Show us some unusual Name Etches on knives...

[ddd]

How about showing us some unusual Name Etches/ Logos that
are/were used on custom knives?
These can be one time commemorative etches, privately requested logos
or special logos used by knifemakers for a short period during their career....

Here is a sub-hilt fighter by Edmund Davidson (from 1997) with the Harley Davidson
etch that he used for a short period of time in the '90s.

Edmund was and still is an enthusiastic Harley Davidson rider....

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

 

[Asher]

Well I wonder the effect a couple of naked ladies, tame by today's standards I'm sure, had on the unsuspecting and easily excitable when they were first introduced by our very own Loveless!

 

[ddd]

Well I wonder the effect a couple of naked ladies, tame by today's standards I'm sure, had on the unsuspecting and easily excitable when they were first introduced by our very own Loveless!

You are right there, but I wonder if there are some bolder
logos (by today's standards) out there.
It would be nice to find out......

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

 

[JatMat]

Mr. W T Fuller only had one hand, lost his in an industrial accident, as a result of the accident, he started making knives. His first project, since he was a big game hunter was to design a lock that he could use with his one hand. Within two weeks, he had designed from scratch his front locking system. WT was a friend of mine. You would never know from his work that he only had one hand. Here is one of his logos. He had several, but I have more of this design than any other.

Jim

 

[ddd]

That, James, is a truly remarkable story behind the etch on
this knife!!

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

 

[T.K.C.]

Mr. W T Fuller only had one hand, lost his in an industrial accident, as a result of the accident, he started making knives. His first project, since he was a big game hunter was to design a lock that he could use with his one hand. Within two weeks, he had designed from scratch his front locking system. WT was a friend of mine. You would never know from his work that he only had one hand. Here is one of his logos. He had several, but I have more of this design than any other.

Jim

Wow, what an amazing story and an amazing maker! That is one gorgeous knife!!!

 

[JatMat]

Thank You, WT once told me he sold AL Mar one of his knives at a NY knife show. Later on, Al went on and introduced his front locking folder, giving the credit to Harvey McBurnette (a fellow knife maker friend) of WT at the time. Harvey was much better known than WT. WT, Harvey and Dick Dorough were all friends and worked at GoodYear Tire and Rubber in Gadsden, AL. Harvey later moved to Eagle Nest where he became a prolific knife maker and one of the best. I have several by Harvey, Dick and WT, but IMHO, WT outdid them both. Neither Dick nor Harvey had interesting stamps or etches. So not a item here, but I thought you might be interested in a little history on the front lock of today. Of course, it had been used before, but WT did not know that, his was strictly of his own design and work.
All the best to you DDD
Jim

 

[JatMat]

Wow, what an amazing story and an amazing maker! That is one gorgeous knife!!!

Thank you Suz,
Sharp by Coop, I am not, the knife is even more brilliant in real life. The MOP scales are 5/16'' thick each side. One heavy knife.
Jim

 

[Kevin Jones]

Sorry, I just don't like the huge and elaborate marks some makers put on their knives.
In my opinion, a maker's mark should not be the first thing that catches the eye when viewing a knife, but secondary and subtilely done.

 

[ddd]

Kevin,

You may be right in some cases, but It still would be interesting
to see some of these unusual marks....

This may definately create some more awareness about maker's marks
and maybe give some kind of motivation to send them in to Harry,
helping him in his quest to create a Maker's Mark Pictorial Data Base.

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)