I picked up this folding knife marked Perplex DRGM as well as Solingen and was wondering what era this would be specific to. I cannot find any specifics on this make online. Thanks in advance!
Sam
Sam
-
-
Spread open. -
Hi Sam,
A nice knife you have there.
The ‘PERPLEX’ trademark was first registered in 1909 by Ernst Mandewirth of Solingen.
In their 1922 catalogue they offered a folding knife with lockable blade (DRGM 112534 and DRGM 687765).
To confuse things, the same ‘PERPLEX’ mark was registered by Wilhelm Kober & Co, of Thuringen in 1922 a large metalworker who specialised in hair clippers.
However it seems very likely that your knife was made by Mandewirth as its marked ‘SOLINGEN’. The ‘GERMANY’ mark suggests to me a knife made interwar and for possibly for export.
CookyComment
-
Cooky,
Thank you for your in depth response. I had read these went back all the way to the Franco-Prussian times so it would be hard to date exactly. Do you by chance have scans of the old advertisements? Thank you for your time.
SamComment
-
Hi Sam,
the information about the E. Mandewirth catalogue is mentioned in the book 'German Knife & Sword Makers' 1850-1945 by J.A.Carter; revised edition by J.Walter & H.Ritter.
However there was no picture of the knives to accompany the information.
CookyComment
Comment