Solinger Fahrtenmesser

[kwackster]

Anton Wingen / Othello Scoutknife from the late '60's early '70's, with a stag handle and a highly polished carbon steel blade.
It has a bit of light peppering near the point on one side, which doesn't show up in the pics.
The quality of these knives is imo comparable to Puma knives of the same era & style.











Specs:

Overall length: 28,0 cm
Blade length: 15,6 cm
Steel: polished carbon steel
Weight: 328 grams
Blade thickness: max 6,0 mm
Handle material: Stag with nickel silver guard and aluminium pommel
Made in Solingen, Germany

 

[John A. Larsen]

Anton Wingen / Othello Scoutknife from the late '60's early '70's, with a stag handle and a highly polished carbon steel blade.
It has a bit of light peppering near the point on one side, which doesn't show up in the pics.
The quality of these knives is imo comparable to Puma knives of the same era & style.











Specs:

Overall length: 28,0 cm
Blade length: 15,6 cm
Steel: polished carbon steel
Weight: 328 grams
Blade thickness: max 6,0 mm
Handle material: Stag with nickel silver guard and aluminium pommel
Made in Solingen, Germany

Ironically I just received yesterday a very similar knife made by Widder, also of Solingen. The only difference I can see is that my knife only has a thin, bottom, brass finger guard. It came with a heavy leather pouch sheath, which I do not think is original to the knife. I do prefer it to the normal sheaths this era of knives came with. John

 

[kwackster]

Puma 6310 Sportmesser (sporting knife) from around 1940.
Although the model number is in the 1940 Puma catalogue, it shows only the 4.5 " version, not this 6" bladed version.











Specs:

Overall length: 10.12 inch (25,7 cm)
Blade length: 5.98 inch (15,2 cm)
Max. blade thickness: 4,51 mm (ricasso)
Steel: hot drop-forged carbon steel
Handle material: leather and brass washers + guard & aluminum pommel
Sadly without a sheath.