Your Opinion on Weidmannsheil

lambertiana said:
Sometimes it is a matter of luck. I got this 5 1/2” beast for only $70. Seller said the lock wasn’t engaging properly and that scared off other bidders. I took a gamble that it just needed cleaning and the gamble paid off. Nice action, solid knife.
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Nice
 
GaDawgs72 said:
Just looking for any opinions of these knives.
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Depends on the knife. Original knives were good quality, about on the same level as Puma. There are however some out there that were sold by Jim Parker in the 1990s and early 2000s that are parts knives, slapped together using bits and pieces scavenged from the factory when Weidmannsheil went under. Parker and company also used damascus blades from who knows where in knives made using Weidmannsheil handles or handles with Weidmannsheil shields. The Parker made knives are mostly good quality but not real Weidmannsheil knives.
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Arathol said:
Depends on the knife. Original knives were good quality, about on the same level as Puma. There are however some out there that were sold by Jim Parker in the 1990s and early 2000s that are parts knives, slapped together using bits and pieces scavenged from the factory when Weidmannsheil went under. Parker and company also used damascus blades from who knows where in knives made using Weidmannsheil handles or handles with Weidmannsheil shields. The Parker made knives are mostly good quality but not real Weidmannsheil knives.
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So how can you tell which one you have? Mine looks newer

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GaDawgs72 GaDawgs72 , Yours is newer. The shield is one indication. But I've had some with the older shield that had a different spear point blade shape that felt newer. I'm no expert though.image0 (9).jpegimage1 (11).jpeg​

I've bought 5 or 6 with the older shield. The top one will never sell again.
 
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u.hansen said:
Old Engineer,
"shields with the Stag on it were made in Germany and the ones with the Boar were made in Austria"...not to miss quote L lambertiana , but I think He wrote that in the German knife thread.
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Its not where they were made, but the market they were intended for. The story was that the stag shield was for the German market, the boar was for the Austrian market.
 
I like mine. The Tang Stamp has "Solingen, Germany". The shield has the Boar's Head. I don't know what year it was made.
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Though it is a bit thin mark to pile sides. I am not sure how comfy it would be to peel a couple deer.
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Covers are a hard plastic ... Delrin or an acrylic? Dark green; not black. (Hunter Green or British Racing Green?)
The blade is carbon steel.
It is high quality.

I carry it once in a while.
 
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I always thought they had some nice designs. I kick myself because a few years back there was an online dealer that had several at reasonable prices but I never picked any up.
 
u.hansen said:
Old Engineer,
"shields with the Stag on it were made in Germany and the ones with the Boar were made in Austria"...not to miss quote L lambertiana , but I think He wrote that in the German knife thread.
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Now you have my curiosity up...I don't recall saying that, but who knows what is lost in the depths of time.

I wonder if mine is older or a newer Parker. I didn't pay much for it and am satisfied with what I got for the price.
 
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Very pleased with the ones I have, these two are locking knives. The top one works by depressing the closed smaller blade to unlock the master and the bottom one is a lockback with raised locking bar. Both good quality, well hafted Stag and no 'issues' I'd buy them again if they were still available.
 
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