Help identifying this folder

[Streetprowler]

I picked this up from the 'bay. No tang stamps. 2-layer, 2nd blade is broken. Might have been a screw driver?

The pins resemble those of the old Dutch Army Knife, but I'm not sure about the main blade geometry.

The wood scales on the reverse side are featureless.

Any help identifying this would be appreciated!

Edit: Any idea if these are carbon blades or spotty stainless? I can't tell, though I suspect they're carbon.

 

[Streetprowler]

Nothing, huh?

I would think that the steel-in-brass pins would be a giveaway.

Is this a junk one-off, or does it look like a production run?

It certainly isn't built like a custom.

The leather punch is angled at a straight 90° where it lays into the frame and radiuses around smooth the rest of the diameter. There's no "sharp edge" to it.

I believe the steel is stainless. I've put a decent edge on it, but haven't honed it to razor sharp.

The can tell the liners are steel: there's a bit of rust on them that I have yet to polish off.

I can't think of anything else that the photos don't show.

Any help?

 

[kvaughn]

Looks like an old German made Bruckmann I used to have right down to the relief cutout for the awl/punch. Tang stamp? The Bruckmann tang stamp had a bridge on one side. --Though the birdseye rivets suggest French influence I have seen them on German knives also. --KV

 

[Streetprowler]

Thanks, kvaughn. Much appreciated. I looked for photos of similar Bruckmanns and came up with zip. Do you have a pic of yours? I'd love to see it.

I did some research and found that Bruckmanns were produced through WWII. Assuming this is a Bruckmann, that might explain why no tang stamp: shave a step, shave a penny during wartime fabrik-ation.

Anyone else care to weigh in?