to minimize loss of blade length and then re-do the edge.It is actually easier than it sounds;you just have to go slowly.Same with the pen blade but I would re-shape that from the top AND bottom.I think I would leave the master blade alone and just re-sharpen it.
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I will be restoring both knives and I will be asking a lot of questions. I will follow your instructions on the blades, K7K. I too think those blades are salvageable. I think the case will get new blades. It will make a great knife if I can maintain the snap and fit when I do the restoration. I hope I don't ruin a good knife.
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It was originally a sheepfoot blade ::nod::

If you are going to sell it, leave it alone, if you are going to use it up do what ever you want to it ::huff::
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knife7knut wrote:I think that is a pruner blade rather than a sheepfoot.
I think you're right Ray.
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Your knife may have been made in Bohemia for export to the United States.
If you are going to fix it up I'd just use hand tools.
Files, sandpaper.
Might be slower but your less likely to mess it up.

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Thanks everyone for the info. I have cleaned things up a bit and I will do some more before I decide how to go on this one. The history of this knife and the shape it is in gives me reason to pause for a bit. I know I only bought it as a fixer upper but now I think I need to give it a chance as is.

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