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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on July 4, 2014 at 13:12

Reply by Jan Carter on April 22, 2012 at 16:30

Sue,

That Weske is sweet.  Thats got to be hard piece to find unused

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on July 4, 2014 at 13:12

Reply by Sue OldsWidow on April 22, 2012 at 19:29

That was a snagged photo...for the article not one I own...Sue

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on July 4, 2014 at 13:13

Reply by Jan Carter on April 24, 2012 at 18:13

Sue,

MAN!!!  They should let you have it just because you discovered the pic.  Kinda like a scavenger hunt prize LOL

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on August 1, 2014 at 18:03

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on August 1, 2014 at 18:05

http://books.google.com/books?id=ko-r0fou-QoC&pg=PT134&lpg=...

Wesky Cutlery Co Sandusky OH 1946-1952

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on August 1, 2014 at 18:08

http://books.google.com/books?id=E6NZd17WtWoC&pg=PA102&lpg=...

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on August 12, 2014 at 17:13

There sure hasn't been much published, but the company was mentioned in Frank Trzaska's article "Military Minutia" in the May 2013 Knife World:

Weske “UDT” Knives

“Sanssouci” marked knives were made by Weske Cutlery Co. located in Sandusky, Ohio. Weske was in business from circa 1946 to 1952. The majority of knives I have seen were made from surplus military models purchased from Ka-Bar, Boker, Case, Queen and Camillus among others. The Mark 2-like models can be found with the ricassos removed or with the guards overstamped to eliminate the original manufacturer’s name. If the surplus blade was originally a blade-marked model, then the ricasso was removed by grinding the tang longer. You’ll note that on the knives without a ricasso the stacked leather grip is typically longer by this amount. On knives that were originally guard-marked, the guards were overstamped or new guards were made with the Sanssouci marking applied in an oval. Pommels were installed and pinned in place with a short length of pin stock or the tangs were peened to hold them in place, depending on the type of pommel used. Sometimes both methods were used on one knife. Weske was located next door to a chrome plating shop so many knives were plated as well. They did not have a hafting machine so grips were not grooved like the original military models were.

Weske produced the knives we collectors call, incorrectly I might add, UDT knives. They advertised knives with and without blood grooves, imagine that. Neither the Sanssouci marked nor the so called UDT knives were connected with the military in any way; they were sold as hunting knives by Weske Cutlery Co.

Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on August 12, 2014 at 17:27

A great explanation for those!