Is Soligen steel any good? ID this knife (pics)

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mmcc100

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Forgive my lack of knowledge, but I have a knife I picked up as a kid and it says Soligen steel. It's an old survival-type knife and very sharp. Just wondering.

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A LOT of knives made in Germany (especially older ones up to and through the '70s and '80s) were made with steel that was produced in Solingen, Germany. It used to be that so-called 'Solingen steel' had a good reputation as one of the better knife-making steels (and it still does in the minds of many). Compared to today's modern steels, it may not be any better necessarily, but it's not bad either. The German carbon steel (non-stainless) especially seems to have many fans among knife enthusiasts. Popular brands using Solingen steel include Eye Brand, Hen & Rooster and Puma, among others.

A picture of the knife should be helpful, if you're interested in identifying the maker/model/vintage.
 
Obsessed with Edges said:
A LOT of knives made in Germany (especially older ones up to and through the '70s and '80s) were made with steel that was produced in Solingen, Germany. It used to be that so-called 'Solingen steel' had a good reputation as one of the better knife-making steels (and it still does in the minds of many). Compared to today's modern steels, it may not be any better necessarily, but it's not bad either. The German carbon steel (non-stainless) especially seems to have many fans among knife enthusiasts. Popular brands using Solingen steel include Eye Brand, Hen & Rooster and Puma, among others.

A picture of the knife should be helpful, if you're interested in identifying the maker/model/vintage.
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thanks for being the smarty pants something i never have mastered:thumbdn:
 
Yes, I think I meant Solingen. I will post some pics tomorrow. I don't think it's anything special, but just wondered.
 
mustangfootball said:
thanks for being the smarty pants something i never have mastered:thumbdn:
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mustangfootball,

This is the general forum. Obsessed just gave a very good description of the term Solingen, which was helpful to many who want to learn. You want to denigrate him for that? Perhaps you can add a little smarts to yourself by reading the stickies at the top of the sub forums. It may help you better understand the rules. Feel free to post flippancy as you did in Whine and Cheese, but it is advisable to watch your manners in general forum. This is just some friendly advice.
 
nevermind35 said:
I think he was being sarcastic but I'm not sure. You never can tell on here.
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There was no reason for sarcasm at all regarding this topic. If mf wants to post with sarcasm, it is welcomed and almost demanded in Whine and Cheese, that is why it is there. General forum is for people to learn/teach/explain topics about all types of knifology without being ridiculed. If sarcastic type of behavior is tolerated in a forum like this, people may fear asking questions because they do not want to be dog piled on with insults. It will not be tolerated, the Mods will shut it down quick. They do a great job.
 
mustangfootball said:
thanks for being the smarty pants something i never have mastered:thumbdn:
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No doubt!
Buddy, I don't know where you come from, but here in this part of the forum this is uncalled for.
The man was only answering a question.There's no need to disrespect him for doing so.:thumbdn:

Very good explanation btw.:thumbup:;)
 
I wansn't disrespecting him at all i was just commenting on my lack of knowledge i guess i shouldn't have put the thumbs down.
 
Frost knives are marked Solingen steel and Pakistan.They are generally quite poor.
 
As others have already stated, Solingen is 'just' a town, like Toledo, Spain, and Sheffield, UK. I'm sure there are other cities in various countries where the steel industry was dominant, and the name developed into a brand name.
Not a specific type of steel, but an indication that it was made in a place where people know (or used to know) their steel. ;)
 
There's a lot of confusion here.... Solingen is a city in Germany with a lot of knife factories, but no steel mills. There is no such thing as "Solingen steel," but some cheap knockoffs made in Asia are marked "Solingen steel" to try to give the impression they're not cheap Asian knockoffs. The same applies to "Swiss steel" and "Sheffield steel."
 
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