German Pistol Pocket Knife

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

German Pistol Pocket Knife

Entry/Object ID

1982.012.001

Description

-pistol pocket knife with black horn grip scales, two blades (2 1/4", 1 1/4") and a file (1 1/8") -old numbers S-6, K-6 -etched on barrel: "D.R.P.a" for Deutches Reichs-Patent Angemeldet (patent applied for, not yet granted) -etched on larger blade: "Garantie/ Solingen" ["warranted"/from Solingen, a city in North Rhine/Westphalia, Germany] -label: "Rare Pocket Knife Pistol of 19th Century"

Collection

Personal Effects Collection

Made/Created

Place

Location

Solingen, Germany

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Notes

Date: 19th c.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knife, Pocket

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Steel, Horn