Mystery Knife Game

[C-WADE7]

Your clues did a lot of the work for me. I’ve seen plenty of Kent knives but never knew that they were Woolworth’s house brand. **Someone else can take my turn.

[QTCut5]

OK then….

USA, east coast, NOT New England, NY or PA

[QTCut5]

The company whose name is on the tang was founded in America in the first half of the 19th century by an immigrant from Switzerland.

[QTCut5]

The Swiss immigrant's name is also the name of the company he founded (no, it's not Victor Inox )

[QTCut5]

This company provided cutting tools to the Union Army during the American Civil War and after acquiring a competitor at the start of WW1 became the world's largest producer of fine scissors and shears.

[Gtrclktr-351]

Wüstof? My wife sews and always talks about how good Wüstof scissors are.

[Ridgegrass]

Boker O'.

[QTCut5]

Neither of those two.

Boker is close, though, because this company bought the American division of Boker in the early 1960s

[Gtrclktr-351]

Wiss, another scissor maker I'm familiar with because of my wife's hobby

And I found out Wustof is a Solingen company

[QTCut5]

Wiss, another scissor maker I'm familiar with because of my wife's hobby

And I found out Wustof is a Solingen company

You got it: J. Wiss & Sons

BTW: Wiss also imported knives from Germany under the company name, but those were stamped with “Germany” while this one is stamped “J.W.& S, Newark, NJ” (due to wear it’s hard to photograph and read but that’s what it is)

OK, Bill….your turn, show us what you got

[Ridgegrass]

(%@#) ! Wiss was my first guess but I wasn't sure of it's original date. Good one/ O'.

[Gtrclktr-351]

This one should be very easy. It’s jobbed.

[QTCut5]

Kershaw?

[Gtrclktr-351]

Kershaw?

Not Kershaw

Not from a “major label” knife company.

Jobbed import

[C-WADE7]

Cold steel?

[Gtrclktr-351]

Cold steel?

Not Cold Steel

Major retailer house brand

[Gtrclktr-351]

I really thought this one would be easier. Most "knife people" don't think this one matches the quality of either Kershaw, or Cold Steel, and I guess most here don't look at "bottom shelf" knives. I can't speak to blade steel; but construction, action and fit & finish match several of my Kershaw "modern" folders.

[Ridgegrass]

CRKT O'.

[Gtrclktr-351]

CRKT O'.

Not CRKT. Not in the same league.
“Bottom shelf” knife, house brand of a major US discount retailer.

That should give it away

[C-WADE7]

Ozark trail?

[Gtrclktr-351]

Ozark trail?

You got it!

Christmas 2024 “Special”

It’s really a nice little knife with great bang for the buck.
It’s actually better than the $10 “Ozark Grail Bugout Killer”, and cheaper too.

[C-WADE7]

You got it!
It’s really a nice little knife with great bang for the buck.
It’s actually better than the $10 “Ozark Grail Bugout Killer”, and cheaper too.

Your clues got me there for sure. That’s a nice looking knife for the money. The Bugout clones are well built and more my budget than the real ones. I feel like the “Butterfly Tax” is way way out of hand.

*****Someone else please post, I enjoy the game but have little to contribute ******

[QTCut5]

Happy to oblige

German made antique (100+ yrs) ebony dogleg jack, 3 3/8" closed

[Gtrclktr-351]

I don’t really have a guess, but that is one beauty of a well preserved antique knife.

[C-WADE7]

AW Wadsworth ?