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Comment by Tobias Gibson on April 18, 2013 at 14:55

Your knife is a who's who of German and Austrian Leaders during WWI.

Prinz Heinrich  was in charge of the German Baltic fleet,

KrohnPrinz Rupprecht is crown prince of Bavaria and was in charge of the 6th German Army (Lorraine)

Krohn Prinz Wilhelm is the last crown prince of Germany also commanding the 5th army.  He was the son  Kaiser Wilhelm II.  The royal family line was the Hohenzollern.

Franz Josef was emperor of the Austria Hungary Empire.

Hindenburg was supreme commander of German Army.

Erich von Falkenhayn was Chief of Staff of the German Army for the first two years of WWI.

I can't make out the other name.

If the knife is an original it was probably released during the early part of WWI for propaganda purposes. 

At the beginning of the War, Crown Prince William made a very prophetic comment about WWI which probably got him in trouble with daddy.

He said:

"Undoubtedly this is the most stupid, senseless and unnecessary war of modern times. It is a war not wanted by Germany, I can assure you, but it was forced on us, and the fact that we were so effectually prepared to defend ourselves is now being used as an argument to convince the world that we desired conflict."

—Crown Prince Wilhelm

His army fought at Verdun.  After the first battle, he declared the whole battle senseless and tried repeatedly to stop any further attacks because he saw the futility of trench warfare.  Too bad the guy wasn't allowed to rule after WWI and later backed the guy with a funny mustache. Too bad also that when he recognized Hitler's true nature, there was little he could do to overthrow him.

Comment by Chuck Parham on April 18, 2013 at 14:26

I'd like to get an idea when it may have ben made and exactly what it depicts. Famous Bavarian leaders? WWI heroes? People who wore very stiff collars?  LOL

 

Believe me, there is a lot of junk here too!! The pieces I have been showing have been found through diligent foraging. Most sales I go to yield a waste of time and gas. The sales where knives are advertised almost always prove to be cheap imports that I would buy for paperweights. I look at the sales and ask questions like did they ever have any cutlery. I found a matching carving knife an fork at a church flea market that are late 18th century wrought iron. Fifty cents was an exceptional price. Sometimes you just have to ask if ,even though they don't have any knives for sale, they know of anyone who have some they might be willing to sell. It's a real mixed bag as far as what you get but you guys already know this. All I can say is diamonds are out there. You just have to dig for them.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on April 18, 2013 at 13:53

Very interesting, Chuck. What info are you trying to find out? I agree with JJ. the yard sales around here, are full of junk.

2021 Calendar Comment by J.J. Smith III on April 18, 2013 at 12:04

Y'all sure have better yard sales than we do.

Comment by Chuck Parham on April 18, 2013 at 11:12

ENGELSWERK

C.W.ENGELS

SOLIGEN-FCCHE

The other stamp is a winged figure with a crown holding a giant letter S. I bought it at a yard sale and the owner knew nothing about it other than it was an odd little knife.  LOL As I mentioned, all the faces depict leaders of the military and political scenes from Germany, Prussia, and Austria circa WWI.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on April 18, 2013 at 10:40

Wow Chuck, that is a nice knife. What does the tang stamp say?

Comment by Chuck Parham on April 18, 2013 at 10:33

Reverse side.

Comment by Chuck Parham on April 18, 2013 at 10:30

Blade stamp C.W. Engelwerk and there are more busts on ther reverse. Reseach shows all thye faces belong to WWI and Pre-WWI German, Prussina, and Austrian leaders bot political and miltary.

Comment by Chuck Parham on April 18, 2013 at 10:25

I don't think James Bond would be interested unless it had a hidden laser beam or a self-proplelled jetpack!!  LOL

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on April 18, 2013 at 10:18

The mystery continues, Ah..Ha...Russian. Now we're getting somewhere. Could it be part of the Cold War? We may need James Bond on the case next time......LOL         Thanks Ivars and Smiling Knife, ya'll did a great job on finding the info on this knife. While, I made silly jokes. Oh well, it's all for fun.

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