Friday, October 1, 2010

In the Making: Otter-Messer Factory, Solingen Germany.

Back in 'o8, I made mention of this folding knife. German-made by Otter-Messer(est. 1887), I got mine a few years back from Garrett Wade, lost it and got another. Classic design. Hand-made. Love the inlaid brass anchor. Came across this video recently, shot back in 'o7, showing some of the process involved in making this very knife.

3 comments:

  1. Great knife! Otter-Messer also makes the Mercator K55K, which I love. Dates back to the early 1900s. Brought back by a lot of GIs after WW2. World Knives carries it and they also have the anchor knife.

    http://www.worldknives.com/products/mercator-german-k55k-cat-folding-pocket-knife-k55k-1120.html

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  2. keith, love that knife as well.
    Check Secret Forts on Facebook for a video on the making of the Mercator K55K.

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  3. Can you tell the difference between the k55k made today and the ones that were made in WWII? If so, what are the differences? Thanks.

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