Krusius Solingen Governer

[zoogirl]

I was given this today. Well, actually my son traded it for a biker jacket and McDonalds!
I scored the jacket for twenty bucks yesterday but it was too big.
So, what I have is a fixed blade with a bone or possibly stag handle. The handle has separate scales on each side and four pins.
I can’t find much of anything about it online. Ideas?!

[orvet]

Looks like a lot of knives after World War II and imported by various people some former GIs who started importing business.
I haven't seen that brand before but many of them were made by older German companies like Anton Wingen.

[Doc B]

I like it...it looks like a good trade up!!!

[Gunsil]

Just google Krusius Brothers, there is a lot of info on them. Like Orvet says, your knife appears to be a circa 1960s era imported hunting knife. I personally would have never traded a good motorcycle jacket for it, I think the new well fed jacket owner got the better deal monetarily. Handle is genuine stag horn. Krusius Bros made a ton of pocket knives, it is also possible that they had hunting knives made for them by another firm. There were thousands and thousands of these German import hunting knives in America in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s as Germany got back on it's manufacturing feet. They were mostly cheaper than American made hunting knives and are decent users. I have never done well trying to sell these unless by companies like Puma or the ones with very long blades.

[doglegg]

Great find there Ann. I like the handle and the blade shape and size. A coat that doesn't fit for a knife that does is always a great trade.

[zoogirl]

Dogleg, that’s what I figured!
There’s a fair bit of info on Krusius, but it’s almost all folders. Anyway, most of it was from here!

[samb1955]

Looks like it should clean up and be a looker. If you think it's a good trade that is all that matters!