Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
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Cakipak011
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Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Hello, hope someone can help me identify this pocket knife. I have tried searching this tang stamp, no luck
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
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Can't say that I have ever seen that kind of Tang Stamp before but maybe someone else here wiho is more knowlegable can help.

Can't say that I have ever seen that kind of Tang Stamp before but maybe someone else here wiho is more knowlegable can help.
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Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Thanks for replying TPK - me neither. And I am not successful finding it online. Hopefully, someone in this forum has seen it before. Cheers!
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Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
I believe the knife is Chinese of fairly recent manufacture. The mark looks similar to the Gerber mark & may have been used to give the impression Gerber made it. JMHO
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Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
The post above mine is from an esteemed knife man of high regard and is probably the one you want to listen to
But i would add that i have a Japanese made knife from what i would assume to be the 60's that matches closely in style on the handle scales, bail and pins. Alas, I don't recognize the stamp ( though to me it looks like a japanese katakana) and the blades seem newer than my time range. And also the Chinese fob knives that I'm familiar with have circles around their stamps, i.e. crossed arrows, which lends further credence to knife7knut's assertion of Chinese origins.
But i would add that i have a Japanese made knife from what i would assume to be the 60's that matches closely in style on the handle scales, bail and pins. Alas, I don't recognize the stamp ( though to me it looks like a japanese katakana) and the blades seem newer than my time range. And also the Chinese fob knives that I'm familiar with have circles around their stamps, i.e. crossed arrows, which lends further credence to knife7knut's assertion of Chinese origins.
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Cakipak011
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Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Thank you so much for your estimation @knife7knutknife7knut wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:17 am I believe the knife is Chinese of fairly recent manufacture. The mark looks similar to the Gerber mark & may have been used to give the impression Gerber made it. JMHO
Really appreciate it. At least it is giving me new direction where to search.
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Thanks so much for your input @ThatWeirdKnifeGuy! Interesting input indeed. Really appreciate your time to replyThatWeirdKnifeGuy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:30 am The post above mine is from an esteemed knife man of high regard and is probably the one you want to listen to![]()
But i would add that i have a Japanese made knife from what i would assume to be the 60's that matches closely in style on the handle scales, bail and pins. Alas, I don't recognize the stamp ( though to me it looks like a japanese katakana) and the blades seem newer than my time range. And also the Chinese fob knives that I'm familiar with have circles around their stamps, i.e. crossed arrows, which lends further credence to knife7knut's assertion of Chinese origins.
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I'm not saying that I'm right, but the knife looks like a Chinese one. In China there is a company called Cloisonne knife with the stamp “two crossed arrows in a circle.” And you have a Chinese sword Jian in a circle. So it makes me think that this is China.
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Did some searching in German. Came up with one interesting chart on Wikipedia but I didn't see your stamp on it.Cakipak011 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:14 amThanks for replying TPK - me neither. And I am not successful finding it online. Hopefully, someone in this forum has seen it before. Cheers!
Link: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmiedemarke
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Very helpful info @Georgiy_Velchev! Thank you so much for taking time to reply!Georgiy_Velchev wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:17 pm I'm not saying that I'm right, but the knife looks like a Chinese one. In China there is a company called Cloisonne knife with the stamp “two crossed arrows in a circle.” And you have a Chinese sword Jian in a circle. So it makes me think that this is China.
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TPK wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:07 pmDid some searching in German. Came up with one interesting chart on Wikipedia but I didn't see your stamp on it.Cakipak011 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:14 amThanks for replying TPK - me neither. And I am not successful finding it online. Hopefully, someone in this forum has seen it before. Cheers!![]()
Link: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmiedemarke
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Wow! @TPK, this is awesome find, thank you! It will be useful to have this for future reference!
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TOM - KGFG - (Knife-Guy-From-Germany)
I believe..., every knife is a soul, looking for a soulmate.
Weebit-Nano https://www.weebit-nano.com/
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I believe..., every knife is a soul, looking for a soulmate.
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