DMLEATH wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 3:25 pm
Wow thanks for that lead! It feels like a quality knife. I will research that some more. How would I determine if blades are SS?
I don't know of a non-destructive method. If you plunge a blade into a potato and wait 15 minutes, if the steel is non-stainless then it will be corroded permanently.
Stainless steel was first developed circa 1920 but it did not catch on with most knife users until after WW II. So a pre WW II knife of this size and pattern with stainless blades would be rare.
99% of the old pocket knives i have seen that have non-stainless blades and are in never used condition, show at least a spec or 2 of black oxidation. I do not see there on this knife.
Most likely the blades are non-stainless (aka "Carbon steel") and has lived in a dry area and been very well cared for.
I find this knife most attractive.
kj