Who's your favorite German knife MFG

[BladeWright]

Hello all. New to the forum. I am an old knife maker, retired, turned collector.
On to the topic: who's your favorite German knife MFG? Hartkopf, Carl Schlieper, etc.
one reason I ask is, I have been picking up a lot of Hartkopf knives of late because most folks don't seem to show much interest or value for them. But I do!
Maybe due to popularity or some such nonsense. But it sure does regulate price fluctuation.

 

[Bob W]

I'm not familiar with Hartkopf knives.

My favorite German knives are Bruckmann, made in Germany before WWII. Thanks to a large warehouse find years ago, and other caches of more recent discovery, they are common enough to build a decent-sized collection today. Some of the "warehouse" knives were reportedly parts only that were assembled by another company.

I'm also a big fan of the traditional Boker Solingen-made pocketknives with carbon steel, an excellent value for the money.