Received today a NEW German Sailor's fixed bade knife from Coleman's Surplus.
Cost $15.00 and worth it.
Has Rosewood [?] handles and is full tang.
Tang stamped MFH Int Co.
Tang is 1/8" thick
OAL IS 9 1/4" with 5" of that being blade.
Has bail hole.
Looks fine but is definitely a user in the kitchen, camp or field.
It is sharp and come with a leather sheath witha plastic liner. Sheath will hang from a belt.
The box it came in says;
BW Matrosenmesser NO. 44473
I'll post photos some time later.
New German Fixed blade
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Woodly wrote: I'll post photos some time later.
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Re: New German Fixed blade
Woodly, new and for $15, i cannot see it having been made in Germany. The German import rules are very lax such that i knife made in China can be sent to Germany for final buffing and sharpening and then marketed as "Made in Germany".
We look forward to PICTURES !
kj
We look forward to PICTURES !
kj
Re: New German Fixed blade
Mil-Tec, BW, and MFH are all made in China. I thought they were just knockoffs of German Army designs, but the theory was once raised when they were mixed in with large lots of used Bundeswehr pocketknives that these were considered to be issued, but the soldiers rejected them due to their Far East origin.
Still though, it might be a good knife.
Still though, it might be a good knife.
Re: New German Fixed blade
I learned something-thanks.
I do think it is a decent knife...and I normally don't like Chinese.
The sheath is worth $15.00
I do think it is a decent knife...and I normally don't like Chinese.
The sheath is worth $15.00
Re: New German Fixed blade
BW is not a company. That means BundesWehr.cody6268 wrote:Mil-Tec, BW, and MFH are all made in China.
This knife pattern (Matrosenmesser mit Scheide 5110-12-126-2475) is produced by many companies - German, Chinese and Italian. However, as far as I know, only two companies produced it by order of the German army - Donges GmbH & Co. and Dr. Feicke GmbH.
Picture from the net:
Re: New German Fixed blade
That is the knife and sheath. Thanks for the extra info.