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Stainless Steel and Symbols
The European countries have different ways of marking their knives that are Stainless Steel. I could be wrong but the marking "Rostfrei" means stainless. Another term that's used is "INOX" ,this means that the steel doesn't Ironize. I am sure the meaning is "it is stainless".
The reason I started this post, is to talk over the different tang stamps that have some sort of meaning about the knifes construction. Some may be a symbol, others words that may be foreign to us. I'm sure this is something we should learn about, as knife collectors.
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Comment by Michael Ivan de Lange on August 2, 2013 at 5:38
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Hey guys. Robert, interesting post. "Rostfrei" (German) translates to rust-free, which would indeed then be stainless. I have noticed on some Swiss Army knives, that it has a "VICTORINOX" stamp. I own one of these.
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Featured Comment by Craig Henry on July 27, 2013 at 8:03 -
"In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inoxfrom French "inoxydable"
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In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on July 26, 2013 at 12:34 -
That's right Steve, I enjoy knives from all over the world and I am not sure of some of the stamping info. Help.
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