J.A.Henckels single blade lockback folder

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kwackster
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J.A.Henckels single blade lockback folder

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Latest find is this old J.A.Henckels single blade lockback folder with stag handle.
My guess would be early 20th century.

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Awesome JAH! The has stag great color and texture.
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whippersnapper
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Re: J.A.Henckels single blade lockback folder

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Looks like a great old knife! Those old Henkels always have the nicest slab scales imo.
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Never seen one like that....Nice score!
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Apparently this knife once belonged to a German WW1 soldier, but it's of course like Bernard Levine always says: "buy the knife, not the story".

This is how it currently looks btw.
The pins holding the knife together were worn to a point that the opened knife resembled a baby's rattler, so i'm in the process of making new ones (~2,6 mm) from a similar malleable steel like the old ones were.
The 2,5 mm drill bits just hold the parts together for the pics.

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That will be a nice one when you get it tightened up.
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