C. Lutters and Lion Cutlery

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tjmurphy
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C. Lutters and Lion Cutlery

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Are C. Lutters and Lion Cutlery the same knife maker?
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Re: C. Lutters and Lion Cutlery

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Tom, They are NOT the same Co. Lion Cut. uses a "lion" tang marking and C. Lutters & Co also has used a "lion" as a tang marking since 1840 (Goins) but they two seperate companys..
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Re: C. Lutters and Lion Cutlery

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I actually have an old relic that is Lion Cutlery that is marked Vom Cleff...
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Re: C. Lutters and Lion Cutlery

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The reason I ask is that both use almost identical reclining lions as a mark. Here is a knife I am calling C. Lutters:
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Here is a reference that cites C. Lutters and Lion Cutlery as the same. Go to page 31.
http://www.archivingindustry.com/cutler ... arks-1.pdf
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