Striking Errors
Striking Errors
Hello, I'm new to this forum and thought I'd jump right in with a topic. Are striking errors common? Please share if you have any.
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Sorry, I have no clue. Pretty cool, though.
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Re: Mint Striking Errors
Thanks,Steve Warden wrote: ↑Thu Aug 06, 2020 3:39 pm Sorry, I have no clue. Pretty cool, though.
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Re: Mint Striking Errors
Welcome to AAPK. Those kinds of errors happen. There are several threads here about them, usually from a new member with a knife that has such an error and wanting to know if it’s gonna make them rich. And the answer is always, “not likely”. Here’s an example: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=60638
Here’s one I have. Not double struck, but struck upside down.
Ken
Here’s one I have. Not double struck, but struck upside down.
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Thanks for sharing your example. This might sound dumb but is two different design strikes the same as being struck by the same design twice? It has the dogs on the reverse of the tang only, no year.Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Thu Aug 06, 2020 9:32 pm Welcome to AAPK. Those kinds of errors happen. There are several threads here about them, usually from a new member with a knife that has such an error and wanting to know if it’s gonna make them rich. And the answer is always, “not likely”. Here’s an example: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=60638
Here’s one I have. Not double struck, but struck upside down.
Ken
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Re: Striking Errors
Not sure if I understand your question. I suppose many kinds of different errors are possible, depending on the maker’s manufacturing process.
Case currently strikes the tang marking simultaneously at the time the blade is stamped out of the raw steel, making such errors very rare. Not sure how long they’ve been doing it that way. Some makers strike the tang marks on blades as a separate operation which I’d guess is more error prone. In earlier times and less automated factories, numbers and letters were individually stamped, so they sometimes were crooked or didn’t line up evenly. If you study knife making history including early knives you’ll see all sorts of variations.
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Case currently strikes the tang marking simultaneously at the time the blade is stamped out of the raw steel, making such errors very rare. Not sure how long they’ve been doing it that way. Some makers strike the tang marks on blades as a separate operation which I’d guess is more error prone. In earlier times and less automated factories, numbers and letters were individually stamped, so they sometimes were crooked or didn’t line up evenly. If you study knife making history including early knives you’ll see all sorts of variations.
Ken
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Re: Striking Errors
Thanks for your input, I'll keep an eye out for more oddities.Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:24 pm Not sure if I understand your question. I suppose many kinds of different errors are possible, depending on the maker’s manufacturing process.
Case currently strikes the tang marking simultaneously at the time the blade is stamped out of the raw steel, making such errors very rare. Not sure how long they’ve been doing it that way. Some makers strike the tang marks on blades as a separate operation which I’d guess is more error prone. In earlier times and less automated factories, numbers and letters were individually stamped, so they sometimes were crooked or didn’t line up evenly. If you study knife making history including early knives you’ll see all sorts of variations.
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Re: Striking Errors
Basically striking errors while not common are also not rare. They do not increase the value of a knife and may slightly decrease the value as most collectors want a perfect example and a striking error detracts from this.
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Thanks for the reply.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:45 am Basically striking errors while not common are also not rare. They do not increase the value of a knife and may slightly decrease the value as most collectors want a perfect example and a striking error detracts from this.
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Re: Striking Errors
That’s pretty cool, I’ve never seen one with a tang stamp like that. Thanks for sharing.
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I'll keep an eye out for more.fishin1635 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:51 pm That’s pretty cool, I’ve never seen one with a tang stamp like that. Thanks for sharing.