Mystery mark??????

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knife7knut
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Mystery mark??????

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I bought this knife new about 30 years ago and I can't remember what the manufacturer's name is. The stamp looks like the letters L-W-T connected together with what looks like an ant next to them. The back is stamped Seki Japan. The body is made of two pieces of aluminum with a fancy carved scroll work and it is a liner lock that is released by pushing on the ball bearing sticking out of the side.
Anyone remember seeing this logo and what the company's name was?
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Re: Mystery mark??????

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Just a guess Ray...Lone Wolf knives...who down the road made the "Paul" folder

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The name is "ANT", like the little insect. I have a few ANT folders, all first rate workmanship. "Aristocrat" & "Balisong" are 2 other brands from the same time period and are similar to the Ants, i.e. same person might have been involved with all 3 brands ?
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A quick search found 4 Ants: 2 Ruffians (3"), a Big Ant, 5", and a cheapo Ant, maybe after original owners sold name ?, whatever, a step down.
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kootenay joe wrote:The name is "ANT", like the little insect. I have a few ANT folders, all first rate workmanship. "Aristocrat" & "Balisong" are 2 other brands from the same time period and are similar to the Ants, i.e. same person might have been involved with all 3 brands ?
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Thanks Roland! I am usually pretty good at deciphering logos but that one went right over my head;and that is one of the things I do for a living is design logos! ::dang:: It is very well made and I don't recall paying a whole lot of money for it.
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