PLEASE POST YOUR TRADITIONAL GERMAN FIXED BLADES & POCKET KNIVES,

Campbellclanman said:
That looks like a Great carry Steve! 😍 A nice Carbon steel Lock-back that sharpens to a scalpel I bet!
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Thanks.
It does get "sharp".
I keep its (and 98% of my other knives) blade edge(s) set to 10 degrees per side (20 degrees inclusive). Just a little "duller" than a straight razor (roughly 8 degrees per side/16 degrees inclusive.)

In the 65 years I've been carrying a knife I've never had an edge chip.
Stropping usually refreshes the edge when needed, extending the blade life since a stone is not required every time it needs sharpened.
 
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Jose it looks like you have amassed quite the collection of German Knives, with your Puma Lockbacks and Barlows you have shared with us- very cool!
 
Measuring in right at 4-15/16" (Oh wait, it's a German knife, that would likely be 12.54 CM), this Fish Knife is the same size as the Colonials in my accumulation. I've had this one for over three years now. It came with a batch from my old high school buddy.

I finally got around to cleaning it up some over the summer. Most of the rust is now gone from the bladewell and backsprings, and it actually does look a lot better than it once did. The blade walks and talks pretty much as it should now, but the hook disgorger/scaler is another story. It rotates fairly well, and it snaps open weakly, but binds when closing, and that prevents it from snapping closed. The blade and scaler both have some deep staining from corrosion that will stay, as a reminder of its past life, but that should not interfere with its usefulness as a tackle box tool.

As a shell handled knife, and with obvious evidence of being manufactured with some rather dull stamping equipment, coupled with the lack of any final finishing, this is not what I would classify as fine German workmanship. But then, it was surely not a high-priced affair when new either. Let's face it. If it wasn't for knives like this, many of us (yes, that includes me) would never have been able to tote one of these to the riverbank as a youngster.

Oh well, it's still a serviceable knife, and once I get the edge touched up on the blade, it will be tackle-box-ready once again. As I presently clean up my small accumulation of Fish knives, they are going into the knife roll, awaiting a rainy/cold day to break out the sharpening equipment.

Happy Fishing - Be Safe - Be Well - God Bless
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