Vintage F. Herder & Son 2 Blade Rope Knife Folding Pocket Knife Germany
Item History & Price
This knife is a F. Herder & Son rope knife made in the Germany. This beautiful knife has 2 blades, one of which is a razor rope blade, with a brown bone handle, that is very attractive and has no damage. The master blade is 2-3/4"; and blade #2 is 1-7/8"; and the overall knife is 3-3/4" closed. The knife has shiny bolsters that do show a little wear (see photos), no damage, and the side liners are brass with a full height brass center liner, a sign ...of real quality. This knife has been for display for some time, but does seem to have been used some prior to that. The master blade is almost unused but the #2 blade has been used and has some darkening as is common to carbon steel, so it could be that the master blade is a replacement, but it does have the F. Herder & Son stamp on it. The #2 blade does not have a F. Herder stamp on the tang, and it sits a little lower in the handle than normal making it a little difficult to get to the finger nail groove for opening.
The blades are tight and have no wiggle and most of the snap opening and closing that they came with. The blades do not appear to been sharpened, should still have the factory edge; the razor shows no use at all; blade #2 shows signs of some use and a nick toward the point that will need some honing. The master blade tang has stamped "F. Herder A Sn Solingen Germany" with the crossed keys logo (see photos) blade #2 does not have any stamping on the tang.
(Note: this is my opinion of the blades and overall knife, even though the knife is only moderately used, you must see all of the photos which are considered a part of this description (use the zoom feature), and make your own decision regarding blade, and knife conditions; ask questions before you decide to purchase because once shipped, the knife cannot be returned or refunded).
This is a vintage knife (with a possible replacement blade) that looks better and will outperform most knives made today. It is very good looking, nice sized and effective, has no damage that I haven't listed, some normal aging, and has all of the quality built into a F. Herder & Son Knife made in Germany.
See all of our knife, straight razor, and other unique listings at Glossy Ibis Studio on eBay. 1906181.
The blades are tight and have no wiggle and most of the snap opening and closing that they came with. The blades do not appear to been sharpened, should still have the factory edge; the razor shows no use at all; blade #2 shows signs of some use and a nick toward the point that will need some honing. The master blade tang has stamped "F. Herder A Sn Solingen Germany" with the crossed keys logo (see photos) blade #2 does not have any stamping on the tang.
(Note: this is my opinion of the blades and overall knife, even though the knife is only moderately used, you must see all of the photos which are considered a part of this description (use the zoom feature), and make your own decision regarding blade, and knife conditions; ask questions before you decide to purchase because once shipped, the knife cannot be returned or refunded).
This is a vintage knife (with a possible replacement blade) that looks better and will outperform most knives made today. It is very good looking, nice sized and effective, has no damage that I haven't listed, some normal aging, and has all of the quality built into a F. Herder & Son Knife made in Germany.
See all of our knife, straight razor, and other unique listings at Glossy Ibis Studio on eBay. 1906181.
