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I've had plenty of CRK's in S35VN, I used the crap out of it, works good, just got to keep it Sharp,
People get way to caught up in the latest and greatest steels, if it works for you and your situation then its a good steel.

Very much a global community
Our Italian friends are everywhere,

Twobit wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 11:21 pm Thanks for posting, KrisNZ! Does the "NZ" stand for New Zealand, by chance?

Sure does!

gravknife wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 11:03 pm Thanks for the look anyway , always nice to see unusual stamps
I will have a look aswell ,like searching you never know what else you learn in the process .

Oh I've learnt plenty just researching this piece,
Thanks for the help.

It is a mystery that's for sure,
As a disclosure this isn't my knife, I'm just doing my best to find info for my friend whom owns it,

Cheers

I know that you could get any Stamp you wanted on the tang, but is it unusual to find a stamp that literally no one in the Auto community has never seen?

Anyone seen this before?





Cheers Kris,

Its a minter by the looks of it Kris.Beautiful condition ,nice stag .got to love the German levers . Maybe too nice to use ,could end up a drawer queen . :) Congrats .on a great buy. Ian It's a minter for sure Ian, I guessing its only been fired but a handful of times in its lifetime, These knives ...

Finally arrived and it's way nicer than I ever thought,
Brand new old stock

DONT UNDERSTAND WHY YOU GET SOO MUCH CREDIT FOR SOMETHING SOOOO SIMPLE YOU DID , ALL YOU DID WAS MAKE A TOP BOLSTER IN SHAPE OF STILETTO BOLSTER AND PUT IT ON A CLASSIC LEVER-LOCK KNIFE AND CALLED IT A LEVERLETTO . THE ONLY REASON YOU WOULD BE BITCHING IS IF YOU MAKE PROFIT ON akc SELLING THEM AND ...

Bill DeShivs wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2023 2:08 am 440 A or B.
Possibly 420.

Thanks Bill

jim d, wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:51 pm The real deal - nice German leverlock made by Weltersbach.

Jim

When you say Real deal, do you mean companies like this pioneered these types of Leverlocks?

gravknife wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2023 9:46 am Fine sturdy knife Kris ,

Great purchase and in lovely condition ,made to use and last.
The clipoint bladed examples are nice aswell .

Thanks, yes this will be going straight into my pocket ready to cut stuff

JulesVane wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2023 12:43 am

KrisNZ wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 9:49 pm Thanks very much fellas, any Idea of age and blade steel?

Not sure of age, I would guess 1950's, but ROSTFREI would be a Stainless Steel blade. Nice condition!

Thanks,
Some sort of 440? Maybe?