"Old Knives"

[Oldy]

This one though qualifies as antique Henckel's 18-blade MOP

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So that knife is only 3 and one eighth inches long while closed.very unique.

 

[tongueriver]

This one though qualifies as antique Henckel's 18-blade MOP

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Levine calls them 3 1/8 inches; I am curious if they were slightly different than that, if they were built by millimeters, as they were made in Europe?

 

[afishhunter]

Levine calls them 3 1/8 inches; I am curious if they were slightly different than that, if they were built by millimeters, as they were made in Europe?

When did Europe/Germany adopt the metric system?
I know Brittan used the Whitworth and inch measurements into the 20th century.
(My 1965 Triumph T100C motorcycle had both inch and Whitworth fasteners, as did a friend's Norton 850 Commando.)

 

[veitsi_poika]

So that knife is only 3 and one eighth inches long while closed.very unique.

Yes it's 3-1/8" long and just under an inch wide; Henckels packed a lot into that little package