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Help with tang stamp

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Does anyone recognize this tang stamp please? I can’t make enough of it out to even guess at what to try and look up.
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CarMan wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 10:52 pm Does anyone recognize this tang stamp please? I can’t make enough of it out to even guess at what to try and look up.
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I don't recognize it, John, I'm just curious as to what the rest of the knife looks like? That may help a little. What do you see there? The stamp appears to be symbols, rather than letters, but........ ::shrug::
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Waukonda wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 11:00 pm
CarMan wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 10:52 pm Does anyone recognize this tang stamp please? I can’t make enough of it out to even guess at what to try and look up.
Thank you
John
I don't recognize it, John, I'm just curious as to what the rest of the knife looks like? That may help a little. What do you see there? The stamp appears to be symbols, rather than letters, but........ ::shrug::
Thank you for the suggestion. I should have known to put a picture of the whole knife. I added a pic. It’s an electrician’s knife.
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Since I had never before seen instructions on a blade of an electricians knife, maybe it is a common thing, I haven't owned that many,I tried a search that way. I was thinking maybe only one maker incorporated such instructions. I found one made by Schrade with same wording on blade, but the tang stamp???? I don't know, I am not that knowledgeable. Good luck and here is a pic of what I found.
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Waukonda wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 11:46 pm Since I had never before seen instructions on a blade of an electricians knife, maybe it is a common thing, I haven't owned that many,I tried a search that way. I was thinking maybe only one maker incorporated such instructions. I found one made by Schrade with same wording on blade, but the tang stamp???? I don't know, I am not that knowledgeable. Good luck and here is a pic of what I found.
I appreciate the try. Most all of the TL’s & electricians knives had the instructions on the screwdriver blade.
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Yep, my 204S has the same thing. I guess they thought electricians of the time may not be able to figure it out without some helpful hints. Just sayin' :)
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GlennH wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 1:41 am Yep, my 204S has the same thing. I guess they thought electricians of the time may not be able to figure it out without some helpful hints. Just sayin' :)
What’s funny is that there’s an Italian version that actually has the instructions stamped, not etched, into the screwdriver blade. They must’ve really wanted to make sure it didn’t wear off. And, as an electrician we need all the help we could get.
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GlennH wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 1:41 am Yep, my 204S has the same thing. I guess they thought electricians of the time may not be able to figure it out without some helpful hints. Just sayin' :)
Btw. Great looking Schrade
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The closest I have to what I can see on your knife is one I have stamped XELA. I can't tell from what's left on your knife to see if that matches any of the remaining marks._____Dave
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djknife13 wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 12:35 pm The closest I have to what I can see on your knife is one I have stamped XELA. I can't tell from what's left on your knife to see if that matches any of the remaining marks._____Dave
Thank you Dave
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