Latest find is this old J.A.Henckels single blade lockback folder with stag handle.
My guess would be early 20th century.
J.A.Henckels single blade lockback folder
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Re: J.A.Henckels single blade lockback folder
Awesome JAH! The has stag great color and texture.
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Re: J.A.Henckels single blade lockback folder
Looks like a great old knife! Those old Henkels always have the nicest slab scales imo.
Re: J.A.Henckels single blade lockback folder
Never seen one like that....Nice score!
Re: J.A.Henckels single blade lockback folder
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.
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.
- whippersnapper
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- Location: Michigan
Re: J.A.Henckels single blade lockback folder
That will be a nice one when you get it tightened up.