"Edge" Cattle Knife Solingen
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:07 pm
"Edge Brand" "Edge Mark" and "Edge" are some of the trademark names of Gutmann Cutlery Co. a cutlery import business which began in 1947.
Early on Gutmann imported folding knives from Germany and later switched to importing knives from Japan when the "Explorer" name was also used.
I have a very well made 3 5/8" "Cattle Knife", jigged bone handles with round "Solingen" shield. Master blade has a deeply stamped ? "Cattle Knife" on the flats. Tang has "Edge/228" on front and all 3 tangs have "Solingen/Germany".
I have wondered who made this knife and now i know. Here is the identical knife marked "Wilh Wagner/Solingen/Germany" on master tang. The shield is the same round one with "Solingen" and the logo of 2 "W"'s.
Wilhelm Wagner, manufacturer of pocket knives began in 1876 and closed sometime between 1955 & mid 1970's. (I have read both dates as the WW closure). Their knives are some of the best made German folding knives along with Henckels, Bertram and a few others.
Gutmann went right to 'the top' in getting his German knives made. I have a high regard for my German "Edge" knives now that i know they are Wilh. Wagner knives.
kj
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kj
Early on Gutmann imported folding knives from Germany and later switched to importing knives from Japan when the "Explorer" name was also used.
I have a very well made 3 5/8" "Cattle Knife", jigged bone handles with round "Solingen" shield. Master blade has a deeply stamped ? "Cattle Knife" on the flats. Tang has "Edge/228" on front and all 3 tangs have "Solingen/Germany".
I have wondered who made this knife and now i know. Here is the identical knife marked "Wilh Wagner/Solingen/Germany" on master tang. The shield is the same round one with "Solingen" and the logo of 2 "W"'s.
Wilhelm Wagner, manufacturer of pocket knives began in 1876 and closed sometime between 1955 & mid 1970's. (I have read both dates as the WW closure). Their knives are some of the best made German folding knives along with Henckels, Bertram and a few others.
Gutmann went right to 'the top' in getting his German knives made. I have a high regard for my German "Edge" knives now that i know they are Wilh. Wagner knives.
kj
Pictures will not load. i will try again later.
hours later, same problem. I get this message "Error parsing server response".
Is this an error with my computer settings ?
kj