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  1. 09-27-2021, 11:53 AM #1
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    Hello,

    I have an old German straight with brand partially wore down.

    As far as I can read it says " Geer. Schwarz & Co Haan Solingen"

    Looked for it but couldn't find any information about the maker. Although lost some of its size, İt has a very nice, though homogenous steel that takes a nice edge easily and not that crisp at all.

    Any help about the maker is appreciated.

    thanks.
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    Picture would help.
    Gebrüder Schwarz & Co.?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kees View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ozgun View Post
    Hello,

    I have an old German straight with brand partially wore down.

    As far as I can read it says " Geer. Schwarz & Co Haan Solingen"

    Looked for it but couldn't find any information about the maker. Although lost some of its size, İt has a very nice, though homogenous steel that takes a nice edge easily and not that crisp at all.

    Any help about the maker is appreciated.

    thanks.
    Definitely ‘GEBR.’ (Brothers), as ‘GEER’ has no meaning in German.
    Sadly, I am unable to provide any information on the company though.


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    Quote Originally Posted by beluga View Post
    Definitely ‘GEBR.’ (Brothers), as ‘GEER’ has no meaning in German.
    Sadly, I am unable to provide any information on the company though.


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    I have been fortunate, with Sheffield cutlees at least, to find hard to find makers in a trade name directory. Maybe you could find the same for German cutlers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulFLUS View Post
    I have been fortunate, with Sheffield cutlees at least, to find hard to find makers in a trade name directory. Maybe you could find the same for German cutlers.
    There is something similar for German makers here https://www.archivingindustry.com/cu...azormakers.htm . I did not find it listed but there are lots of holes in the records that may never be filled. It is what happens when you are bombed in WWII.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    ...It is what happens when you are bombed in WWII.

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    That explains a lot. I wasn't born during WWII but I was bombed for most of the 70s & 80s.
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