German lockbacks

[Rsmith_77]

Is there anyone on earth that has NOT had a Mercator K55 at one time or another?

Lol

Me

 

[Triton]

Lol

Me

I mean its easily and inexpensively fixed...

 

[Rsmith_77]

I mean its easily and inexpensively fixed...

Undoubtedly
I was merely answering his question tho

I never had one, never even heard of them until joining this forum.

 

[Triton]

You should try one out if you have a chance. I was very pleasantly surprised. Nice quality considering the price and it disappears in your pocket. It doesn't even terrify the sheeple.

 

[JPD1998]

When I was a kid, the Mercator knives were always advertised in the back of magazines as "black cat knives" and sold for about $4.
Back then I assumed they were junk knives and never paid much attention to them.

That was back in the late 1960's early 1970's.

When I got older and read about the history of these knives, I bought an Otter Messer made Mercator.
There are a few videos out there showing how Otter makes them.

Also, for anyone interested, Otter makes the Hubertus Springer knives too.

 

[TC]

This is a less common pattern from Puma. Carried it a lot back in the 80's.

Wow, I have that exact same model. Got it in the late '70s IIRC. Developed a little lateral blade play though.

 

[Will Power]

Gave this one away a couple months ago. Only had 10 people interested.

I was one of the ten...unfortunately F.Ate didn't select me Beautiful knife

 

[Will Power]

Otter lockback, Copper version

 

[Kwon Kwang]

Is there anyone on earth that has NOT had a Mercator K55 at one time or another?

I haven't. They've been going up in price and I'm just not motivated to buy one when I've already got similar knives with better materials. Some of them sure are pretty, though.

 

[jiggyfly16]

Warning image dump incoming:

JA Henckles Lockback. Not much I know about this one but I have seen an exact one with an LL Bean tang stamp

ERNSTROMMER SWINKEL Deer foot ring lock. It's gross to touch

Top: German Made Gerber Sportsman II
Bottom: USA made V-Steel (Vascowear AKA non-PM Cruwear) Sportsman II

Second from top: JA Henckels Tab lock Folding Dirk pattern.

JA Henckles Sportsman Ring lockback

Another Henckles Sportsman Ring lockback but bigger

Weird Swing guard with a rear tab lock. The stamp is too faded to read manufacturer. only that it's german

Boker Titan 3 with S30V

Hugo Koller Fishtail Hunter pattern with a pen blade actuated lockback. So to unlock the main blade you press down on the pen blade.

 

[Byrom Hermo]

 

[jfk1110]

Otter #5 safety folder is a big knife.....

 

[Triton]

Warning image dump incoming:

JA Henckles Lockback. Not much I know about this one but I have seen an exact one with an LL Bean tang stamp

ERNSTROMMER SWINKEL Deer foot ring lock. It's gross to touch

Top: German Made Gerber Sportsman II
Bottom: USA made V-Steel (Vascowear AKA non-PM Cruwear) Sportsman II

Second from top: JA Henckels Tab lock Folding Dirk pattern.

JA Henckles Sportsman Ring lockback

Another Henckles Sportsman Ring lockback but bigger

Weird Swing guard with a rear tab lock. The stamp is too faded to read manufacturer. only that it's german

Boker Titan 3 with S30V

Hugo Koller Fishtail Hunter pattern with a pen blade actuated lockback. So to unlock the main blade you press down on the pen blade.

In the picture with the Bengals what is the knife third from the top?

 

[jiggyfly16]

In the picture with the Bengals what is the knife third from the top?

Oh, lol I got that on a whim because of the interesting handle.
It's a K55K copy made in Japan and the tang stamp says "Mankeen"
The build quality is........questionable.
I do have a real K55K with a broken spring that I think will look cool implanted into that handle.

 

[jiggyfly16]

A few more:

Top: C. Lutters & Cie Ring lock
Bottom: JA Henckles Friodur Tab lock like the one posted above minus the saw and corkscrew

Unknown German Maker Sportsman pattern that predates the JA Henkles ring lock with a rear tab lock

 

[Triton]

I was one of the ten...unfortunately F.Ate didn't select me Beautiful knife

Oh, lol I got that on a whim because of the interesting handle.
It's a K55K copy made in Japan and the tang stamp says "Mankeen"
The build quality is........questionable.
I do have a real K55K with a broken spring that I think will look cool implanted into that handle.

I liked the look of it and was wondering if it was some k55k variant.

 

[Triton]

Another Weidmannsheil

and one made by Olbertz

Really like that bottom one.

 

[Arathol]

Really like that bottom one.

Thats a Parker made 2nd generation Bulldog from 1993, #149B, one of 100 made with green bone and etched blade.

 

[jfk1110]

Yesterday had this black cat....Came with a nice edge too!!!

 

[Triton]

Thats a Parker made 2nd generation Bulldog from 1993, #149B, one of 100 made with green bone and etched blade.

Thanks! What sort of quality are they I have heard Parkers were pretty hit or miss.