Western Germany Knife help

[damifino80]

What kinda knife is this? age? manufacture? price? rareity?

[Big Barn]

Can you provide a close up of the tang stamp ?

[knife7knut]

The pattern was popularized by Kauffman in the K55 Mercator knives.They had a single piece of steel folded to make the handle and a large cat(panther?) stamped into one side.
Can't tell whether this has that type of handle or there are separate scales attached.Need better pictures.

[trail]

For reference, here's a cat knife.

[orvet]

Nice Mercator Paul.
I have it's twin.

I think that knife damifino80 posted is at least influenced by the Mercator if not made by them.

BTW, damifino80m Welcome to AAPK.