September TOTM: German knives!

Robert Klaas........

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Here is a boring, worn old Boker Alemania that was in my paternal grandfather's effects when he died at the age of 94. He was born a few days before Custer died. He was a hunter and trapper by trade. This knife was the last of probably over 2000 knives that he WORE OUT. He made or improvised a lot of them himself. If confronted with the idea of collecting knives, he would be astonished.

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Reminds me of the stories and pictures when I was young and the things passed down. Those men (and women) were something. Thank you Tonjgueriver.
 
The knife I own that best fits this category is my Hartkopf that I picked up for a song last year. I have a very hard time opening the main (locking) blade, and don't use a corkscrew much as my wife has an intolerance to alcohol but I loved its utility (knife, saw and corkscrew- all bases covered in the woods), and the use it got turning the master blade into a toothpick!
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If anybody knows what the original blade shape was I would appreciate a pic/link.
 
Cuts like a Kris......It would have been a spear blade like the one in this Weidmannsheil......

Tim
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All of these are circa WWI. You can see the last one has the more modern corkscrew.
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These are very solid working knives. The larger one is 4 1/4" without the bale.

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Double headed eagle holding a straight razor, one of the Friedrich Ern & Co. trademarks:

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roland
 
Beautiful knives. I especially like the corkscrew knives Roland and Tim. This one is in keeping with the Octoberfest theme.

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Thanks p&g. They are part of a collection that came from a family member of an old Solingen knife manufacturer.
roland
 
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