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Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 3:45 pm
by gringo
basser5 wrote:It's sad Johnnie(missing the top half of the spring) ::teary_eyes::
I'm in the process of seeing if its worth fixing.


Tim

well ya it's worth fixing...sturdy knife...

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 9:41 am
by wazu013
Here's a crazy auto deseign made by Linder. It's 8" long with a 3 1/2" blade. It opens with a grand wack and locks up very solid. The crazy part about it is it has no saftey. I can't imagine why Linder would make a knife this nice without a safe carry position. When I bought it I never dreamed it would be made like this. Anyway check it out it is a nice knife.
wazu013

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:26 pm
by johnnierotten
Wow ...that is different. I've seen similar patterns but the release button was more inset for safety.
Be careful with that puppy ::nod:: ...sure is a looker tho. ::tu::

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:02 pm
by Bill DeShivs
SOLD by Linder. Made in China.

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:29 pm
by IMBand
Here is my knarliest German switch.

IM
:)

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:44 pm
by johnnierotten
That is a gnarly one!! ::tu::

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:54 pm
by basser5
Great stag Trevor ::tu:: ::tu::



Tim

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 9:27 pm
by wiseguy
[quote="IMBand"]Here is my knarliest German switch.

::tu::

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:02 pm
by wazu013
Bill DeShivs wrote:SOLD by Linder. Made in China.
Well that explains it :oops: There's a sucker born every minute. I don't mind a company doing what they have to do to make money. I just don't think they should hide the fact that it's made in China :x Now that will be my last Linder because I won't want to chance it ::td::
Click on the link below and scroll down a few inches. A similar knife is being sold at High Desert for 5x more than my wife paid for ours. The grind is different and the button looks flush. I wonder where it was made? My guess would be China as well ::td::
http://www.highdesertco.com/linder.htm

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:36 am
by johnnierotten
Hell...look at the new Kissing Cranes and Hen & Roosters. ::disgust::

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:04 am
by doormann
here's a gravity, an otf and a lverlock.

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:35 pm
by basser5
Here is a Klaas that fires hard and locks up tight, but the lever is hard to push.

I have flushed it with WD40 and oiled it, that helped some. Any thoughts on making it

work easier??


Tim

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 2:38 pm
by johnnierotten
Tim...I can't help ya with the lever :( ..but She sure is a pretty thing. ::tu::

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:23 pm
by basser5
Thanks Johnnie ::handshake::



Tim

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:09 pm
by Bill DeShivs
If you can get some lithium automotive grease down into the sear hole, it will help a lot. Open the blade to half way. The hole in the blade should become partially visible. Use a toothpick to shove some grease in the hole.

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:16 pm
by basser5
Thank you for the tip Bill, i will try that. ::handshake::



Tim

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:38 pm
by basser5
I did try your suggestion Bill and it works much better ::ds:: Thank you ::handshake::

I took this photo after working the knife several times( 20 or so), as you can see there is still quite a bit of grease in the hole.

I also didn't realize the knife was double stamped until i enlarged the photo ::facepalm::


Tim

Click to enlarge....

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:14 pm
by hawk
Thought I would throw my old German Henckels in to show everyone.
Lokks somewhat like the one Jonnnie showed.
This one has great stag handles and I feel itis in great shape.
I am thinking the Henckels are one of the Higher end switchblades, just my opinion.
I guess I do not know what one of these would bring nowdays but I think that
are hard to find.
Hope everyone enjous seeing this one. Not the best pictures but hope OK

Don

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:11 pm
by wiseguy
That Henckels a beauty ::tu:: thanks for sharing it

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:21 am
by doormann
this knife has "guardian" reverse etched on the front of the blade and "Germany" on the back tang.

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 1:42 am
by basser5
Weidmannsheil.............

Tim

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 2:05 am
by Bill DeShivs
Puma 1954

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:59 am
by wiseguy
A bit tortured but still worthy 8) it has a diferrent stamp than that nice one Hawk posted up a couple frames ? mine doesn`t say "solingen " on it . Hmmmmm... maybe one is older , This one has a #4 on the release lever.

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:21 am
by IMBand
wiseguy - I LOVE that knife!! Can only dream about finding anything remotely as cool as that..... ::tu:: ::tu::

IM
:)

Re: German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:37 am
by Miller Bro's
I`ll second that ::nod::

I don`t see many old Henckel`s like that one around ::tu::