Any knife experts?

Today my Dad gave me a very special gift. His Father’s hunting knife. Dad says he remembered when Grandpa bought it on a family vacation to the northwestern US in the 1950’s. An area my Grandpa worked with the CCC fighting forest fires and building roads and such. The knife is in pretty decent shape and very solid. Grandpa used it while hunting Mule Deer and Antelope in Wyoming. As seen in the photos there are a few markings on the blade. From what I gather the knife was made by Anton Wingen Jr Co in Solingen, Germany and imported and sold by Coast Cutlery Co. I’m speculating on that based upon the markings on the blade. If anyone has any knowledge about this knife, I’d love to hear it. On any account, Im very proud to now own this heirloom. Thanks for reading and for any info.

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Anton winger made the knife, you are correct,i have a knife that looks very similar to yours,it says Edge Mark, Solingen Germany .Hope this helps, look up edge mark it will give you more Information. DK.

I have the same knife too, it belonged to my uncle.

Always liked that bone handle.

S.R.

Try starting here….

https://www.bing.com/search?q=anton+wingen+jr.+knives+soligen+germany&qs=n&form=QBLH&sp=-1&pq=anton+wingen+jr.+knives+soligen+germany&sc=0-39&sk=&cvid=BCC0394A8A794E0BA3F48D6B237A7546

When Ma and I were doing the antique shop thing we found several of the Wingen knife sets. They were not a particularly strong seller unless everything was in like-new condition. Your Grandfather’s knife now….the ones I have seen and sold in the antique shop were good sellers in the 40 to 80 dollar range just depending on the knife and the buyer. I’d clean the knife up nice and maybe even wax the blade with a good hard wax and buffed out and then store the knife out of the sheath. Leather is tanned using salts of various kinds and if the knife is inside the sheath and for some reason things get wet even that really good German steel can rust or develop spots of tarnish that go deep into the metal and won’t be rubbed out.

Your knife has a bolster cap that appears to be silver. The stag handle is actual horn given the age of the knife. The knife has a great history that you can verify so I’d keep it somewhere safe and out of the way of little fingers. Its a pretty special piece. I’d never sell it.

I have a similar knife with a leather handle that belonged to my late father. My fathers knife was not an expensive one, just a working mans knife. I have used it a few times and taken a few keepsake photos of the knife with a game animal in the same photo.
His knife, along with my photos, will be passed down to my only Grandson someday.

Thank you Gents. It is in a curio cabinet that I will display old fishing reels,lures, and other family relics. I guess I’m not into Hummels. Your insights are appreciated.