What do you think of this two pocket knives?

[faraonlp]

Hello, can you help me find out to identify these knives? And can you tell me the year that they were created? Thanks

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Ty all!

[wolfeknives]

They are Mercator folding knifes. They were first produced in 1867, and popular with Kaiser Wilhelms soldiers. They have been produced off and on ever since that time. Though not military issue, they were carried by soldiers in the both WW1 & WW2. Hard to tell the age on the one you show, they are still in production today.

Wolfgang

[faraonlp]

Do any more data?
website with database?

thanks again

[Hoss]

Both knives shown don't predate 1918 Kauffman still they are very nice tools I've a multi myself.

Eric

[faraonlp]

Thx !

One of the two models Seems Most modern. How I can know approximate date of manufacture?

[Hoss]

The multi knife wasn't available pre W1 and ceased production sometime during W2 early examples have 'mercator' along the handle spine, I'm foremost an Imperial collector and don't know what the '37' signifies.
The single blade knife never really stopped as far as I'm aware pre 1918 examples always have again 'mercator' and if painted are grey and don't have the 'cat' emblem.
The last knife is also copied by various countries but is easy to spot, the workmanship and material are crap.

Check Otto Messer a chum told me last winter they maybe making the multi blade knife again.

Eric