Butterfly knife
Butterfly knife
I recently purchased this cute little butterfly knife stamped BONTGEN & Sabin. I believe it was made in Germany.
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Re: Butterfly knife
Cool little knife and those are fun to learn tricks with. Be careful with those pearl handles though, one drop and they could crack. There's a ton of videos on YouTube showing how to do different butterfly knife tricks. I bought a cheap Bear & Son trainer to practice with. No edge on it so I don't have to worry about cutting myself.
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You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
Re: Butterfly knife
I don't plan on flipping it...
Re: Butterfly knife
Beautiful piece. Antique butterfly knives are really facinating. The earliest ones I have are a couple Waltcos from the late 1940s - early 1950s. I did a little research on the Böntgen and Sabin company, better known as Bonsa. They patented a channel-handle construction butterfly knife design in 1880 in Germany, Britain and the USA. Here is a blog post on the topic: http://thebladeblog-ulf.blogspot.com/20 ... y.html?m=1
It seems they were making these from at least 1880s until the 1920s. Looking at some old auction listings, these had a variety of handle materials including solid metal, stag and ivory.
It seems they were making these from at least 1880s until the 1920s. Looking at some old auction listings, these had a variety of handle materials including solid metal, stag and ivory.