Does anyone like Linder Solingen fixed blades,and how is the quality?

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I like some of these Linder fixed blade designs,and run into one at a bargain price,its Linder Rambler model,knife seems of high quality,but cant find much on it online.Ill probably buy it regardless.Nice flat grind,looks like good cutter.How is the heat treat on these knives?This one has 440a steel,which is decent steel.All comments welcome.
 
It looks like my Bundeswehr knife without the saber grind. "Made in Germany" these days means assembled in Germany. The 440a blade I would guess is Chinese. The flat grind should slice a lot better than my Bundeswehr, which incidentally I believe was made in Italy.
 
I guess this depends on the year of Knife that is Stamped Linder.
I used to own many of the 70’s styled Bowie Styled Knives from Solingen and a great deal of them were Linder.
For the type of Knife they were which were limited in their usage ( the bigger 13,15 and 17 inch Bowie’s) they would very good Quality.
For today’s manufacture Quality from Linder I can’t say.
 
Old style bowies and similar knives from Solingen were excellent,im not sure too if new ones are made in China or somewhere else and just assembled in germany.Boker has also some knives stamped solingen etc,but are assembled from Chinese parts.I am also getting a Nicker knife,am not sure if will get one from Linder or Boker.
 
Theres carbon steel and 440c hunting o r mini bowies,im wondering how their carbon steel and 440c is and if its worth buying.440a is decent steel,depends on heat treat,im not a steel snob.
 
I have a few linder's but they are all traditional Bavarian knives. They are great
handmade quality made by Linder in Solingen Germany. I can't speak about the quality of the Chinese versions. You can see the difference between the two by looking at the blade. The German made knives say Solingen on the blade. They are made of the German version of 420, 440A and ATS34 steel. The steel is forged and heat treated and ice tempered in their factory in Solingen. Although nothing impressive comparing to modern "supersteel" their steel seems to be of good quality. It easy to sharpen, gets very sharp and is polished to a mirror finish. I have not done any "destructive" testing of their blades because they are used as an allround knife to cut food, and general use around the house. They are very stain resistant and pretty tough. Linder basically uses the same steel as in high end german kitchen knives. They are not ment as an industrial cutting tool or a bushcraft survival knife to baton firewood. But for daily use they work great.
 
I'm Linder fan since decades
Good old German workmanship, great designs,
usually 420 or 440 steel
deer stag or good wood
Positively recommended
 
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