All About Pocket Knives

Hoping to get this thread back on original topic/intent. viewtopic.php?f=4&t=39799#p386211

If you have information and examples of a maker's stamps and the dates when they were used, post them here. If you have a question about a particular stamp, and can't find it already posted here, please make a new post with your question in the Knife Q&A section, or the brand-specific section, whichever is more appropriate.

Thus thread is for posting reference material, not Q&A. Thanks!

Ken

Czechoslovak and Czech knife makers tang stamps

https://www.nozirske-znacky.cz/cze/znacky

I hear the Queen Cutlery Historical Society group is working on an updated, and more accurate guide of all tang stamps used on S&M and Queen knives for the last 130 years. Whenever it is released, I'll place a copy in here.

Here is a great chart for GERMAN BAYONET MFTRS secret code used during WWII.
Good luck with yours ….

Don't know if this will help anyone out or not but here is a picture(and some closeups)of a souvenir of the Phillippines showing the various types of weapons they used over the years.The knives are made of bits of thin aluminum and decorated having carved wood handles. They range in size from about 3 to 5 inches in length.

Just an FYI, if you call Case customer service they will send you a plastic wallet card with all their tang stamps pictured. It you're nice, they'll send you two. Great for quick reference.

Anyone know if there is a way to identify which Buck knives were made under contract by Camillus? Thanks

OSCAR wrote:Anyone know if there is a way to identify which Buck knives were made under contract by Camillus? Thanks

"Answered" in the "Buck Knife Collectors" forum.

Ounce again ya'll have come through for me. You answered my questions about the western year dates. So glad I became a member of this great group.
Alvie songsingingman

I have always been able to identify the maker of a knife using AAPK forums but here is one that has me frustrated Stamp is on an antique wood carving knife. Very light stamp but is a side view of a standing antlered stag or deer. Still trying to get a picture to post but stamp is nearly gone. Germany is also stamped on tang. Any ideas?

roxhan wrote:I have always been able to identify the maker of a knife using AAPK forums but here is one that has me frustrated Stamp is on an antique wood carving knife. Very light stamp but is a side view of a standing antlered stag or deer. Still trying to get a picture to post but stamp is nearly gone. Germany is also stamped on tang. Any ideas?

Welcome to AAPK. Questions like that usually get answered more quickly in the General Knife Discussion forum viewforum.php?f=2. Some pictures of the knife and its stamping will also help. This thread is for folks to post charts of knife companies’ tang stamps so not as many people will be likely to see your post here.

Ken

Decent, need to accomplish something like this with mine.

My hero, Jerry D. What a guy!
Just this minute, purchased the Goins’ book.
Thank you,
Priscilla

Updated and most complete Queen and Schatt & Morgan stamp guide ever made. Compiled by a group of the most largest Queen collectors out there.

Rookie wrote:Updated and most complete Queen and Schatt & Morgan stamp guide ever made. Compiled by a group of the most largest Queen collectors out there.

Thanks for the excellent update "Rookie"

Carl, you da man. Great Queen and S&M charts.

Thanks Rookie,

That will be a great resource. I've printed it out and it's going into my "miscellaneous" binder for future reference!

Puma date code chart

Thank you for that chart.

Thank you all for these charts. I’m sure they will prove most useful.

I would like to thank everyone up to now for posting tang stamps.This is one of my ideas I think did work.
Going back six or more years I had some knives I could not find information on some tang stamps.I spent hours searching.
I though with all the members we had on AAPK with a wide amount of knowledge we could work together to make this happen.
I would like to thank you .

Grant

Goins is also a great resource. I seen it on EBay for the absurd price of 200 dollars. I found a copy online for 30 bucks.

OSCAR wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:57 pm Goins is also a great resource. I seen it on EBay for the absurd price of 200 dollars. I found a copy online for 30 bucks.

You can buy a brand new copy of Goins’ Encyclopedia from Knife Magazine for $27.95 plus shipping. https://www.knifemagazine.com/product-category/books/

Or if you have a subscription you can access a copy on-line from the Knife Magazine web site. Www.knifemagazine.com

Ken

Thats where I found mine. -Oscar

Does anyone have a kinsfolk stamp guide chart ? I’m curious about a 96 kinsfolk USA fixed blade.