Henckels Knives

[herder]

Here is an old Henckels pruner with a massive blade.
The blade has a nice match striker pull and the rounded cocobolo handles fit very comfortably in the hand.
Steel rat-tail bolsters pair up well with the handle.

 

[waynorth]

Here is an old Henckels pruner with a massive blade.
The blade has a nice match striker pull and the rounded cocobolo handles fit very comfortably in the hand.
Steel rat-tail bolsters pair up well with the handle.

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Beautiful Pruner!! Nice attention to detail!!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Now that Sir is a very fine Pruner. That Blade!!!! Like Charlie says - attention to this knife was paid. Gorgeous!

 

[Old Engineer]

I thought I had another Henckels somewhere !!! It even has Stag covers .




Harry

 

[herder]

Thanks, waynorth and Campbellclanman.

Old Engineer, another fine old Henckels model with nicely fitted stag handles.

Here is a pre-war bartender's model with cast metal handles.
Wonderful detail shows a Bavarian barmaid hauling some tasty Hefeweizen beer no doubt.

 

[waynorth]

It even has Stag covers.

Of course it does!! Nice knife!!

 

[Old Engineer]

Of course it does!! Nice knife!!

Thank you very much Charlie and H herder . Henckels sure knew how to do a fine job of making and finishing a knife down to the last little detail . The knives being shown just indicate to me that maybe I should have been trying to find more of them through the years .

Harry

 

[Campbellclanman]

What a surprise Harry, you having a fine Knife with Stag??

Herder - that indeed is a very nice example of a wonderfully detailed Bartender Knife.

 

[freelivin]

Can't find this one in any of the old Henckels Catalogs I have.

 

[herder]

Can't find this one in any of the old Henckels Catalogs I have.View attachment 1578081

The large Bowie models with an 8-1/2 inch blade are very uncommon, but this 8-1/2 inch example with a Damascus blade and smaller secondary blade are extremely rare. In looking through multiple catalogs per decade from the 1870s onward, I have not seen this exact model shown. Here is a catalog illustration for the standard large Bowie model (along with another rare large hunting knife) from a 1906 catalog. These models were offered from the 1890s through the 1930s. Your Damascus model would probably date from 1900 to the 1920s. Great knife set you've shown!!!

 

[tiguy7]

Henckel lobsters

 

[Augie]

Some nice knives shown, here is a stag Farmers Jack.

 

[thedonald]

Rather new copperhead - probably made by Boker?

 

[Campbellclanman]

Augue - now there’s something you don’t see every day - an older Henkels Farmers Jack! and in nice Stag to boot! Nice to see!

 

[freelivin]

The large Bowie models with an 8-1/2 inch blade are very uncommon, but this 8-1/2 inch example with a Damascus blade and smaller secondary blade are extremely rare. In looking through multiple catalogs per decade from the 1870s onward, I have not seen this exact model shown. Here is a catalog illustration for the standard large Bowie model (along with another rare large hunting knife) from a 1906 catalog. These models were offered from the 1890s through the 1930s. Your Damascus model would probably date from 1900 to the 1920s. Great knife set you've shown!!!

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Thank you Herder. Thought it may be around that period to correspond with the Damascus folding hunter timeframe.

 

[herder]

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tiguy7, nice metal handled gentleman's folders with attractive handle shapes.
Henckels offered a wide range of metal handled knives over the years.

 

[tiguy7]

tiguy7, nice metal handled gentleman's folders with attractive handle shapes.
Henckels offered a wide range of metal handled knives over the years.

Thanks, they're so slim that they disappear in the pocket. The only thing I like better is Titanium scales.

 

[herder]

Some nice knives shown, here is a stag Farmers Jack.

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Augie, nice farmer's jack with an interesting blade stamp on the main blade. While Henckels offered farmer jack models from the 1880s through the 1950s, you don't see them very often.
Here is a pre-WWII example with jigged bone handles. Post war models had synthetic handles.

 

[herder]

Rather new copperhead - probably made by Boker?

thedonald, fine Henckels copperhead model that was made by Boker from circa 1990 to 1995.
That model was offered in jigged bone or stag.

 

[herder]

Thank you Herder. Thought it may be around that period to correspond with the Damascus folding hunter timeframe.

Yes on the timeframe, and yes on a truly spectacular set.