| hopkin |
Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:30 pm |
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I found this in a drawer at my mother's house (she's lived there for over 80 years). I'm guessing it's something given out as a promotional item by a dealer.
On the long blade (VW logo side) it reads: J BIERHOFF SOLINGEN
On the other side it reads: ~OSTRE~ MADE IN GERMANY
(The first and last characters are worn down.)
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| eggman95 |
Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:54 pm |
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| Cool find. I like that |
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| banana split |
Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:44 pm |
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| I've owned several of those over the years. |
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| usedom31 |
Mon Mar 17, 2014 1:51 am |
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"~OSTRE~"
If you read carefully it is "~OSTFRE~". It means "ROSTFREI" which is the german word for "rustfree".
Best regards from Berlin |
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| oorwullie |
Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:00 am |
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| the town of solingen has been famous for it's knives since the 16th century. :D |
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| VWcollector1 |
Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:54 pm |
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| I own several of these. I'm not sure if they were a specific dealer item, but you do see variations of this knife quite a bit. I want to say they are mainly from the 70's era, but I could be wrong. They are on ebay and samba for around $75. |
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