Eskilstuna knives

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Here are three Eskilstuna knives that came yesterday from Sweden. They're all used with worn blades, nicks, patina, but overall pretty neat knives so they'll fit right into my collection.
I took some pictures using Arne Marmer's book "Knives from Eskilstuna" as a reference. (A totally awesome book by the way!)

First up is a folder by Knivindustri.




Here is a No. 40 folder made by Emil Olsson.



Finally, a mother-of-pearl folder made by Sigfrid Pettersson.

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Very nice. Does "upphorde" mean "out of business?" If so, that's a shame, but I'm sure the Scandinavian manufacturers have gone through the same round of bankruptcies and consolidations as the Americans and
Germans. Looking at the World Knife website, I see a few Scandinavian manufacturers but not Eskilstuna.

I'm going to search the AAPK website for more of your posts, Desktop. I really enjoy seeing knives from countries with great knife heritages that are not as widely known. So far, I only have one that might qualify, an Argentinian made Boker Arbolito.

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Thanks for showing the Swedish knives . I really enjoyed seeing them and the book looks great too. s-k

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trail - yes, "upphörde" means "out of business"!
I think the book contains information and pictures from more than 190 makers, all from Eskilstuna. They all made similar folding knives and often copied patterns from other makers. Today, I think there are only 3 makers left in Eskilstuna. Sad but true...

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Thanks for showing the Swedish knives . I really enjoyed seeing them and the book looks great too. s-k

Thanks, smiling-knife!
It's an awesome book to say the least!

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I'd really like to find one of the Hammesfahr pattern corkscrew knives. It is the mop scaled knife in the book immediately above the 2nd pic of your Olsson knife and also at the bottom left of the first Pettersson photo. The folding corkscrew on a pivot is much longer than found on most pocket knives.

This 1930s Rover Scout fixed-blade was made in Eskilstuna by P. Holmberg. It's my only Swedish knife at the moment. s-k

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I'd really like to find one of the Hammesfahr pattern corkscrew knives. It is the mop scaled knife in the book immediately above the 2nd pic of your Olsson knife and also at the bottom left of the first Pettersson photo. The folding corkscrew on a pivot is much longer than found on most pocket knives.

They are nice! I've seen them on Ebay now and then, so they are available.

This 1930s Rover Scout fixed-blade was made in Eskilstuna by P. Holmberg. It's my only Swedish knife at the moment. s-k

Very nice! That is a beautiful knife!

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Ulf,

Nice knives you posted!


Is that book still in print?



M.B.

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Ulf,

Nice knives you posted!

Thanks!

Is that book still in print?

I'm afraid not. It was published in 1999. The author, Arne Marmer, died about a year after the book came out. I was fortunate to get hold of a new copy in Sweden, and I'm sure there are more copies available. Marmer was also working on a book about Eskilstuna razors but this work was never completed.

M.B.

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I just checked Alibris to see if they had a copy of the book - unfortunately, no, but another one immediately caught my attention:

Contest for Control: Metal Industries in Sheffield, Solingen, Remscheid and Eskilstuna During Industrialisation

by Lars Magnusson

This study of a specific industry's survival and growth in three countries is a useful resource for research on industrial development in 19th century Europe. Presenting the history of three major cutlery districts in Western Europe during the 19th century - Sheffield in England, Bergische land (Solingen and Remscheid) in Germany, and Eskilstuna ...

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I just checked Alibris to see if they had a copy of the book - unfortunately, no, but another one immediately caught my attention:

Contest for Control: Metal Industries in Sheffield, Solingen, Remscheid and Eskilstuna During Industrialisation

by Lars Magnusson

This study of a specific industry's survival and growth in three countries is a useful resource for research on industrial development in 19th century Europe. Presenting the history of three major cutlery districts in Western Europe during the 19th century - Sheffield in England, Bergische land (Solingen and Remscheid) in Germany, and Eskilstuna ...

Very interesting, trail!
Thanks for the information!

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Here is a folder made by Eskilstuna Knivfabriks Aktiebolag (E.K.A.). It's the model No: 4 H with two blades and a corkscrew. It has the “E.K.A.” over “Eskilstuna” over “Sweden” stamp that was used from 1935 to 1961. No China, LOL:)
Enjoy!

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I'd really like to find one of the Hammesfahr pattern corkscrew knives. It is the mop scaled knife in the book immediately above the 2nd pic of your Olsson knife and also at the bottom left of the first Pettersson photo. The folding corkscrew on a pivot is much longer than found on most pocket knives.

This 1930s Rover Scout fixed-blade was made in Eskilstuna by P. Holmberg. It's my only Swedish knife at the moment. s-k

That's an awesome Holmberg!

I've collected Holmberg knives for years and have owned hundreds of them, although I've never seen that pattern before.