Mystery emblem...........

Ray S · **on:** May 05, 2019, 07:12:03 PM

Picked up this tiny metal handled model today at the flea market and was wondering if anyone recognized this company emblem. I know it's a long shot but I like to ID logos if I can.Nice little knife for 50 cents.

Wspeed · **Reply #1 on:** May 05, 2019, 07:20:50 PM

Looks good Ray hope someone can help you

cody6268 · **Reply #2 on:** May 05, 2019, 07:45:15 PM

I put the image into both Bing and Google Images. Nothing showed up; though Google did give a result for "Number" but no annotation to a company. It looks like a hand gripping a wire, or an electrical component. Personally, I think the logo might have something to do with the electrical/electronic or industrial automation industry.

Nice knife! Especially nice at 50 cents. I'd consider 50 cents a steal for a regular Classic, let alone a metal-scaled Broker.

VICMAN · **Reply #3 on:** May 05, 2019, 08:42:42 PM

Quote from: Ray S on May 05, 2019, 07:12:03 PM

Picked up this tiny metal handled model today at the flea market and was wondering if anyone recognized this company emblem. I know it's a long shot but I like to ID logos if I can.Nice little knife for 50 cents.

Great find and great price Ray!

Hopefully someone will recognize the emblem,

Ray S · **Reply #4 on:** May 05, 2019, 10:39:54 PM

Thanks for the replies. I too thought it was a fist gripping something or possibly some type of electronic circuit symbol.Not super important;I'm just curious about logos such as this because one of the things I used to do was design logos and signs for companies.I still do but on a much reduced basis.

Huntsman · **Reply #5 on:** May 06, 2019, 08:06:44 AM

I was thinking more along a sporty line ...... weight lifting or javelin throwing !!

But no real idea!!

Aloha · **Reply #6 on:** May 06, 2019, 02:37:41 PM

What a challenge. Maybe if y'all can date the SAK then we can possibly find a company around that same time period

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Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #7 on:** May 06, 2019, 03:17:44 PM

The logo seems vaguely reminiscent of the logo used by a branch of Dutch law enforcement translated by Wikipedia to Special Enforcement Officers (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_Netherlands), at least pictorially. I don't know if there is any link though.

EMZ · **Reply #8 on:** May 06, 2019, 11:28:58 PM

Quote from: Dutch_Tooler on May 06, 2019, 03:17:44 PM

The logo seems vaguely reminiscent of the logo used by a branch of Dutch law enforcement translated by Wikipedia to Special Enforcement Officers (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_Netherlands), at least pictorially. I don't know if there is any link though.

The blue logo you show is the logo that is used by Dutch law enforcement officers that are called "BOA". BOA means Bijzonder Opsporingsambtenaar, which is something like Special Law Enforcing Servant. These officers have limited investigative jurisdiction (only for certain laws) and are normally not armed. Regular Dutch police officers have general jurisdiction and can enforce any law; they are also armed.
The blue logo has nothing to do with the logo on the knife. That knife logo has never bee used by any police organisation in The Netherlands. Sorry!

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #9 on:** May 07, 2019, 12:03:57 AM

Thanks for confirming that EMZ, I suspected as much, despite the vague similarity... The search goes on!

xfile · **Reply #10 on:** May 07, 2019, 02:57:50 AM

I've seen the same knife with this logo.It should be called ensign，I also want to know the meaning of this sign.

Thunderpants · **Reply #11 on:** May 07, 2019, 09:06:54 AM

It's a prisoner's hand clutching a bar of a cell window.
Every inmate at Alcatraz was given one of these Classics by Paramount Pictures, to celebrate the success of the 1979 hit "Escape from Alcatraz".

Though I could be lying.

Blackbeard · **Reply #12 on:** May 07, 2019, 10:17:37 AM

If it's a hand grasping something why is the thumb in the front with the fingers,

Huntsman · **Reply #13 on:** May 07, 2019, 10:37:09 AM

Maybe this is why .....

Ray S · **Reply #14 on:** May 07, 2019, 10:35:27 PM

Quote from: xfile on May 07, 2019, 02:57:50 AM

I've seen the same knife with this logo.It should be called ensign，I also want to know the meaning of this sign.

Good to see there is another example out there.In my part of the world the word "logo" denotes a design symbolizing what the company manufactures or the like. An "ensign" is flag or a pennant.

Blackbeard · **Reply #15 on:** May 08, 2019, 04:20:33 AM

Quote from: Huntsman on May 07, 2019, 10:37:09 AM

Maybe this is why .....

hmm I was assuming it was the left hand cause you didnt see the finger tips, but I may be stupid

kamakiri · **Reply #16 on:** May 08, 2019, 06:57:49 AM

I got nothing over the past couple of days. I always think it's tough to find businesses or organizations that may have disappeared before the interwebs.

It's a cool knife. Good luck with the search.

Reinier · **Reply #17 on:** May 08, 2019, 07:34:35 AM

No idea.

It reminds me of Dr. Zoidberg (rotate 180 deg.).

Sea Monster · **Reply #18 on:** May 08, 2019, 09:58:20 AM

If a SAK guru/nerd can "date" the piece based on whatever markings on the blade/model, and you can confirm region of purchase, it might assist in searching for businesses or associations that were in that area in that time frame.