robt klaas soup ladle tang stamp date

[tnkingfish]

Does anyone know about what year robt klaas used the soup ladle tang stamp I've searched and can't find any info on it.

[ea42]

I seem to recall seeing 1980 or thereabouts somewhere but don't quote me on that since I'm not absolutely positive.

Eric

[herbva]

Could the "soup ladles" possibly be golf clubs? My copy of Goins has "ROBERT KLASS SOLINGEN GERMANY c 1980-present Golf Clubs "R.K." is stamped on the back of the tang.

[btrwtr]

I can't remember seeing this stamp on a Klaas knife. Can you show the rest of the knife and the other blade or blades with the tang stamps?

[beresman]

I was excited to see this post; I have a knife with a similar tang stamp, but I've never heard them called "soup ladles". I had no idea who the maker was. I searched and sure enough, found one post where someone posted their knife photos with a similar tang stamp, and said it was Robert Klass. The thread is here, and the post is about halfway down:

viewtopic.php?f=30&t=32377&p=304176&hil ... le#p304176

Now, there are the two initials "R" and "K" at the 9- and 3-o'clock positions. On mine (and, it appears, on the OP's), they are "X"s. Mine has no other tang stamps, or f it did, they are completely worn off (I tried the pencil thing to no avail).

And I suppose these could be the golf clubs Goins mentions.

Is this still Robt. Klass?