Identification Solingen Germany Knife Makers Marks - Gehrels, i've been researching some german maker marks and manufacturers and ran across a reference to to a logo that represents a propeller and a ship's wheel (helm). For collectors, historians and researchers alike, manufactures and maker marks for german blade and edged weapon producers prior to 1945 is a vast and incredible study. This is more a history question than anything, but i was wondering if anyone had some information on the different maker's marks of solingen germany. I recently acquired two. It is a bowie with an 8 blade, 5 stag handle and has a brass handguard. It came with a green and red leather sheath (has leather tassels like a pioneer sheath). One side of the. My son is refurbishing a knife for a friend. He is curious to know the name of the maker. It says sheriff knife on one side with a tang stamp of a fist holding three arrows. Appears to be an inexpensive modern tourist knife, made in solingen which was home to many knife makers. The knife could have been made by any of several of them. Yours knives have an indication from â»gradeâ« = grah & deppmeyer, besteckfabrik, felder str. 41, postfach 926, solingen, germany. Just received a rostfrei (stainless)japanese deba style knife made in solingen. Appears to be an inexpensive modern tourist knife, made in solingen which was home to many knife makers. The knife could have been made by any of several of them. Yours knives have an indication from â»gradeâ« = grah & deppmeyer, besteckfabrik, felder str. 41, postfach 926, solingen, germany. Just received a rostfrei (stainless)japanese deba style knife made in solingen. The mark is a small building with a cross at each end of the roof (church?). It has no maker's mark, just solingen a city in germany with a long history of being the location of many cutlery manufacturers and their suppliers. I went through all the german knives in this collection today and could not find an fh knife with any other maker's marking. The solingen on the marking is the more modern.
Gehrels, i've been researching some german maker marks and manufacturers and ran across a reference to to a logo that represents a propeller and a ship's wheel (helm). For collectors, historians and researchers alike, manufactures and maker marks for german blade and edged weapon producers prior to 1945 is a vast and incredible study. This is more a history question than anything, but i was wondering if anyone had some information on the different maker's marks of solingen germany. I recently acquired two. It is a bowie with an 8 blade, 5 stag handle and has a brass handguard. It came with a green and red leather sheath (has leather tassels like a pioneer sheath). One side of the. My son is refurbishing a knife for a friend. He is curious to know the name of the maker. It says sheriff knife on one side with a tang stamp of a fist holding three arrows. Appears to be an inexpensive modern tourist knife, made in solingen which was home to many knife makers. The knife could have been made by any of several of them. Yours knives have an indication from â»gradeâ« = grah & deppmeyer, besteckfabrik, felder str. 41, postfach 926, solingen, germany. Just received a rostfrei (stainless)japanese deba style knife made in solingen.