Henckels Knives

Amazing! Great viewing - I be just gone and had another look through here! ( by the way it’s Campbellclanman the new format drops the last letter a second line ☹️)
 
Campbellclanman, I also scanned back through this thread. You also have a very nice collection of hard to find Henckels. I'm with Herder, that Ivory piece is exquisite and rare.
 
Thank you for the kind comments my friend. Yes they are all great knives but with your knives, Herders and Mikes it’s extremely inspiring!!
 
Freelivin - those pictures are gone my friend?
I am pretty sure those handles are Ivory with the coloration and Grain, and a totally normal thing for Cutler companies to use.

Some people get worried about the Ivory thing- if the Knife is old- which yours is, they used Ivory on them - it was widely used and I dont see why people get upset when seeing such things from 100 years ago, I think now would be a different story if someone went and trophy hunted an Elephant then used the Ivory for a Knife, but we have to be realists in what happened a hundred years ago- happened, and we either learn from things and move on- or dont!
 
A very nice Barlow in beautiful stag.
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Yes, some fantastic knives shown in this thread, and freelivin has a superb collection.
Here is a sportsman/horseman model which had "Armeemesser" stamped in the back of the folding horse hoof pick.
While those models were intended for German officers during the first two world wars, they were not officially issued and were a private purchase.
These models were actually offered with several different blade configurations.

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herder said:
Yes, some fantastic knives shown in this thread, and freelivin has a superb collection.
Here is a sportsman/horseman model which had "Armeemesser" stamped in the back of the folding horse hoof pick.
While those models were intended for German officers during the first two world wars, they were not officially issued and were a private purchase.
These models were actually offered with several different blade configurations.

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Nice Horseman, Neal!! Sweet pattern, and condition!!
 
Very cool Neal. Do you have many of these knives in your book?

Finishing up a lobster knife and will be moving on to building a horsemans. I really like the idea of the sportsman/horsemans combo!!!
 
herder said:
While J. A. Henckels hasn't offered any pocket knives for several years now, they still have a nearly 300 year history of producing some of the finest fixed and folding blade knives. Enclosed are a few examples from this premier German cutlery company.

The first example is a rare locking blade hunter model with a genuine factory Damascus blade. The blade also has gold leaf gilding on the raised floral areas. These Damascus models were offered from circa 1900 to 1920.

The second item is a wonderful compact sewing set which includes a small pearl handled single blade folder. Henckels offered a variety of interesting sewing sets from the 1930s through the 1950s.

There is a new book on J. A. Henckels knives which can be found at : henckelsbook.squarespace.com

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herder said:
While J. A. Henckels hasn't offered any pocket knives for several years now, they still have a nearly 300 year history of producing some of the finest fixed and folding blade knives. Enclosed are a few examples from this premier German cutlery company.

The first example is a rare locking blade hunter model with a genuine factory Damascus blade. The blade also has gold leaf gilding on the raised floral areas. These Damascus models were offered from circa 1900 to 1920.

The second item is a wonderful compact sewing set which includes a small pearl handled single blade folder. Henckels offered a variety of interesting sewing sets from the 1930s through the 1950s.

There is a new book on J. A. Henckels knives which can be found at : henckelsbook.squarespace.com

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herder said:
While J. A. Henckels hasn't offered any pocket knives for several years now, they still have a nearly 300 year history of producing some of the finest fixed and folding blade knives. Enclosed are a few examples from this premier German cutlery company.

The first example is a rare locking blade hunter model with a genuine factory Damascus blade. The blade also has gold leaf gilding on the raised floral areas. These Damascus models were offered from circa 1900 to 1920.

The second item is a wonderful compact sewing set which includes a small pearl handled single blade folder. Henckels offered a variety of interesting sewing sets from the 1930s through the 1950s.

There is a new book on J. A. Henckels knives which can be found at : henckelsbook.squarespace.com

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H herder
I may have missed the info somewhere as I haven’t yet sifted through all the German goodness, but where could I purchase a copy of this book that’s been alluded to?
 
Thanks, Duncan, Charlie, and David.
David, I had heard you were working on a couple of interesting (and challenging) folders and I'd love to see both when finished.
BJE, you can find the book by googling Henckels book, or they are available through "Knife Magazine".
I was fortunate to find this 1950s era Henckels whittler new in the original box a year or so back.
Nice horn handles with nickel silver bolsters and shield.

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