All About Pocket Knives

Judging by the number of these you have Skip, they must have made millions of them over the years

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2026 7:55 am Judging…..

Dimitri, I don’t think that millions of these pocket knives were manufactured.
When you consider that the majority of these pocket knives were made after
WW1 ended, and before WW2 began, I believe that because of the restrictions
placed on Germany by the Treaty Of Versailles, the political upheaval and the
economical upheaval that Germany and the rest of Europe was experiencing, I
just don’t see those kind of production numbers. But, who knows for sure…..

Yesterday morning, my visit to the post office produced this multi-tool, with a glass cutter, pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the most recent example to be added to my multi-tool, with a glass cutter, pocket knife collection. It is a MANOS, two blades, two tools (a corkscrew and a glass cutter), one tang stamp (on the secondary blade), 3 5/8" closed, all metal (except for the two "tortoise" handle scales), multi-tool, pocket knife. This pocket knife is also a cigar cutter. The secondary blade front tang stamp says, "MANOS (over) CUTLERY Cᴏ̲ (over) GERMANY" This is my forty-sixth MANOS, multi-tool pocket knife, with a glass cutter. My other forty-five MANOS, multi-tool pocket knives, with a glass cutter, have ALL been previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread. The main blade does have a SOFT half stop. The main blade does NOT have an opening snap. The main blade does NOT have a closing snap. The secondary blade does have a SOFT half stop. The secondary blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The secondary blade does NOT have a closing snap. Both the corkscrew and the glass cutter, open and close with no issues. Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

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MANOS (over) CUTLERY Cᴏ̲ (over) GERMANY - Secondary Blade Front Tang Stamp.
INFORMATION: None, But Probably From The 1920's.

This morning, my trip to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also becomes the latest multi tool pocket knife, with a glass cutter, to be added to my collection. It is a ROYAL BRAND, one blade, four tools (a pipe stem reamer, a pipe bowl scraper, a corkscrew and a glass cutter), one tang stamp, 3 5/8" closed, all metal, smokers’ pattern or style of pocket knife. It is also a cigar cutter. This multi tool pocket knife, with a glass cutter, does NOT have the two "spaces" for the two “tortoise" scales (one on each side). The main blade front tang stamp says, "ROYAL BRAND (over) CUTLERY Cᴏ̲ (over) GERMANY" This is DEFINITELY my fourth, but possibly my fifth, ROYAL BRAND, multi tool pocket knife, with a glass cutter (see the “top” NOTE below). My other three DEFINITE, possibly four, ROYAL BRAND, multi tool pocket knives, with a glass cutter, have ALL been previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread (see the “top” NOTE below). I do believe that the BLUE paint on this pocket knife is original. However, I am NOT 100% positive. The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does have an OK opening snap. The main blade does NOT have a closing snap. ALL four of the tools, the pipe stem reamer, the pipe bowl scraper, the glass cutter, and the corkscrew, open and close without any problems. Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife did NOT require any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off.
I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

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Back on Friday, September 22, 2023, under this topic or thread, I posted an UNBRANDED, multi-tool with a glass cutter, smoker's pocket knife. My posts on Sunday, September 24, 2023, on Friday, January 12, 2024, and on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, were ALL posts of three, ROYAL BRAND CUTLERY Cᴏ̲ GERMANY, multi-tool with a glass cutter, smoker's pocket knives. So, I figured that the UNBRANDED, multi-tool with a glass cutter, smoker's pocket knife, was also a ROYAL BRAND CUTLERY Cᴏ̲ GERMANY, multi-tool with a glass cutter, smoker's pocket knife. However, back on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, I posted a DIXON CUTLERY Cᴏ̲ GERMANY, multi-tool with a glass cutter, smoker's pocket knife. So, the original, UNBRANDED, multi-tool with a glass cutter, smoker's pocket knife may very well be a DIXON CUTLERY Cᴏ̲ GERMANY, multi-tool with a glass cutter, smoker's pocket knife. But who knows for sure.....

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ROYAL BRAND (over) CUTLERY Cᴏ̲ (over) GERMANY - Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
INFORMATION: per GOINS, c 1914-1954.

Nice find, I don't see too many with the painted smooth handles

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2026 4:58 am Nice…..

Thank you, Dimitri.

Recently, my visit to the post office produced this multi-tool, pocket knife, with a glass cutter. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the most recent multi-tool pocket knife, with a glass cutter, to be added to my collection. It is a GELBROS Co., one blade, four tools (a cap lifter or bottle opener with a screwdriver tip, a corkscrew, and a glass cutter), one tang stamp, 3 5/8" closed, all metal (except for the two "tortoise" handle scales), multi-tool, pocket knife. It is also a cigar cutter. The main blade front tang stamp says, "GELBROS Co. (over) GERMANY" This is my thirteenth GELBROS Co., multi-tool pocket knife, with a glass cutter. My other twelve GELBROS Co., multi-tool pocket knives, with a glass cutter, have ALL been previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread. The main blade does have a GOOD half stop. The main blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. ALL of the tools open, close, and function properly. This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

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The GELBROS Co. multi-tool pocket knife, with a glass cutter, that I posted back on Saturday,
February 10, 2024, was actually my FIFTH, GELBROS Co., multi-tool pocket knife with a glass cutter.
In my description, I erroneously said that it was my THIRD, GELBROS Co., multi-tool pocket knife with a glass cutter.

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GELBROS Co (over) GERMANY - Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
INFORMATION: per the 12th edition
"OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO COLLECTOR KNIVES"
"Gelbros. Co. (Germany) - Gellman Brothers - c 1920"

Recently, my trip to the post office produced this, multi-tool with a glass cutter, pocket knife. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the latest example to be added to my multi-tool, with a glass cutter, pocket knife collection. It is a DIXON, two blades, two tools (a corkscrew and a glass cutter), one secondary blade tang stamp, 3 5/8" closed, a long secondary blade pull, all metal (the two "tortoise" handle scales are missing), multi-tool, pocket knife. It is also a cigar cutter. The secondary blade front tang stamp says, "DIXON (over) GERMANY" This is my eighth DIXON, multi-tool with a glass cutter, pocket knife. My other seven DIXON, multi-tool pocket knives, with a glass cutter, have ALL been previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread. The main blade does NOT have a half stop. The main blade does NOT have an opening snap. The main blade does NOT have a closing snap. The secondary blade does have a GOOD half stop. The secondary blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The secondary blade does have a GOOD closing snap. Both of the tools open and close with no problems. But, it appears that the corkscrew is just a bit shorter than normal. Overall, this pocket knife is in FAIR condition. This pocket knife did NOT require any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

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DIXON (over) GERMANY - Secondary Blade Front Tang Stamp.
INFORMATION: None, But More Than Likely From The 1920's.

Recently, my visit to the post office produced this, multi-tool with a glass cutter, pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the most recent multi-tool pocket knife, with a glass cutter, to be added to my collection. It is a GELBROS Co., one blade, four tools (a cap lifter or bottle opener with a screwdriver tip, a corkscrew, and a glass cutter), one tang stamp, 3 5/8" closed, all metal (one handle side AND the two "tortoise" handle scales are missing), multi-tool, pocket knife. It is also a cigar cutter. The main blade front tang stamp (VERY FAINT) says, "GELBROS Co. (over) GERMANY" This is my fourteenth GELBROS Co., multi-tool pocket knife, with a glass cutter. My other thirteen GELBROS Co., multi-tool pocket knives, with a glass cutter, have ALL been previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread. The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does NOT have an opening snap. The main blade does NOT have a closing snap. The tools ALL open, close, and function, without issues. This pocket knife is still in FAIR condition. This pocket knife did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE *****
The GELBROS Co. multi-tool pocket knife, with a glass cutter, that I posted back on Saturday,
February 10, 2024, was actually my FIFTH, GELBROS Co., multi-tool pocket knife with a glass cutter.
In my description, I erroneously said that it was my THIRD, GELBROS Co., multi-tool pocket knife with a glass cutter.

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GELBROS Co (over) GERMANY - Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
INFORMATION: per the 12th edition
"OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO COLLECTOR KNIVES"
"Gelbros. Co. (Germany) - Gellman Brothers - c 1920"

Very recently, my trip to the post office produced this multi-tool, with a glass cutter, pocket knife. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the latest example to be added to my multi-tool, with a glass cutter, pocket knife collection. It is a MANOS, two blades, two tools (a corkscrew and a glass cutter), one tang stamp (on the secondary blade), 3 5/8" closed, all metal (except for the two "tortoise" handle scales), multi-tool, pocket knife. This pocket knife is also a cigar cutter. The secondary blade front tang stamp says, "MANOS (over) CUTLERY Cᴏ̲ (over) GERMANY" This is my forty-seventh MANOS, multi-tool pocket knife, with a glass cutter. My other forty-six MANOS, multi-tool pocket knives, with a glass cutter, have ALL been previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread. The main blade does have a SOFT half stop. The main blade does NOT have an opening snap. The main blade does NOT have a closing snap. The secondary blade does have a GOOD half stop. The secondary blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The secondary blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. The corkscrew and the glass cutter, open and close with no issues. Overall, this pocket knife is in FAIR condition. This pocket knife did require some cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

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MANOS (over) CUTLERY Cᴏ̲ (over) GERMANY - Secondary Blade Front Tang Stamp.
INFORMATION: None, But Probably From The 1920's.

Recently, my visit to the post office produced this multi-tool, with a glass cutter, pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the most recent example to be added to my multi-tool, with a glass cutter, pocket knife collection. It is a MANOS, two blades, two tools (a corkscrew and a glass cutter), one tang stamp (on the secondary blade), 3 5/8" closed, all metal (except for the two "tortoise" handle scales), multi-tool, pocket knife. This pocket knife is also a cigar cutter. The secondary blade front tang stamp says, "MANOS (over) CUTLERY Cᴏ̲ (over) GERMANY" This is my forty-eighth MANOS, multi-tool pocket knife, with a glass cutter. My other forty-seven MANOS, multi-tool pocket knives, with a glass cutter, have ALL been previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread. The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does have an OK opening snap. The main blade does have an OK closing snap. The secondary blade does have a GOOD half stop. The secondary blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The secondary blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. The corkscrew and the glass cutter, open and close with no problems. This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

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MANOS (over) CUTLERY Cᴏ̲ (over) GERMANY - Secondary Blade Front Tang Stamp.
INFORMATION: None, But Probably From The 1920's.

Very recently, my trip to the post office produced this multi-tool, with a glass cutter, pocket knife. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the latest example to be added to my multi-tool, with a glass cutter, pocket knife collection. It is an A - G & J - PRODUCT, one blade, two tools (a can opener and a glass cutter), two tang stamps, one tool stamp, 3 5/8" closed (not including the bail), two springs, all metal, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "A (over) G & J (over) PRODUCT" (inside a rhombus). The main blade back tang stamp says, "GERMANY" The glass cutter tool front stamp, is the "Flaming Pineapple"(?) symbol or logo. This is my eighth, "A - G & J PRODUCT", multi-tool with a glass cutter, pocket knife. My other seven, A - G & J PRODUCT, multi-tool with a glass cutter pocket knives, have ALL been previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread. The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. Both of the tools open and close, without any issues. Overall, this pocket knife is in EXCELLENT condition. This pocket knife did NOT require any cleaning. I just wiped it off.
I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

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A (over) G & J (over) PRODUCT (Inside A Rhombus) - Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
GERMANY - Main Blade Back Tang Stamp.
"Flaming Pineapple"(?) Logo Or Symbol - Glass Cutter Stamp.
INFORMATION: None