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Can anyone help?
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:26 pm
by Chrisw
Hi all! I got this knife from my grandpa a while back. Now that he’s passed I’m curious about it..... does anyone know anything about it? All I know is he acquired it in the early 50’s so he said thanks!!
Re: Can anyone help?
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:34 pm
by jerryd6818
Welcome to AAPK Chris. A bright, in focus, close-up picture of that tang stamp will probably help those who know (that would not be me). She's sure a biggin but a handsome lass.
Re: Can anyone help?
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:00 pm
by New_Windsor_NY
Looks like it says Patent 9884 Rostfrei.
Re: Can anyone help?
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:06 pm
by Chrisw
I believe it’s 96847..... I’ll take a more clear pic when I’m home tonight
Re: Can anyone help?
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:27 pm
by kootenay joe
Check other side of tang. There should be a country name on it, likely either Germany or Italy. Looks like it is in the original box 'bottom'. Do you have the top ? If so a picture might help with ID and possible age.
kj
Re: Can anyone help?
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:50 pm
by Chrisw
No it’s just a display mount my grandpa built for it
Re: Can anyone help?
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 5:32 pm
by samb1955
Made in Italy.
Re: Can anyone help?
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 6:05 pm
by New_Windsor_NY
Chrisw wrote:I believe it’s 96847..... I’ll take a more clear pic when I’m home tonight
It is 96847. I only saw the top of the 7, so it looked like the "t" in patent was underlined.
Re: Can anyone help?
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 1:54 am
by Chrisw
A few better pics..... I’m curious of age and if it’s a pretty common knife.... or a knock off???
Re: Can anyone help?
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 3:44 am
by kootenay joe
The back side tang looks like it might have had some poorly stamped markings ? You need a good magnifying glass to take a close look to see if these are just rub marks or if you can make out any letters. It should be marked with a country name and the name of a manufacturer or name of the merchant who ordered them.
If there really are no other markings, it could be a Chinese knock off of this Italian design. However the Chinese were not making decent quality knock offs until about 20 years ago and according to your grandfather this knife is at least 60 years old.
kj
Re: Can anyone help?
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:20 am
by samb1955
Not a knockoff.
Re: Can anyone help?
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:43 pm
by Bill DeShivs
These are known as "derby bolster" knives-due to the shape of the finger guards. I doubt it is from the early 1950s-probably 1960s. It appears to be the 11" size, which is fairly rare.
It was made in Maniago, Italy.
Re: Can anyone help?
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:43 am
by Chrisw
Hey! Thank you so much for the replies..... yes it’s 11”.
I’m going to talk with my grandmother this weekend and see if she can shed some more light on when he aquired it!!!!
Re: Can anyone help?
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:41 pm
by jerryd6818
Chrisw wrote:Hey! Thank you so much for the replies..... yes it’s 11”.
I’m going to talk with my grandmother this weekend and see if she can shed some more light on when he aquired it!!!!
Bill is our local expert on automatics so you can take what he tells you to the bank.
