unknown pocket knife

cjscar · Post by **cjscar** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:41 pm

cleaning out some of my fathers stuff and came across a knife I have been unable to find anything about on the net. Its a folding pocket knife, one blade 2 1/2" with a cartoonish mark of a spouting whale and Germany. The handle is white metal and is in the shape of an early jet passenger liner and on one side it is impressed with " The Flying Whale"
If anyone knows anything about this knife I would really appreciate hearing from you. Many thanks Jon Scarborough

jholcomb · Post by **jholcomb** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:55 pm

I seem to remember seeing one of those somewhere but I can't quite remember. Anyway the flying whale was the nick name for an old boeing airplane made in the 40's:
http://www.historylink.org/essays/outpu ... le_id=3598
So, unless the knife is a reproduction you can date it to that time. If you can post a picture, I'm sure everyone would love to see it.

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:15 pm

cjscar,
I don't know anything about your knife, but someone here most likely will know.

Welcome to AAPK.
Dale

cjscar · Post by **cjscar** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:33 pm

jholcomb wrote:I seem to remember seeing one of those somewhere but I can't quite remember. Anyway the flying whale was the nick name for an old boeing airplane made in the 40's:
http://www.historylink.org/essays/outpu ... le_id=3598
So, unless the knife is a reproduction you can date it to that time. If you can post a picture, I'm sure everyone would love to see it.

That was the Boing 307 and it is not the plane configuration I have. The profile is more of a prop drive type but it is a jet. The jet engines look similar to the original BOAC Comet. Many thanks...really appreciate your taking the time to add input.

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:07 pm

Hi. and warm

to the site cjscar. The 'Whale' trademark belonged to German company called Richartz.

s-k

cjscar · Post by **cjscar** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:17 am

in my effort to id the airplane knife I was surprised to see one had sold on Ebay last month. Sold in the UK for about $40 US. Its under item# 270098773144 and it is still avail under that # if you would like to see a pic. Grateful to anyone who has an inkling about this item.
Jon Scarborough