I'll take a few more answers and if no one gets it I'll give out a clue.Well maybe a clue now: Although based in Germany these knives were also produced in the USA in two different locations.
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Some that I would have guessed, like Kastor Bros. or Simmons (Keen Kutter) don’t fit because they weren’t still in business in the 1980’s, or didn’t manufacture in New England, or weren’t in New York City. So I’m stumped. But there’s nothing unusual about that.
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Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:50 pm
Some that I would have guessed, like Kastor Bros. or Simmons (Keen Kutter) don’t fit because they weren’t still in business in the 1980’s, or didn’t manufacture in New England, or weren’t in New York City. So I’m stumped. But there’s nothing unusual about that.
Ken
You have plenty of company, Ken. Ray is a genius at this stuff. He could just reach blindly into his pile and pick out one none of us common folk have ever heard of.
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Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:50 pm
Some that I would have guessed, like Kastor Bros. or Simmons (Keen Kutter) don’t fit because they weren’t still in business in the 1980’s, or didn’t manufacture in New England, or weren’t in New York City. So I’m stumped. But there’s nothing unusual about that.
Ken
You have plenty of company, Ken. Ray is a genius at this stuff. He could just reach blindly into his pile and pick out one none of us common folk have ever heard of.
And I’m too lazy to dig out my copy of Goins’ and start digging through it.
Ken
Member AKTI, TSRA, NRA.
If your religion requires that you hate someone, you need a new religion.
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Another clue and this one should nail it:One of the manufacturing sites was in Bridgeport CT and the other in Worcester Massachusetts.Also the secondary stamping(on the pile side)was a creature.
kootenay joe wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:44 pm
Griffon
kj
WINNER! WINNER! Griffon Cutlery Co. was based in Germany but had factories that turned out knives in Worcester Massachusetts and Bridgeport CT. I have knives from both of them.The Goins book I have shows six different listings.
The ball is in your court Roland!
EDIT:Here are pics of stampings on three Griffon knives.
Wow. I'm a winner.
But i have to pass on posting a knife. I have to leave for my rural property in the morning and will be there for about 4-5 days. The internet connection is often weak and unpredictable so i might not be able to reply even to the winner.
Sorry 'bout this. Maybe i should not have posted what i was fairly sure was a correct answer. I collect Griffon and they made many 4 blade Senators.
Will someone please kindly take over this responsibility for me ?
kj
Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:50 pm
Some that I would have guessed, like Kastor Bros. or Simmons (Keen Kutter) don’t fit because they weren’t still in business in the 1980’s, or didn’t manufacture in New England, or weren’t in New York City. So I’m stumped. But there’s nothing unusual about that.
Ken
You have plenty of company, Ken. Ray is a genius at this stuff. He could just reach blindly into his pile and pick out one none of us common folk have ever heard of.
Roland, I'll take the initiative and ask Jerry to provide us our next mystery knife. If you get back in good internet strength, let us know and you can jump in on the next one.
And I heard ya Glenn. I don't know if this one qualifies or not. It was made for a Hardware chain and I can only guess who the actual manufacturer was. BTW, it does have a tang stamp but I erased it in the picture.
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Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012