A fiction folder from Trattenbrach, Austria. I think.

[Nephilim]

I have a recent acquisition that I suspect is a friction folder from Austria, a "Trattenbacher Taschenfeitel" as they say. I do have a knife that I know was made by Hack in Trattenbach and I included it in the pictures as a point of comparison.

The top knife with the lighter colored handle is the one by Hack. The bottom knife is of unknown manufacture.

Here they are closed. The mystery knife has a relatively short blade.

If anyone happens to know more about these, please chime in.

[Steve Warden]

Pretty cool!

Some one correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought friction folders had an extended tang/tail that sits in the handle when the knife is open, and the knife is essentially kept open because your hand is wrapped around the handle and tail. There is no back spring to hold the blade open or closed.

Being wrong wouldn't be my first time.

Hard to tell, but do those have back springs?

[Nephilim]

Pretty cool!

Some one correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought friction folders had an extended tang/tail that sits in the handle when the knife is open, and the knife is essentially kept open because your hand is wrapped around the handle and tail. There is no back spring to hold the blade open or closed.

Being wrong wouldn't be my first time.

Hard to tell, but do those have back springs?

Friction folders often do have an extended tang (like a Svord Peasant knife) and it is a good feature to have. These are pretty bare-bones, old school; no tang extension, no backspring. The tight fit between the wood handle and the blade keeps it in place. No, it is not all that safe or secure. These should really only be used for relativity light duty tasks. I collected these as a curiosity anyway.

[Steve Warden]

And now I know.
Thanks for the info

[edge213]

They look similar in operation to Opinel, without the locking band.

[knife7knut]

They are what is called a,"penny" knife;alluding to the fact they were very inexpensive when new;perhaps costing only a penny.I have two of them;one marked with a figural hatchet and the other marked A.B.Newman Austria

[Tony_Wood]

They are what is called a,"penny" knife;alluding to the fact they were very inexpensive when new;perhaps costing only a penny.I have two of them;one marked with a figural hatchet and the other marked A.B.Newman Austria

Love that figural...

[knife7knut]

They are what is called a,"penny" knife;alluding to the fact they were very inexpensive when new;perhaps costing only a penny.I have two of them;one marked with a figural hatchet and the other marked A.B.Newman Austria

Love that figural...

As do I.The eyes are tiny black beads.