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Comment by Clint Thompson on July 12, 2012 at 18:29

Jan....

"The linked advertisement is indicating a subsidiary in Milano (Italy), and I am convinced that the Jewish prename “Albin” might have been transferred to “Albert” which Bill DeShivs researched as founder of the Coricama Consorzio from Maniago.
This 1922 advertisement is listing its products as
pocket knives, Scissors for all purposes, straight razors, safety razors and razor blades, table knives, knife blades for silverware makers, hair and beard clippers, Arkansas knives and daggers, manicure articles, corkscrews, nutcrackers and others."

Comment by Clint Thompson on July 12, 2012 at 18:19

Jan....

"In 1907, Albert Marx took over the cooperative and introduced German organization into the manufacturing set-up.  After the Second World War, the Maniago firms, through a series of modern and technologically advanced investments, were able to achieve goals marked by unparalleled quality, a quality that continues to distinguish their finished products and which is the result of a tradition handed down from father to son."

Falcon Knives
Angelo Campolin & Figlio, SNC
Via Battiferri, 6
33085 Maniago (PN), Italy
http://www.falconknives.it

Comment by Tobias Gibson on July 12, 2012 at 18:18

Jan it I think it is more duplicitous than you state.  I've read on several knife sites that due to the nature of the German law.  Essentially a German Company can send a part or parts to a foreign country, (blade blank) have it stamped "Germany" and then have the knife assembled in the other country and then sent back to Germany for final inspection and packaging and  it is considered "German made"  and the packaging can be marked Made in Germany/ product of Germany / etc.

I remember people having discussions about Swiss Army knives when they  changed their boxes to read Swiss Made or Product of Switzerland or something like that instead of  "Made in Switzerland".  

I  know for the longest time, Victorinox received the raw steel from Solingen, Germany but  In fact, only one part of the Swiss Army knife that is not forged in the Ibach factory  is the corkscrew which has been out-sourced to a factory in Seki Japan for a long,  long time. (All the other parts can be stamped out of sheets of steel but the cork screw needs to be forged.)

Comment by Jan Carter on July 12, 2012 at 18:08

It is interesting for sure Billy.  It does not have pen and inkwell Clint.  The stamp is hard to see even with a lighted magnifier.  It appeared at first to be a sort of water fountain but Donnie cleaned it up some and the best match I can came up with for this is Albert Marx with an M above an A.  I am having some difficulty locating too much info on it though

Comment by Clint Thompson on July 12, 2012 at 9:40

Jan....

Does this knife have a pen and inkwell on the blade?  The fact it is marked Germany means it most likely was made for export to the USA.  We have laws which requires the product to be marked with the country of origin.  Germany does not.  An example of this is the newer Puma knives made in China but marked Germany.

Comment by Billy Oneale on July 11, 2012 at 21:41

No, but that is a great looking knife.

Comment by Jan Carter on July 11, 2012 at 18:29

Marx & Co. Solingen Germany.  Doing some research but does anyone know about them?

Comment by Clint Thompson on July 4, 2012 at 14:27

Robert....

Ok will do.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on July 4, 2012 at 13:23

I wish, I had taken a better picture of the blade and tang stamp. Clint, let me know if you find one.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on July 3, 2012 at 16:36

Thanks Clint, I love this little knife. I am a big rabbit hunter so it's extra special to me. Sorry, I won't part with mine. Good luck looking for one, I have never seen another one. There may be a bunch, I just have never seen them. I like this type of knife also, one made by a quality maker and unusual, with a few years of age on it.

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