My visit of "old Solingen" and the "Deutsches Klingenmuseum" (German Blademuseum)

[Old Boy]

Have you ever been in Solingen? No? Do you want to know, how it looks like?

OK, here are some photos for you, of the elder part of Solingen/Gräfrath, with it's traditional style of buildings and places.

A few steps upwards, the German Blademuseum is situated, with 1000s of "very tradition" Blades and knives, from stone age until modern times.

Inside the museum has a very "classical" or should i say "clean" interior.

But, friends, i can tell you, the knives you can see inside dozens of showcases and glass cabinets are absolute fantastic... are you interested, to see some of them? OK, let's go!

Some elder Bokers:

For all GEC-friends... have a closer look! Here you can see, the Bull Lock is a veeery old construction! "We" have done it first

Some of the modern examples of knifemaking highlights

OK, what do you think... aren't that absolute fantastic knives?

And, if you ever have the chance, to visit Germany... Solingen is only a few miles away from Düsseldorf or Cologne.
The "Deutsches Klingenmuseum" is an absolute MUST for every knife-nut :thumbup:

 

[wouldestous]

just... wow!

 

[Thalestin]

Very very nice. Thank you for posting, I really enjoyed the tour

 

[halfaxe]

Thank you for posting. Fantastic!

 

[Will Power]

Many thanks OB for illuminating us with those excellent pictures, the old quarter of Solingen is very attractive too.

I feel I need to get in the car and drive to Germany!

Danke! Will

 

[Arredondo]

Thank you; incredibly beautiful. The progression is very interesting.

Tom

 

[Mack]

What a spectacular place.
Thank you for sharing.

 

[Old Boy]

I feel I need to get in the car and drive to Germany!

Good idea... Solingen and the surrounding "Bergische Land" is a really fantastic place to make holidays.
I know, you have been near by, some time ago.

Next time, give me a call and i will show you all the fine places and we can visit some knife-manufacturers to...
Hubertus, Böker, Lütters, Carl Schlieper and Otter are a few minutes away.... and we have a good beer too in Solingen, believe me!

 

[Will Power]

Thanks OB! Would like it, but it is a fairly long haul from here.

Those razors are also really impressive.

Thanks, Will

 

[Peregrin]

Great stuff Old Boy! Thanks for the tour.

 

[Blueberry815]

I just return from a 7 week study in Krefeld and learned on the last day that the holy holygrail of knife towns was only a hour away. Needless to say I was disappointed. But thank you for sharing your trip. One day I will go.

 

[Gevonovich]

What an inspiring collection of cutlery!! It so hard even to pick a favorite!! I want to walk the streets of Solingen and haunt the museum for days. This is the kind of thread I will come back to often,to take in all the nuances of each knife, I may have missed the first time.

 

[mykel m]

Thank you for the glimpse Old Boy,very impressive.

 

[hunterjrg]

Great pics. I would love to see that area some day.

 

[VCM3]

Old Boy Thank You very much for this thread it is fantastic. -Vince

 

[Jack Black]

Fantastic thread Old Boy, what a wonderful collection. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to take photographs and post them here :thumbup:

 

[99cuts]

nice photos! which blade is next to #12?

 

[Cfin]

Great photos, thanks for the post.

 

[dogstar]

Thanks so much for that!

 

[billym]

Wow, thanks for posting so many photos! What a cool museum! I love how it goes from stone to today and that peacock of scissors is very cool. Bet you hated to leave. Did they have a gift shop??