'Rose' Mark on the spine of Solingen blades

urbanspaceman · 23rd November 2023, 10:00 PM

Hello Folks... well outside my field but an excellent -- thrilling even! -- thread.
Something came to mind while absorbing the cut and thrust of this discussion and it is this:
during my early forays into the world of blades and swords I learned that the majority of blades produced in Solingen were sent to Cologne to be given appropriate markings to suit the prevailing market.
Is it possible that a lot of the markings you are discussing could have been applied in Köln before being sold onwards?

23rd November 2023, 10:00 PM	#22
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 523	Köln Hello Folks... well outside my field but an excellent -- thrilling even! -- thread. Something came to mind while absorbing the cut and thrust of this discussion and it is this: during my early forays into the world of blades and swords I learned that the majority of blades produced in Solingen were sent to Cologne to be given appropriate markings to suit the prevailing market. Is it possible that a lot of the markings you are discussing could have been applied in Köln before being sold onwards? Last edited by urbanspaceman; 23rd November 2023 at 10:02 PM. Reason: typo