Linder Klaas Sonderedition 4

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QJerry

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I was looking for a nice German made traditional with a bottle opener, for EDC.
Because I like a beer and most French knives lack this particular feature.
This is the only one I could find. Thoughts?

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I ordered it from the Linder online shop, so it should be here within a few days (I live close to Germany).
 
I was just looking at the same knife but marked Maserin. I'd like to hear your feedback when it arrives.
 
mr_badexample said:
I was just looking at the same knife but marked Maserin. I'd like to hear your feedback when it arrives.
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I was just about to say it looks like a Maserin (nice knives in my experience). Nice folder QJerry, welcome to Traditionals. Maybe tell us about it when it arrives? :thumbup:
 
This must be a popular European pattern, as I have a similar one made by Hugo Koller. The second blade on mine is a pen, and the scales are either jigged bone or plastic. I showed it to Bernard Levine at the OKCA show in Eugene, he looked at the scales with a loupe and still was not sure if it was bone or plastic. I just put a drop of mineral oil on a scale and if it is absorbed, I figure it is bone. I picked mine up at our big gunshot, new for $10. John
 
This kind of knife is quite popular here - at least in our little Universe. ;)

I don´t know which cutlery makes it, but there is also the same pattern made by Hubertus and Friedrich Hartkopf. I would prefer this two cutleries due to their actual production in Germany. And there are a lot of handle material choices - from stag over bone to wood ;)
 
Humppa said:
This kind of knife is quite popular here - at least in our little Universe. ;)

I don´t know which cutlery makes it, but there is also the same pattern made by Hubertus and Friedrich Hartkopf. I would prefer this two cutleries due to their actual production in Germany. And there are a lot of handle material choices - from stag over bone to wood ;)
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I am pretty sure these sondereditions are Solingen made. The pricing certainly points to that.

Here's the place I ordered. They say it's handmade. Let's see..
http://www.linder.de/de/artikel/Mes...edition/118110/Linder_Klaas_4_-_Sonderedition
 
The knife was delivered today in a huge box, containing the Linder catalog, some Haribo candy (which is a nice touch) and my new Linder Klaas Sonderedition 4. It was packed in a little 'Kissing Cranes made in Solingen' box with white wax paper.

I took the pictures with my trusty Victorinox from the eighties as a comparison, as they both have basically the same functionality.

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I like the size, it's not too big for the little side-pocket.

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Centering, not bad for the knife, I think. But screwdriver/bottle opener is way to the left side, you could almost believe it's on purpose.

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Screwdriver out.

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The knife wasn't shaving sharp on unpacking, but after a few swipes on the honing steel it was a lot better.
I'm a chef, so I don't strop and I rarely sharpen on a stone, I have everything sharpened by a professional once a year.

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The snap on the knife and screwdriver are nice both ways, there is no half stop. The snap on the corkscrew almost took my nail off.

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Proof of German production:

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Overall I like the knife. The wood has a lot more character than I thought. We'll see after a few weeks of use if it stands up to abuse, I use all my knives both at work and play.
 
Same knife, without the corkscrew, would be an ideal EDC for me.

Nice looking knife.
 
That's a very nice knife. Congrats!
 
After a day of use: I'm not that happy with the play in the main blade. If I compare to other knives I own, it's a lot.
 
QJerry said:
After a day of use: I'm not that happy with the play in the main blade. If I compare to other knives I own, it's a lot.
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Sorry to hear that, hopefully you can peen it. Based on the similarity between your knife and knives in the Maserin range, and on personal experience of recent Klaas knives, and what myself and Andi (Humppa) were told by the company, I'm suspicious of this knife's provenance, irrespective of the tang stamp.

Nice Safari BTW :thumbup:
 
Nice looking knife - sorry to hear about the bladeplay. The wood has some character, indeed.

Klaas has some nice knives in the production line, for sure. But this kind of craftmanship seems to be common recently on some cutleries in general. And as Jack (Black) has mentioned above, I´m not that sure about its origin, whatever is on the tangstamp. No kind of bashing here, but I that´s just my own experience. I prefer Hubertus and Hartkopf when it comes to german cutleries. In a little higher price range but definitelly worth the few bucks.

On its shape it seems be like the Maserin that was stated before. No bad knives at all, but some flaws are usual on that ones ;)

As you want to take the knife as a user, I would also try to peen the pivot. You can find some information here, even with simple tools it is an easy fix.
 
The Maserin knife is made in Italy and is available at a modest price.
 
Thank you all for the warm welcome here.
I've been lurking for a while.

Good advice, I'll try to peen the pivot.
I can borrow the ball-peen hammer and vice from a friend.

The safari is actually the first pocket knife I bought, Jack. I've had it for almost 30 years.
 
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