M over W knife identification (And refurbish).#15 Update ~ Weimar, Germany.

[I'mSoSharp]

A small folder I was given, nothing at all special & it looks as though the whole knife has been bent!
But for some reason I like it so I shall take it apart & do what's necessary to make it serviceable, maybe change what look like brown plastic scales.

Does anyone know anything about the makers stamp?

Thanks.

 

[screened porch]

Are you sure it isn't fine as it is?
I can't help with the stamp.

 

[I'mSoSharp]

Are you sure it isn't fine as it is?

With a bent backspring, liners, blade & huge gaps?

I enjoy such work, it isn't a chore & as far as I know it's not historical & it's worthless as it is.

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[I'mSoSharp]

Bent blade & spring, and plastic covers.......... Plus lots of rust.

It has a nice snap to it & that's one of the reasons I'm bothering, it'll get a very slight reshape of the stress point on the spring & then polished.
Wood covers in order I think.

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[I'mSoSharp]

That’s better......



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[I'mSoSharp]

Acacia wood

 

[ea42]

Looking good! I wonder what that random extra hole is for in the liners. Maybe they also had a lobster version of that knife.

Eric

 

[waynorth]

MW = My Word!!

 

[Will Power]

Mighty Work Very much looking forward to the finished item, looks a tidy project and a deal of skill

 

[I'mSoSharp]

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[ed_is_dead]

Love this!
You have improved the universe sir!

 

[SteveC]

Great job !

 

[Fodderwing]

Most Worthy Cutlery

 

[ea42]

Beautiful job and nice save!!

Eric

 

[I'mSoSharp]

Thanks for the positive comments

I can now confirm that MW made at least two knives in two different styles, anything else I can't say.......

Oh yeah, and they had a thing for brown plastic scales.....

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[Badger28]

My only guess, and it’s merely a guess, would be Montgomery Wards? It was something like Sears and Roebuck back in the day. But cannot confirm

 

[Badger28]

Additionally, great work bringing it to a new standard!

 

[I'mSoSharp]

*Thread merged from "Bernard Levine's knife collecting & identification"*.


Two old (low end) carbon slip-joint knives with marks I can't identify.
If anyone has any idea that'd be great.

Thanks in advance.

 

[killgar]

First, I'm convinced the brand is German.

Second, I've seen that mark referred to by a few different, yet similar names-

1. Messerschmiede-Weimar ("messerschmiede" means "cutler" or "knifemaker", and "Weimar" is a city in Germany).

2. Messerklaus-Weimar ("messer" means "knife", "Klaus" was the last name of a German knife company owner in Weimar (Josef Klaus). Klaus also used the mark "KW").

3. Messerfabrik-Weimar ("messerfabrik" means "knife factory").


I spent some time on a German knife forum, and there was a member there who appeared very knowledgeable about the "MW" knives, and German knife brands in general, and he said that he spent some time researching the "MW" brand, and he appeared to endorse the "Messerklaus-Weimar" name.

I can't confirm which, if any of those brand names is the one true brand. Just passing on what I found. There does appear to be a consensus on two things- the "MW" mark is for a German knife brand (whether all of their knives were made in Germany, or some imported, who knows), and, the "W" stands for "Weimar", a city in Germany.

So take all of that for whatever it's worth .

 

[I'mSoSharp]

Thank you very much K killgar , you are spot on.

A Google with that name brought up a German ebay knife wth the same logo, the German seller described it as being made by VEB Messerwerke Weimar.

Well done.

More here~ https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...fication-and-refurbish.1893404/#post-21506727
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