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Fly Knife
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2026 2:35 pm
by galvanic1882
I’m always on the lookout for old paper showing knives and ones showing autos are few and far between. Very happy to have found this one
R C Kruschke’s patented Fly knife. Funny thing is the date is Oct 6, same as my birthday of course years earlier though!
Re: Fly Knife
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2026 2:37 pm
by BestVintageKnives
galvanic1882 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2026 2:35 pm
I’m always on the lookout for old paper showing knives and ones showing autos are few and far between. Very happy to have found this one
R C Kruschke’s patented Fly knife. Funny thing is the date is Oct 6, same as my birthday of course years earlier though!
Priceless. You deserve it. Nice paper!!
Re: Fly Knife
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2026 2:44 pm
by Miller Bro's
galvanic1882 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2026 2:35 pm
I’m always on the lookout for old paper showing knives and ones showing autos are few and far between.
Nice paper Mike
Do you have the knife?
I would like to see one
Re: Fly Knife
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2026 3:26 pm
by galvanic1882
Thanks guys and no I don’t have one. Several are shown on FB though
Re: Fly Knife
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2026 5:47 pm
by goldwood
I have one in rough shape. I think these were a contract knife made by Voss Cutlery.
Re: Fly Knife
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2026 8:17 pm
by Bill DeShivs
Voss was a contractor/importer in the US, I believe.
A likely maker for this pattern was F. Herder. Others may have made them too. I do know Herder was a manufacturer who made this pattern.
Re: Fly Knife
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2026 10:25 pm
by BestVintageKnives
galvanic1882 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2026 2:35 pm
I’m always on the lookout for old paper showing knives and ones showing autos are few and far between. Very happy to have found this one
R C Kruschke’s patented Fly knife. Funny thing is the date is Oct 6, same as my birthday of course years earlier though!
Here is a book my friends and I wrote. There is a good write up about these in our German chapter.
Re: Fly Knife
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2026 12:14 am
by BestVintageKnives
Few more old ads. I found a 16” model in South America. And I found a 12” Belgian made version too
Re: Fly Knife
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 3:02 am
by sgreen3827
Here’s one with the etch!
Re: Fly Knife
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 6:54 am
by Miller Bro's
sgreen3827 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 3:02 am
Here’s one with the etch!
Wow! It's a beauty!
R C Kruschke’s patented Fly knife. Funny thing is the date is Oct 6, same as my birthday of course years earlier though!