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Is this fake? Any help appreciated.

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:49 am
by JayDT
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Re: Is this fake? Any help appreciated.

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:27 pm
by 1967redrider
I don't think anyone would counterfeit that style of knife, no money in it. 😉 However, it looks to be a nice utility knife. ::nod::

Re: Is this fake? Any help appreciated.

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:46 pm
by cody6268
I doubt someone would fake this pattern.Too new, too common, and too cheap.

My modern civilian variant came wiin a Joseph Rodgers box, and similarly, has no blade markings. I suspect that the "J" stamped on the blade is shorthand for Joseph Rodgers.

Re: Is this fake? Any help appreciated.

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:08 pm
by bestgear
1967redrider wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:27 pm I don't think anyone would counterfeit that style of knife, no money in it. 😉 However, it looks to be a nice utility knife. ::nod::
Ditto! ::tu::

Re: Is this fake? Any help appreciated.

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:54 pm
by 1967redrider
cody6268 wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:46 pm I doubt someone would fake this pattern.Too new, too common, and too cheap.

My modern civilian variant came wiin a Joseph Rodgers box, and similarly, has no blade markings. I suspect that the "J" stamped on the blade is shorthand for Joseph Rodgers.

Or it could be Japan maybe? ::hmm::

Re: Is this fake? Any help appreciated.

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:05 pm
by cody6268
1967redrider wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:54 pm
cody6268 wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:46 pm I doubt someone would fake this pattern.Too new, too common, and too cheap.

My modern civilian variant came wiin a Joseph Rodgers box, and similarly, has no blade markings. I suspect that the "J" stamped on the blade is shorthand for Joseph Rodgers.

Or it could be Japan maybe? ::hmm::
Possibly, but I think it predates what I am thinking about. A company called Shelham imported them from Japan for the Australian Army during the '80s and '90s, and like their British cousins, they were dated.

Re: Is this fake? Any help appreciated.

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:38 pm
by JayDT
Thanks for the replies. Really appreciated. 👍👍👍