What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[SteveC]

Ramsfoot and a Queen #10 jack

 

[RDaneel]

I'm totin' my Huckleberry Boy's Knife in Gabon Ebony today.

 

[Arian29]

Laguiole Le pocket for wooden Wednesday.

 

[JJ Cahill]

Have a good Wooden Wednesday folks

Wonderful wooden totes for Wednesday, Jack!

 

[JJ Cahill]

Today's totes are both wearing wood; a early 60s Case hunter and a sharp little Mam.

 

[afishhunter]

Interesting, but are you SURE it's a faux knife? It's highly unlikely that the Bundeswehr 'made' these knives, they would've been on contract over the years and specs would vary from time to time so a 3 mm difference is nothing. I doubt if people would go to the bother of making fake examples as this was I think, a knife made available for conscripts-either to buy or to return after their period of national service.

Too bad Andi from Bayern is no longer active here, he did military service in the Bundeswehr so I'd imagine he'd know.

I'm basing the faux designation on the 3mm oversize, just under $6 USD new in box price, and "China" etch on the spear point blade.
From what I could find, the original knife has been out of production since the 1990's.

I couldn't find anything on the Bundeswhr company; other than they were one of the eight or nine companies that made the pattern for the West German military, and to a smaller extent the civilian market.
I don't know where the company is/was located, or if like Robeson, Queen, Schrade (et-al), NYKC, Russell, Northwoods, Northfield, Pontiac, Plymouth, Hudson, Studebaker, Rambler, Nash, Mercury, Chrysler, Dodge, LaSalle, Star, REO, Oldsmobile, Desoto, Schwinn, Huffy, Marlin, Thompson Center, to name just a few, the original company is long gone. All that remains is the name, owned by someone else, who may or may not be producing or licensing product under that brand name.

(Recall that Chrysler-Dodge is currently owned by Fiat)

 

[Jack Black]

Wonderful wooden totes for Wednesday, Jack!

Today's totes are both wearing wood; a early 60s Case hunter and a sharp little Mam.

Many thanks JJ, I would never have guessed that the covers on your Case Hunter were wood

 

[JJ Cahill]

Many thanks JJ, I would never have guessed that the covers on your Case Hunter were wood

Thanks Jack!!! I believe they used jigged rosewood

 

[JOELSM]

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack!!! I believe they used jigged rosewood

They did a great job

 

[screened porch]

afishhunter
My notion is that Bundeswehr is the German army, rather than a company, and that within the EU they don't mark country of origin. "China" is suggestive of an unofficial homage, though.

 

[JJ Cahill]

They did a great job

Thanks again; during the Case "family era," they really made excellent pocket totes

 

[Jolipapa]

I'm basing the faux designation on the 3mm oversize, just under $6 USD new in box price, and "China" etch on the spear point blade.
From what I could find, the original knife has been out of production since the 1990's.

I couldn't find anything on the Bundeswhr company; other than they were one of the eight or nine companies that made the pattern for the West German military, and to a smaller extent the civilian market.
I don't know where the company is/was located, or if like Robeson, Queen, Schrade (et-al), NYKC, Russell, Northwoods, Northfield, Pontiac, Plymouth, Hudson, Studebaker, Rambler, Nash, Mercury, Chrysler, Dodge, LaSalle, Star, REO, Oldsmobile, Desoto, Schwinn, Huffy, Marlin, Thompson Center, to name just a few, the original company is long gone. All that remains is the name, owned by someone else, who may or may not be producing or licensing product under that brand name.

(Recall that Chrysler-Dodge is currently owned by Fiat)

These knives, like the larger Mauser-licensed were made in Switzerland originally under BW contract based on the SAK design (Victorinox Soldatenmesser 08). Later in Spain (Aitor) etc they copied the design.

All those sporting the german military sparrow can be considered as "official" (german laws forbids any display of that ensign, the reason it is hidden on the german surplus site).
Amazing to see that used ones (without saw protec) are more expensive than new one (with saw protec).



Today's BW knives are still made by Victorinox (Bundeswehr Messer – GermanArmyKnife 3 and GAK 4)
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[Dschal]

A beautiful day here, with a strong hint of Fall in the air.

 

[akaMatt]

First day out for the Osage 29 and rotated in the micarta 82 for a couple of days.
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Very nice! Two knives I've debated buying many times in the past. I have neither, yet. I do love my 29s, though!

 

[Jolipapa]

Another brand of Stumpf, again in surplus shops.


Slightly less easy to get , the officer knife.

 

[GuestWho101]

 

[sunknife]

Carried this stainless R. Klaas with Blackwood handles for wooden Wednesday. I could've held out til tomorrow for thrifty Thursday since I picked this one up lightly used for pretty cheap. Good knife though, 4-1/4" closed length, slim single spring, smooth blade action and excellent snap and my favorite feature, no half stops.

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[K33ncutter]

Found me a new pocket slip.

 

[Will Power]

afishhunter
My notion is that Bundeswehr is the German army, rather than a company, and that within the EU they don't mark country of origin. "China" is suggestive of an unofficial homage, though.

Right Bundeswehr is the Federal Republic of Germany's army, successor to the Wehrmacht and Reichswehr and founded in 1955. Conscription/compulsory military service was suspended c.2011. It is most certainly NOT a manufacturing company!

If it has China on it then it's a Chinese copy or rendering not official kit, Jer is correct Jack Black and Jolipapa have shed valuable light on the variations on this army form of knife. Like all countries, various pieces of kit are issued or sold to soldiers and will be made by various different companies. British Army Clasp Knives were likely made by different manufacturers to approx specifications, very likely similar in most other armies.