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Picked this up at the gun show....Please help identify
Blade marked Anton Wingen Jr. Solingen......also has Othello
trademark. Handle is steel, grips appear to be checkered
horn..........thanks
David Anthony
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David Anthony
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I believe othello is a post-war trademark. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Charlie
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Its original Imperial-Weimar era fighting knife.
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Thanks Stingray.......That is exactly what I was told. It looked good to me but I wasnt sure......wanted a second opinion......Best Regards Dave
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Nice makers mark also nice and worn.The look of a vintage knife used as a tool. As most knives should be!
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Yes I agree.......I have a Henckels HJ in my tool box right now.
Rusty and pitted but razor sharp and ready for any task at hand.
Thanks.....And Best Reguards Dave
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Yes I agree.......I have a Henckels HJ in my tool box right now.
Rusty and pitted but razor sharp and ready for any task at hand.
Thanks.....And Best Reguards Dave The first HJ I ever saw was being used as a hunting knife!
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I didn't necessarly mean that it had to be vintage to be a tool but thats OK too. I am a carpenter and use knives all the time at work and at home as tools. Sometimes I even cut myself with those tools...ouch!!
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The HJ in my opinion is one of the most stylish knives ever made.......I love the balance, size and quality of them.....
But some are just too rare or expensive to sharpen and use as a knife should be.......This is why I always keep a "not so perfect" knife on hand. So I can use and enjoy using it!
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As said by Stingray, this is a fighting knife, not a HJ. But the earliest HJ knifes where indeed inspired by the fighting knifes.
When it comes to the "Othello" brand, I believe that this was used mainly for export purposes, as I have never seen a period HJ knife by Anton Wingen Jr marked with that brand. And it also explains the remark of Charlie.
So this one is quite interesting: being an early fighting knife bearing "Othello" and "Anton Wingen Jr".
Are you sure the grip plates are made of horn? I would think guess they are made of wood, like the earliest HJ's by this maker.
Best greetings,
Herman
You never have enough HJ-knifes!
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Another mad ad poster. Goodbye.
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Looks to me to be horn grip.......You can see the layers that
had flaked off in the pic that shows some damage.......I had always thought the othello mark to be strickly post WW2....But this piece has raised some question yes?
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never seen that before, im more familiar with HJ's and such so i just stick with that
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