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[fatcorgi]

@SAKguy, it does indeed, apart from a few small details, e.g. the coping vs. pen combination is reversed, and someone took the bail off (which is a good thing, the bail is sloppily finished on mine).

 

[SAK Guy]

@SAKguy, it does indeed, apart from a few small details, e.g. the coping vs. pen combination is reversed, and someone took the bail off (which is a good thing, the bail is sloppily finished on mine).

I read a post on another board and they quoted Levine's book saying these are always grouped in with physician's knives. I have read they came in both "bail" and "no bail" versions but no link.

There is very little on the web about this pattern but they do look like the inspiration for GEC's Mellon Whittler.

I was told it was ok to post the link:
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/knife_forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=32377

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[fatcorgi]

@SAK guy, very interesting, I assumed it was a common pattern, but it is interesting to imagine them as the possible inspiration for the GEC pattern, the Klaas version is a lot smaller.