Traditional German Lockbacks

[nagamitsu]

I recently got bitten by the jagdmesser bug after aquiring a Puma 959 universal. I wonder if there are other manufacturors that make a similar knife and what fellow forumites think of them.

 

[Don Luis]

Here's a picture that I scanned for another thread, my old Boker is on the right, bought in 1974, a very nice and solid knife with a fine 440C main blade.

My grandmother had a similar knife sometime in the late 50's or early 60's, she gave it to me in 1974 and unfortunately I lost it soon after that, so I bought this Boker as a replacement.

I don't remember the brand name in my grandmother's knife, it was not marked Boker though it was bought at the same Boker shop as mine in Mexico city.

Luis

 

[pickupman]

Here's a picture that I scanned for another thread, my old Boker is on the right, bought in 1974, a very nice and solid knife with a fine 440C main blade.

My grandmother had a similar knife sometime in the late 50's or early 60's, she gave it to me in 1974 and unfortunately I lost it soon after that, so I bought this Boker as a replacement.

I don't remember the brand name in my grandmother's knife, it was not marked Boker though it was bought at the same Boker shop as mine in Mexico city.

Luis

Don Luis, I am curious--what brands of knives are available in Mexico, and does Mexico produce any folding knives--slipjoints or lockbacks? I have seen on ebay large fixed blades made in Mexico for sale--many have humorous sayings on the blades---but does Mexico produce any folding knives?

I know that in many parts of the country ranching is still a very big industry, what kind of knife would you find the vaqueros carrying?

 

[rev_jch]

Hubertus, hirschkrone, wiedmansheil, and others etc. made many hunters like this one, or very similar. They were very popular after world war II, but were also available before that time. You can still find them, but they usually command a premium!

http://www.pizzini.at/shop/index.html?target=dept_39.html&lang=en-us

http://www.hubertus-solingen.de

http://www.roedter-messer.de/hubertus-messer.htm

http://www.roedter-messer.de/linder.htm

http://www.weberknives.de/index.html?hirschkrone_messer.htm

 

[bacman99]

Here's a picture that I scanned for another thread, my old Boker is on the right, bought in 1974, a very nice and solid knife with a fine 440C main blade.

My grandmother had a similar knife sometime in the late 50's or early 60's, she gave it to me in 1974 and unfortunately I lost it soon after that, so I bought this Boker as a replacement.

I don't remember the brand name in my grandmother's knife, it was not marked Boker though it was bought at the same Boker shop as mine in Mexico city.

Luis

What model is that case? I thought it was a hunter but it appears to have one blade and a lock back???

edit: found one ebay after looking at 65 pages of case knives. model is 6165-L

 

[Don Luis]

Sorry about the delay in responding, I've been sporadically online lately and didn't see this thread.

Brands available in Mexico:

Lately lots of Chinese cheapos, Victorinox is very common as everywhere I guess, Spanish brands Muela and Aitor can be found and also Brazilian Tramontina.

We still have "Casa Boker" but they only carry a few models, I've seen a few Bucks and Gerbers but not as it used to be, a couple of years ago Sears had the Kershaw Scallion under Craftsman name, I've seen an occasional Spyderco and Sog, and some German and Sheffield stuff.

20 or so years ago I could find many more knives, Schrade, Buck, Gerber from USA, there were plenty of Europeans too, Puma, Opinel, Othelo, and some Sheffield brands, of course plenty of knives from Japan. Taiwan, Pakistan.

What I've seen most carried lately is Victorinox, even the Charrería shops carry them.

Making folders in Mexico:

I don't know of any folders being done presently, I believe in the past Boker used to have facilities in Mexico but I don't know how much work, if any, was actually done there.

The Case folder:

Yes, it's a one bladed lockback, model 6165-L, three dot, bought in Houston in 1977.

Luis

 

[cpirtle]

Here's my stag Weidmannsheil trick lock. Not exactly a lock back but same principle. Push down the small wharncliffe blade to release the main.

Great fit and finish for a production piece and well matched stag. Lock-up is fixed blade solid without even a hint of wiggle. I've been selling off my non-Winchester and non-custom slips and this is one of a handful that's made the cut as a keeper, I'm really happy with it.

 

[Adi]

Try www.toolshop.de.They will have everything you need and Stefan is a great guy to deal with!

 

[rev_jch]

I would 2nd that, stefan is a very nice guy.