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Here is a very nice minty knife likely made in the 1950's or '60's: 3 1/4" slender stockman, jigged bone, Premier/Life Time K55/Germany. I don't know which German manufacturer made these for Premier but all of them are beautifully made knives. By 1970's Premier knives were made in Japan, still of excellent quality. This is a very nice little knife. A collector's treat.
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kootenay joe wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 2:21 am Here is a very nice minty knife likely made in the 1950's or '60's: 3 1/4" slender stockman, jigged bone, Premier/Life Time K55/Germany. I don't know which German manufacturer made these for Premier but all of them are beautifully made knives. By 1970's Premier knives were made in Japan, still of excellent quality. This is a very nice little knife. A collector's treat.
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Sort of a late Christmas gift, to myself. Lanny's clip by J.D.Chancellor.
At 4 1/2 inches closed, it has good solid half stops and is a solid knife.
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That one looks like it can handle a days work!
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Thanks dlr. Part of the appeal of Premier knives for me is because these were sold in Eastern Canada and N/E USA when i was a young fellow. I was likely about 20 when i first encountered Premier knives but i think they had been available for a decade or more. And it's distribution was regional, not sold in other parts of Canada or USA.
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kootenay joe wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 2:21 am Here is a very nice minty knife likely made in the 1950's or '60's: 3 1/4" slender stockman, jigged bone, Premier/Life Time K55/Germany. I don't know which German manufacturer made these for Premier but all of them are beautifully made knives. By 1970's Premier knives were made in Japan, still of excellent quality. This is a very nice little knife. A collector's treat.
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New Bowie added to my collection (Pal Brand "Hunters Pal" circa 1930) bought from AAPK's btrwtr. The F.A. Bower stag with the Fed. shield bought a few weeks ago from Scott (Triple Three) and the other two (Marbles and Hoffritz) have been hanging around for a while but just made for a better picture.____Dave
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Doc B wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:35 pm Sort of a late Christmas gift, to myself. Lanny's clip by J.D.Chancellor.
At 4 1/2 inches closed, it has good solid half stops and is a solid knife.
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Dave, are those folding Bowies all springers ? I have only seen manual opening ones.
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kj, after reading your post I started thinking. This is a knife from a local police department that was given to me. As you can see on the blade it Premier Knives. If this is the same company I guess they also have a lot of different styles. Thanks for sharing! ::handshake::
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Sweet pickups all ::tu:: . That Premier is schweeeet Roland ::ds:: . Bone is extra yummy on that un, can see why you wanted it ::tu:: .
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kootenay joe wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:30 pm Dave, are those folding Bowies all springers ? I have only seen manual opening ones.
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kootenay joe wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 2:21 am Here is a very nice minty knife likely made in the 1950's or '60's: 3 1/4" slender stockman, jigged bone, Premier/Life Time K55/Germany. I don't know which German manufacturer made these for Premier but all of them are beautifully made knives. By 1970's Premier knives were made in Japan, still of excellent quality. This is a very nice little knife. A collector's treat.
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i have a k55, also stamped HV.KAUFMANN & SONS SOLINGEN
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richard wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 7:39 pm
kootenay joe wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 2:21 am Here is a very nice minty knife likely made in the 1950's or '60's: 3 1/4" slender stockman, jigged bone, Premier/Life Time K55/Germany. I don't know which German manufacturer made these for Premier but all of them are beautifully made knives. By 1970's Premier knives were made in Japan, still of excellent quality. This is a very nice little knife. A collector's treat.
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i have a k55, also stamped HV.KAUFMANN & SONS SOLINGEN
Richard, what knife pattern is your "k55" ?
Heinrick Kaufmann & Sohne is a long established German cutlery manufacturer that had a trademark of a K on either side of "55", with the K on the right side facing backwards. On this Premier knife there is only one "K", but the "55" does seem to suggest Kaufmann as the manufacturer.
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kootenay joe wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 11:41 pm
richard wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 7:39 pm
kootenay joe wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 2:21 am Here is a very nice minty knife likely made in the 1950's or '60's: 3 1/4" slender stockman, jigged bone, Premier/Life Time K55/Germany. I don't know which German manufacturer made these for Premier but all of them are beautifully made knives. By 1970's Premier knives were made in Japan, still of excellent quality. This is a very nice little knife. A collector's treat.
kj
i have a k55, also stamped HV.KAUFMANN & SONS SOLINGEN
Richard, what knife pattern is your "k55" ?
Heinrick Kaufmann & Sohne is a long established German cutlery manufacturer that had a trademark of a K on either side of "55", with the K on the right side facing backwards. On this Premier knife there is only one "K", but the "55" does seem to suggest Kaufmann as the manufacturer.
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my k55 is a barlow pattern . and it has the 2 k one reversed
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Richard i would like to see your k55. Are you able to post a picture or 2 of it ?
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8 dot 6275
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I need a flea market like your flea market! :shock:
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Our flea market is *literally* mostly fleas... ::td::
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My daily trip to the post office directly produced two items and indirectly, a third item. The first two items, a Camillus box for pattern 40 pocket knives and a Craftsman (pattern 9494), 3 blade, swelled center, "whittler" pocket knife. A friend of mine found the third item on the floor of her restaurant. She waited a few days to see if it would be claimed, it wasn't. She gave it to me today. It's a Kershaw, "SPEEDSAFE" USA, single blade folder. My first Kershaw knife and I know absolutely nothing about it (I posted it in the Kershaw Knife Forum also).
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Made in the USA, that's good. I don't recognize that pattern (nor most of the Kershaws).The pattern number is usually etched on the pile side of the blade.


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jerryd6818 wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 4:12 am Made in the USA, that's good. I don't recognize that pattern (nor most of the Kershaws).The pattern number is usually etched on the pile side of the blade.
Jerry, I added an extra picture of the Kershaw blade.
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kootenay joe wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 1:32 am Richard i would like to see your k55. Are you able to post a picture or 2 of it ?
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i found it as a 2 blade barlow, with a broken back spring. converted it to a single blade.
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richard wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:26 am
kootenay joe wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 1:32 am Richard i would like to see your k55. Are you able to post a picture or 2 of it ?
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i found it as a 2 blade barlow, with a broken back spring. converted it to a single blade.
Looks great Richard! Nice save! ::tu:: :D
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Case XX 6383 wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 2:43 am 8 dot 6275
9 dot 6208
tested fixed blade
all at the flea market today
Congrats! Nice handles on all three of them. ::tu:: :D


@Skip:
I like those Craftsman's. Alone the name is cool on them! That one would make an awesome EDC in my opinion! ::tu:: :D
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