Unbranded knives....

[knife7knut]

If there is one thing that bothers me more than a nice well made knife with a broken blade, it is a nice well made knife with NO STAMP!!!
I could understand a maker in the old days not having the money to pay for a stamp to be made, although if they could create these beautiful works of art, they should have been able to create a stamp. I have an old 4 blade pearl senator pen that has some incredible filework on the backsprings and no stamp!
Anyhow here are some examples of knives in my accumulation that the makers chose to remain anonymous. Descriptions to follow:
1: a money clip knife l use every day.
2: a tiny damascus folder. Probably Pakistani but nice.
3: an old horn handled switchblade with shell puller guard and top lever release.
4: a horticultural knife with unusual hook master blade, saw,pruner that only opens to 90 degrees, and a bottle opener/can opener on the back.

[knife7knut]

A few more:
1: 1 blade jack with beveled bolsters and covers; requires only 1 rivet to hold them on. Fklat ground blade with convex edge and machined nail nick.
2: carpenters knife with sheepfoot blade. Folding 1/4 " square drive and square hole in erame likely to operate a door latch if knob is removed. End of frame is used to open paint cans. Ad on side is in French for paint.
3: wood handled knife with unusual coined liners. My current EDC.
4: A miniature stag handled pruner with a square kick on the blade.
5: A very old whittler with wharncliff master blade, coping, and tiny pen blade. Handles are one piece with engraved designs. Blade pivot pins are screws and bolsters are covered with a thin layer of gold.
Last one is a mini fixed blade that l added ivory handles made from old piano keys.

[Killgar]

#3 in the first group looks Italian. If authentic, and not a reprduction, it could be rare and valuable.

Here's an example-

#3 in the second group is an Ozark Trails knife.

[treefarmer]

When I hear or read unbranded knives I always think of the '61-'71 Queens. I've been fortunate enough to acquire several that were advertised as unbranded or no stamp knives and it seemed folks shyed away because of the term "unbranded".
I do understand the frustration of not knowing when a well made knife is a puzzle.
Treefarmer