Trattenbacher Taschenfeitel - a typical Austrian pattern

[Humppa]

Thank you fellows, for the kind words

 

[Stich2442]

Nices knives Andi, I really like the thin blades, thanks for sharing with us.

Pete

 

[screened porch]

Andi, thanks for the pictures, the translation, and the history. And thanks for telling me what that little knife I passed on at an estate sale was.
(I was stretching my budget and had to choose between the zaunkerl and a bigger home-made knife with a back-spring.)

The one I saw had a straight dowel for a handle, with the grooves around it at intervals. The stamp looked like a sloppy "U" with a knob at the end, as I recall. Maybe a snake, but I couldn't decide if it was a letter or a picture.

 

[Humppa]

Porch: I didn´t translate the whole article, just the few most important parts about the knife. You should have bought the Zaunkerl - you wouldn´t have been disappointed. About the knife you´ve seen, I can´t tell you anything. Though there are some clubs around in Austria about the collectors, that could tell you who/ which manufacturer made the knife you think about.

 

[screened porch]

Porch: I didn´t translate the whole article, just the few most important parts about the knife. You should have bought the Zaunkerl - you wouldn´t have been disappointed. About the knife you´ve seen, I can´t tell you anything. Though there are some clubs around in Austria about the collectors, that could tell you who/ which manufacturer made the knife you think about.

Now I know what they are, I can go googling for the mark.

 

[bemo]

Group buy? Just kidding, the logistics would be crazy. Love these rustic, working knives.

 

[wouldestous]

Group buy? Just kidding, the logistics would be crazy. Love these rustic, working knives.

group buy, you say? im in! lol

but seriously, i also like rustic working knives. its interesting to me what regional variations can emerge from such simple designs.

 

[screened porch]

Maybe I'll try making my own out of a bit of saw-blade, a bit of dowel, a bit of slit pipe, and a nail.

 

[Humppa]

Good idea porch, but you should take the parts and book some holiday in Austria, go to Trattenbach and put it together there. Then you have a Trattenbacher Taschenfeitel

Just joking...

 

[screened porch]

Good idea porch, but you should take the parts and book some holiday in Austria, go to Trattenbach and put it together there. Then you have a Trattenbacher Taschenfeitel

Just joking...

No, I think that's a good plan.