Anyone collect German Solingen knives?

[Necron 99]

When I was a kid in the '70's my father would take me to the local hardware store in Daytona. In this store was a large display case filled with these stag handled Bowie knives. I would always beg him to buy me one, his answer was always the same "when you're an grown up" anyway 40+ years later I figured I was finally a grown up enough to have myself one. Started picking these up when I come across them. I was just wondering if anyone else collects them what y'all think?

 

[MuleShoe]

I’ve got a couple! Got a friend who visited their factory when he traveling around over there!

 

[Gaffer1968]

When I was a kid in the '70's my father would take me to the local hardware store in Daytona. In this store was a large display case filled with these stag handled Bowie knives. I would always beg him to buy me one, his answer was always the same "when you're an grown up" anyway 40+ years later I figured I was finally a grown up enough to have myself one. Started picking these up when I come across them. I was just wondering if anyone else collects them what y'all think?

I think I have 2 or three bayonets made in Soligen. They seemed of good quality

 

[Necron 99]

Here's few more I got from a fellow ODT member a few years ago these are Franklin Mint knives made by Boker in Germany late 80's

 

[palmettomoon]

I've got one huge butcher knife and several small ones. I prefer Sabatier from the Theirs, France.

The aluminum handled knife is from Vienna Austria.

 

[lostchild]

Got these…

 

[Necron 99]

Got these…
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PUMA.......The Rolls Royce of German knives!!

 

[wozeyjales]

Shouldn't that be 'the Porsche of German knives' ?
Afterall, Rolls Royce made in Britain last I heard.
O' course that may be dated info, may be China made now.

I've got a few Solingen made pocket knives.
One is a Shapleigh Stockman commissioned
by that Taylor fella ( bought Schrade name rights
at bankrupcy in 2004 then moved production to Chiner.)
The Shapleigh has buffalo horn scales, a bowtie shield,
and a punch blade. Top shelf quality.

 

[Necron 99]

Shouldn't that be 'the Porsche of German knives' ?
Afterall, Rolls Royce made in Britain last I heard.
O' course that may be dated info, may be China made now.

I've got a few Solingen made pocket knives.
One is a Shapleigh Stockman commissioned
by that Taylor fella ( bought Schrade name rights
at bankrupcy in 2004 then moved production to Chiner.)
The Shapleigh has buffalo horn scales, a bowtie shield,
and a punch blade. Top shelf quality.

Yes I would agree, but sadly Rolls Royce while still made in the United Kingdom is owned by none other than BMW

 

[whitmo]

I'm not a collector, but I have one. It was my Grandpa's hunting knife. It's retired now. I don't know when or where he got it as I received it after he had passed.