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robt klaas soup ladle tang stamp date
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 7:44 pm
by 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.
Re: robt klaas soup ladle tang stamp date
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:47 pm
by ea42
I seem to recall seeing 1980 or thereabouts somewhere but don't quote me on that since I'm not absolutely positive.
Eric
Re: robt klaas soup ladle tang stamp date
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:39 am
by 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.
Re: robt klaas soup ladle tang stamp date
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 1:16 pm
by 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?
Re: robt klaas soup ladle tang stamp date
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 4:56 pm
by 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?