OLD balisong knife

[White Knight]

Hi everyone. I just bought a very old balisong knife to add to my collection. The former owner has dated the manufacture between 1880-1900!!! It is marked "Bontgen & Sabin's" and "Patent" on the tang of the blade. Does anyone know anything about this knife, or how to go about finding the actual date of manufacture?

Thanks

 

[Gollnick]

I must have a picture of that knife and everything you find out about it.

Chuck

 

[White Knight]

I took 3 photos of it on Friday. I'll e-mail you the pics tonight or sometime Monday.

I'll also e-mail these pics to the owner of the balisong club http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/balisongknives
if anyone else is interested.