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This morning I saw this amazing knife for sale and I was very surprised to see that the hilt was like a german staghorn police bayonet hilt...??
What do you feel about this knife ?
The seller tells a nice story......:
Only 5000 ever made individually numbered 1-5000. number 1471. Very Good +. These knives were Manufactured by cutlers of Solingen, Germany. It was originally designed as a ceremonial weapon for the German military. In the late 1930s the government confiscated the forging dies, equipment, and even the drawings used for the Golden Eagle, so that its factories could be converted to support the pre war build up of aircraft and ship parts. After the war British occupational forces seized the warehouses which held the Golden Eagles tooling. As the years passed the Golden Eagle was lost to time. The tooling was rediscovered and released in 1988 when it became available to Kershaw Knives for this limited edition of 5000 knives. These knives are not reproductions, but truly an authentic re-creation of the original work made with the rediscovered tooling and once again hand forged and finished by the master craftsmen of Solingen, Germany. Its full tang blade is forged of the highest quality stainless steel, the "Golden Eagle" identification is engraved and gold filled. The Eagles head and guard are cast in brass as a single piece and fitted with fitted black Micarta scales.
Regards
Alain
This morning I saw this amazing knife for sale and I was very surprised to see that the hilt was like a german staghorn police bayonet hilt...??
What do you feel about this knife ?
The seller tells a nice story......:
Only 5000 ever made individually numbered 1-5000. number 1471. Very Good +. These knives were Manufactured by cutlers of Solingen, Germany. It was originally designed as a ceremonial weapon for the German military. In the late 1930s the government confiscated the forging dies, equipment, and even the drawings used for the Golden Eagle, so that its factories could be converted to support the pre war build up of aircraft and ship parts. After the war British occupational forces seized the warehouses which held the Golden Eagles tooling. As the years passed the Golden Eagle was lost to time. The tooling was rediscovered and released in 1988 when it became available to Kershaw Knives for this limited edition of 5000 knives. These knives are not reproductions, but truly an authentic re-creation of the original work made with the rediscovered tooling and once again hand forged and finished by the master craftsmen of Solingen, Germany. Its full tang blade is forged of the highest quality stainless steel, the "Golden Eagle" identification is engraved and gold filled. The Eagles head and guard are cast in brass as a single piece and fitted with fitted black Micarta scales.
Regards
Alain
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