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Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:22 am
by Cakipak011
Hello, hope someone can help me identify this pocket knife. I have tried searching this tang stamp, no luck
Thanks in advance!
Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:46 am
by TPK
Good morning &
to the AAPK.
Can't say that I have ever seen that kind of Tang Stamp before but maybe someone else here wiho is more knowlegable can help.
Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:14 am
by Cakipak011
TPK wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:46 am
Good morning &
to the AAPK.
Can't say that I have ever seen that kind of Tang Stamp before but maybe someone else here wiho is more knowlegable can help.
Thanks for replying TPK - me neither. And I am not successful finding it online. Hopefully, someone in this forum has seen it before. Cheers!
Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:17 am
by knife7knut
I believe the knife is Chinese of fairly recent manufacture. The mark looks similar to the Gerber mark & may have been used to give the impression Gerber made it. JMHO
Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:30 am
by ThatWeirdKnifeGuy
The post above mine is from an esteemed knife man of high regard and is probably the one you want to listen to
But i would add that i have a Japanese made knife from what i would assume to be the 60's that matches closely in style on the handle scales, bail and pins. Alas, I don't recognize the stamp ( though to me it looks like a japanese katakana) and the blades seem newer than my time range. And also the Chinese fob knives that I'm familiar with have circles around their stamps, i.e. crossed arrows, which lends further credence to knife7knut's assertion of Chinese origins.
Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:22 am
by Cakipak011
knife7knut wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:17 am
I believe the knife is Chinese of fairly recent manufacture. The mark looks similar to the Gerber mark & may have been used to give the impression Gerber made it. JMHO
Thank you so much for your estimation @knife7knut
Really appreciate it. At least it is giving me new direction where to search.
Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:23 am
by Cakipak011
ThatWeirdKnifeGuy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:30 am
The post above mine is from an esteemed knife man of high regard and is probably the one you want to listen to
But i would add that i have a Japanese made knife from what i would assume to be the 60's that matches closely in style on the handle scales, bail and pins. Alas, I don't recognize the stamp ( though to me it looks like a japanese katakana) and the blades seem newer than my time range. And also the Chinese fob knives that I'm familiar with have circles around their stamps, i.e. crossed arrows, which lends further credence to knife7knut's assertion of Chinese origins.
Thanks so much for your input @ThatWeirdKnifeGuy! Interesting input indeed. Really appreciate your time to reply
Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:17 pm
by Georgiy_Velchev
I'm not saying that I'm right, but the knife looks like a Chinese one. In China there is a company called Cloisonne knife with the stamp “two crossed arrows in a circle.” And you have a Chinese sword Jian in a circle. So it makes me think that this is China.
Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:07 pm
by TPK
Cakipak011 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:14 am
TPK wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:46 am
Good morning &
to the AAPK.
Can't say that I have ever seen that kind of Tang Stamp before but maybe someone else here wiho is more knowlegable can help.
Thanks for replying TPK - me neither. And I am not successful finding it online. Hopefully, someone in this forum has seen it before. Cheers!
Did some searching in German. Came up with one interesting chart on Wikipedia but I didn't see your stamp on it.
Link:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmiedemarke
.
Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:33 am
by Cakipak011
Georgiy_Velchev wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:17 pm
I'm not saying that I'm right, but the knife looks like a Chinese one. In China there is a company called Cloisonne knife with the stamp “two crossed arrows in a circle.” And you have a Chinese sword Jian in a circle. So it makes me think that this is China.
Very helpful info @Georgiy_Velchev! Thank you so much for taking time to reply!
Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:36 am
by Cakipak011
TPK wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:07 pm
Cakipak011 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:14 am
TPK wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:46 am
Good morning &
to the AAPK.
Can't say that I have ever seen that kind of Tang Stamp before but maybe someone else here wiho is more knowlegable can help.
Thanks for replying TPK - me neither. And I am not successful finding it online. Hopefully, someone in this forum has seen it before. Cheers!
Did some searching in German. Came up with one interesting chart on Wikipedia but I didn't see your stamp on it.
Link:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmiedemarke
.
Wow! @TPK, this is awesome find, thank you! It will be useful to have this for future reference!
Re: Need help identifying this lovely pen knife
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:52 am
by TPK