Wolfertz & Co., Allentown, Pa.

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Wolfertz & Co., Allentown, Pa.

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Wolfertz & Co., Allentown, Pa., 3 5/8" closed.

This company has a great history. There are numerous threads in the forum about this brand but I wanted to put this one in Knife Lore.
A honest old knife and a hefty knife. Still nice and tight and a heck of a spring on the secondary.

Thanks for looking.
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Joe that one is sweet and has a very quiet, simple elegance about it. Wonderful old knife. ::nod:: ::nod::
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Thank you, doglegg, I'm glad you like the knife. ::nod::
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Joe ::tu::
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Thank you, Roger. ::tu::
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That is a dandy Joe!
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Thank you, Ike. ::tu::
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Beautiful old knife, Joe! ::tu::
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Here is one that I have with a slightly different stamp. Probably been previously posted in one of the other threads?
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Thank you, Dan.
That is a beautiful old knife.
I'm glad you put it in this thread, Thank you. ::nod:: ::handshake::
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That is a very nice looking knife Dan.
I need to add one (or more) of this brand to my collection, I have none.
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Thanks Joe and Ike.
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That's a nice Wolfertz Joe. Is there any hint of a blade etch on the main blade? I have 3 and of those, 2 have a blade etch, one almost not there. Here is the one that is clear. Both have cell handles. The equal end is very faint, won't even attempt to show the etch. and a pruner I got from am AAPK member, Sauconian, at a local show a while back.
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Nice knives Steve. ::tu::
Great contribution to the thread. I really like that strong etch on your knife.
There is no etch on my knife.

Thanks for posting.
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You're welcome Joe.
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3 nice knives Steve! I like that old pruner
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Very nice, Steve! ::tu:: Great etch on the first one, looks very deep.
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Like to see some Cf Wolfertz knives if anyone has some.
Here's a "relic". Both blades stamped. J.O'.
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A very nice well made knife there, J.O'. ::tu::

A great packer! ::nod::
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Ridgegrass wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 4:14 pm Like to see some Cf Wolfertz knives if anyone has some.
Here's a "relic". Both blades stamped. J.O'.
A classic, J.O'.

I only own 1, and see that I have never posted here, so probably not anywhere. I'll try and bring it out for a pic in the next day or so.
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Here it is, 3 1/2"
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You sure have a beauty there Ike. Thanks for the look. J.O'.
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Waukonda wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 8:37 pm Here it is, 3 1/2"
WOW!
Way to brighten up the thread, Ike. ::tu::

That is a little gem. ::nod::
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Ridgegrass wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 4:14 pm Like.....
J.O'., ::tu:: ::tu::

Waukonda wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 8:37 pm Here.....
Ike, ::tu:: ::tu::
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Re: Wolfertz & Co., Allentown, Pa.

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Here's one I have.
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