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Another odd Tang stamp on a swiss soldier (1908 model B)

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ch Offline jaydar

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Another odd Tang stamp on a swiss soldier (1908 model B)
on: August 17, 2011, 03:19:32 PM
Got a 1908 model B today (not sure if it is Swiss or a German copy)

very odd tang stamp which I have not seen before

It appears to be a pair of scissors with the handles formed from the letters GS with an S on the scissors cutting a B ..... photo will be better :)









so any ideas :)

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Re: Another odd Tang stamp on a swiss soldier (1908 model B)
Reply #1 on: August 17, 2011, 03:23:34 PM
A knife made by Girl Scouts that Snip Boys?
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Re: Another odd Tang stamp on a swiss soldier (1908 model B)
Reply #2 on: August 17, 2011, 03:33:08 PM
Quote from: 82brutus on August 17, 2011, 03:23:34 PM
A knife made by Girl Scouts that Snip Boys?

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You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.
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Re: Another odd Tang stamp on a swiss soldier (1908 model B)
Reply #3 on: September 02, 2012, 02:06:43 PM

Just got another knife with this tang stamp any ideas :) nice one as well :)






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Re: Another odd Tang stamp on a swiss soldier (1908 model B)
Reply #4 on: September 02, 2012, 05:02:29 PM
They look like Vics to me.

Maybe they are were special made for a company?

Wish I had those knives :whistle:

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Re: Another odd Tang stamp on a swiss soldier (1908 model B)
Reply #5 on: September 02, 2012, 05:04:38 PM
Pure :drool: worthy stuff mate :tu:
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Re: Another odd Tang stamp on a swiss soldier (1908 model B)
Reply #6 on: September 02, 2012, 09:05:50 PM
It might be 'Graef & Schmidt', who (according to Levine's Guide to Knives) were a German/American agency for Henckles from the 1880s to the 1940s, and also made knives in the 1940s-1950s. G S can also stand for Guss Stahl (cast steel, though that probably doesn't fit here).

It does not match any of the half-dozen names on my list of official Swiss Army knife makers.

Regardless, a very nice find!  :tu:
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Re: Another odd Tang stamp on a swiss soldier (1908 model B)
Reply #7 on: September 03, 2012, 12:52:38 AM
Quote from: ColoSwiss on September 02, 2012, 09:05:50 PM
It might be 'Graef & Schmidt', who (according to Levine's Guide to Knives) were a German/American agency for Henckles from the 1880s to the 1940s, and also made knives in the 1940s-1950s. G S can also stand for Guss Stahl (cast steel, though that probably doesn't fit here).

It does not match any of the half-dozen names on my list of official Swiss Army knife makers.

Regardless, a very nice find!  :tu:

As a follow-on, I found a reference to a 'Vintage G S Welkut Scissors by Henckles' on an old ebay listing.

The basic pattern is a Farmer's Knife made by  a number of German and Swiss companies.
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Re: Another odd Tang stamp on a swiss soldier (1908 model B)
Reply #8 on: September 03, 2012, 02:01:53 AM
Quite interesting.  I can see it appearing on that Farmer, but on the Soldier is very interesting.

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