Vintage German Knife Brands

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The brand has been founded in 1840 and took the name from the otters living on the shores of the creeks around the factory. The design has been kept simple till today meaning that the pocket knives usually don t have anything on top of one blade. Otter messer otter knives is a company well known for their classic take on pocket knives. Occasionally you might find nos like a 1950 s queen steel usa 1960s schmidt ziegler german bull or even some 1920s remington models like the pocket jack.

Most have a cutting angle of 14 to 22 degrees. Carl schlieper eye brand or sometimes referred to as german eye knives were hand forged in solingen germany since 1898. As well as the revered zwilling j a. Vintage german bowie knife antique bowie knife vintage bowie knife huntingcollectibles.

The company began as a producer of goods such as tools locks and heavy machinery in the 1700 s. Rockwell hardness ranges from 56 to 58 a measure of a knife s strength and durability. Favorite add to. Aug 4 2016 german antique vintage modern knives made in germany.

Finds like these are often vintage 1980 s with brands like fight n rooster 5 or 7 dot case hunting knives parker or buck pony or maverick stags. Free shipping on many items. Vintage heinr boker germany alemania 7474 stockman 3 blade pocket knife 1932 50. The best 25 knives ever made.

Vintage german boker 712 tree brand pocket knife unused in box. There are other european made brands that have similar features of german knives but a distinction still remains between german and european mostly in terms of quality and craftsmanship. German knives come in forged and less expensive stamped versions. Bevel one of the main specifications of german knives is a 17 22 degree bevel with the most common being 20 degrees.