Thread: Weird pocket knife - ID help

Hey guys-

So my Grandma found this knife that my Grandfather left behind (along with a couple razors, super happy about that!!!). The knife is pretty strange though, so wondering if anyone knows anything about it. It's marked with 'ARMOUR' and is a long thin blade, a little over 4 inches long. The last inch or so of the blade is serrated, and the point of the blade is a little strangely shaped. There is a stamp on the blade that is very hard to make out, it's pretty rusted over. From what I can tell, it looks like it says 'Linder & Co, Solingen, Germany'.

So anyone have any idea what this blade may have been used for? Or any ideas on the markings? Thanks guys! Sorry for the low quality photos.

just a guess but that pattren is a doctors knife pattren. i think its a personal steak knife

It is a melon samplers knife. But they do work really well as a personal steak knife.

As above.people that work with Produce use them.

Originally Posted by JeffR

It is a melon samplers knife. But they do work really well as a personal steak knife.

well that sounds good too

Originally Posted by JeffR

It is a melon samplers knife. But they do work really well as a personal steak knife.

Yeah, we used to call them 'fruit knives' ..... no offense intended.

+1 to the fruit sampler's knife. They have also been referred to as "bacon knives", perhaps more so to explain the Armour label. Good for making thin slices. A doctor's knife would likely have had a second blade to act as a spatula for counting pills.

Awesome. Thanks guys! Not sure what I'll do with it, but it's neat to have. Thanks for all the input!

Used one for several years until I snapped the blade in half trying to break into my old apartment that I had accidentally locked myself out of. Perfect knife for eating an apple.

What name is on the tang stamp?

The above responses as to melon sampler or sausage knife are correct as far as I've ever known.