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Help on the date made please
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:25 pm
by lenny357
I'm looking in Goins now and can't decide if this knife dates prior to 1884 or 1928? Is their another way to tell the TANG is
J.A. HENCKELS
GERMANY

THAT GUY IS THE LITTLE TWINS STAMP
Re: Help on the date made please
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:20 pm
by smiling-knife
Hi. Great old knife

. The knife is marked with the country of origin so was made 1891 or thereafter for export to the US. In addition, the crowncap for bottles was patented in the 1890s so any knife with that sort of bottle opener attachment was made after early 1890s. It looks like a 1920s-30s or so utlility pattern IMO

s-k
Re: Help on the date made please
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:47 pm
by lenny357
Hmm not as old as I had hoped for, but 1920's is kind of old thanks lots of info