douk douk and traditionals

He makes alot of sense. I've though for years that the knife community in this country has been spoiled like the fair haired first born. There is alot to be said for something that has been around a century or more.:thumbup::thumbup:
 
jackknife said:
He makes alot of sense. I've though for years that the knife community in this country has been spoiled like the fair haired first born. There is alot to be said for something that has been around a century or more.:thumbup::thumbup:
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I thought it was a pretty good article. I have definitely shifted my opinion on knives. Honestly, some of the a-holes in other parts of the forum helped steer me away from the mall ninja knives.

Thanks jackknife,
Brett
 
The author signed himself as Don Rearic, who posts regularly in these forums, especially under Wilderness and Survival Skills. A good article. It didn't get into too many specifics of why he felt the selected knives were good other than there was nothing wrong with them. I concur on his choices of the opinal - not sure why he likes that thin bladed version so much more than the typical clippoint that is so common among their other models.

The article is the first time I've heard of the black cat. Anyone else encounter one of these things?
 
kgd said:
The article is the first time I've heard of the black cat. Anyone else encounter one of these things?
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In the years just after WW2, the K55 Mercators were available at surplus stores for .99 cents. The name black cat knife is actually wrong, its the Passau running wolf, the trade mark of a German firm Heinrich Kaufman, Indiawerke, Solingen. There is a photo in the book by Frederick Stevens's "Fighting Knives" on page 33 of these knives with the aformentioned information. The book was published by Arco Publishing, 215 Park Ave., new York, New York, in 1985.

Unfortunaltly, I think they are no longer made in Germany or with the simple but quality build.
 
jackknife said:
In the years just after WW2, the K55 Mercators were available at surplus stores for .99 cents. [snip

Unfortunaltly, I think they are no longer made in Germany or with the simple but quality build.
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Agreed. I got a recent one, and while it is still my EDC, the F&F are lacking. The blade came pretty dull, misground along the back, and completely off-center - to the point where the tip was dug deep into the side of the plastic stop (at the tail).
Ah well. still opens smoothly, locks up well, and (after my amateur sharpening) seems to cut decently.
As slim and long a folder as I'll likely ever need.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
They may still be made in Germany http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=K55

Perhaps the defective ones are clones. We know the Chinese will copy a logo as quickly as they copy the design itself.

I had one back in the 60s. Tough little knife. Hmm, not-so-little knife. I've come to like the Douk-Douk better, though.
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Not entirely sure, but I don't think so - even the slightly botched lettering looks the same. Also says, "Germany // Solingen" on the back at base of the blade.
Not that that's proof, but I did get it from a reputable dealer. May have been just a bad batch (of one ;)?)
 
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