Has anyone seen one of these pocket knives before?

[hopkin]

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.)

[eggman95]

Cool find. I like that
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Henry

[banana split]

I've owned several of those over the years.
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My Beetles :
1951 Crotch Cooler 11G Split Ragtop
1953 Zwitter
1964 Chop Top

[usedom31]

"~OSTRE~"

If you read carefully it is "~OSTFRE~". It means "ROSTFREI" which is the german word for "rustfree".


Best regards from Berlin

[oorwullie]

the town of solingen has been famous for it's knives since the 16th century.

[VWcollector1]

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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VW Collector1
San Jose, CA

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