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Toledo inox question

Picked up a knife at a garage sale an started researching about it. How do authenticate it?

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on August 18, 2016 at 12:09

Kris-Welcome to IKC !! I will do my best to assist you, but I am unclear as to what specific questions you have about your knife. The INOX is a European term for stainless steel which was invented in 1913 and obviously still used today. The TOLEDO means that your knife was indeed made in Toledo, Spain. It means that it was made in a specific city (area) and does not refer to a specific company. Toledo has been a cutlery center since 500 BC when they were famed for their swords and their steel. In modern times as the demand for swords diminished, they have turned to knife making as well as other steel products.Toledo is still a knife making center, such as Solingen or Sheffield, but unlike the others is more a cottage industry, without a host of large cutlery companies. The majority of these smaller companies do not mark their knives with their own name, but merely mark them Toledo, or in your case Toledo Inox, just to affirm the quality of their steel.In short, your knife was made by an unknown Toledo knife maker, and almost impossible to attribute to a single company. Still, probably a very nice knife- Lower end knives were usually made in 440A and higher quality in 440 C.Your knife does have the TOLEDO in script,which is a little unusual, as most were just marked in standard Capital letters. If you can post some pictures of the entire knife and sheath I might have more information to work with. Once again, let me know what questions you have, and I will attempt to answer them.

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Permalink Reply by Kris on August 18, 2016 at 13:06

Hey thanks for the info. Ill post a couple more pics. I thought i tried to post 3 of them but only the one loaded. I dont have the sheath for it. Soon as i figure out how to post more i will.

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Permalink Reply by Kris on August 18, 2016 at 13:12

More pics

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Permalink Reply by Kris on August 18, 2016 at 13:15

Another

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Permalink Reply by Kris on August 18, 2016 at 13:28

Better pic of lettering

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Permalink Reply by Kris on August 18, 2016 at 13:35

How could you date something like this? Or is it even possible?

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on August 23, 2016 at 13:40

Kris- I'm afraid in this case, dating your knife is almost impossible.The standard ways of dating a knife are through a knife companies' records or dates of operation, or when a certain model # knife was produced or a particular tang stamp used. None of these apply to your knife with an unknown maker. In addition, your TOLEDO and INOX appear to have been applied with a hand-held electric engraver rather than a standard stamped marking.Sorry, but still a nice knife with beautiful stag handles.