Here is a knife marked Cleveland Cutlery Co. Germany.
Is anyone familiar with that company? An import company, perhaps?
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Any info on Cleveland Cutlery, Germany?
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Re: Any info on Cleveland Cutlery, Germany?
After some searching, I found that the knife closely resembles the Rosco leverlock that was posted on this forum a couple of years ago.
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Re: Any info on Cleveland Cutlery, Germany?
Cleveland Cutlery Co. was an importer.
Your knife was made by Boentgen & Sabin (Bonsa) in Solingen prior to 1958.
Rosco (JM Rose company) was also an importer. Bonsa and others made knives for them, too.
Your knife was made by Boentgen & Sabin (Bonsa) in Solingen prior to 1958.
Rosco (JM Rose company) was also an importer. Bonsa and others made knives for them, too.
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Re: Any info on Cleveland Cutlery, Germany?
Thank you, Bill!
Re: Any info on Cleveland Cutlery, Germany?
Was that knife rescaled?
Cool knife by the way.
Cool knife by the way.
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Re: Any info on Cleveland Cutlery, Germany?
Yes. I had to make a new spring, as well.
The link below shows the disassembled knife. The top scale was nearly all gone. The rear scale was nearly intact. I couldn’t match the color, so I replaced them both with an acrylic that looks a bit like a light “tortoise shell” celluloid. The completed knife has some obvious “flaws”. But it is much nicer that when I bought it and it operates perfectly! Thanks for asking!
https://i.vgy.me/aUyJ1H.jpg
The link below shows the disassembled knife. The top scale was nearly all gone. The rear scale was nearly intact. I couldn’t match the color, so I replaced them both with an acrylic that looks a bit like a light “tortoise shell” celluloid. The completed knife has some obvious “flaws”. But it is much nicer that when I bought it and it operates perfectly! Thanks for asking!
https://i.vgy.me/aUyJ1H.jpg
Re: Any info on Cleveland Cutlery, Germany?
Hi Millern,
You brought it back to life. It looked like it was on life support. What did you use to make the new spring?
Nice work!
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You brought it back to life. It looked like it was on life support. What did you use to make the new spring?
Nice work!
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Re: Any info on Cleveland Cutlery, Germany?
Those scales are kinda cool looking.
Where did you get them?
Where did you get them?
Re: Any info on Cleveland Cutlery, Germany?
Thanks for the compliments! I made the scales from acrylic piece I bought through eBay. To make the new kick spring, I annealed a section of an old coil spring that happened to have the correct size to fit in the knife. I shaped it to fit into be back-spring cut out. Then I bent it to shape and s length. Then I heat treated it into a spring, replaced it and pinned everything back together and contoured the scales. Like I mentioned, I could have done a better job, but it makes a nice “carrying piece”.