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by Jim Malone
Sun Feb 13, 2022 9:37 pm
Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
Topic: Chinese Italian-style OTF: new scales
Replies: 13
Views: 7727

Re: Chinese Italian-style OTF: new scales

That looks really nice!
by Jim Malone
Wed Feb 02, 2022 7:32 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Otter Messer/Hubertus
Replies: 9
Views: 1958

Re: Otter Messer/Hubertus

Sorry double posted the letter itself. The box it came in said Hubertus with the same model number as the "old" Springer. The legal German one. But it came with a printed card saying Otter and a polishing/cleaning cloth from Otter. So i send them a note why Otter was making or selling Hubertus knive...
by Jim Malone
Wed Feb 02, 2022 7:31 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Otter Messer/Hubertus
Replies: 9
Views: 1958

Re: Otter Messer/Hubertus

This is the mail i got from Otter. " Hubertus has not made its own knives for almost 3 years. Everything that is sold directly by them to date is either stock or bought in. OTTER-Messer took over the production of Hubertus switchblades about 2 years ago. During this time we had to completely replace...
by Jim Malone
Wed Feb 02, 2022 7:30 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Otter Messer/Hubertus
Replies: 9
Views: 1958

Re: Otter Messer/Hubertus

This is the mail i got from Otter. " Hubertus has not made its own knives for almost 3 years. Everything that is sold directly by them to date is either stock or bought in. OTTER-Messer took over the production of Hubertus switchblades about 2 years ago. During this time we had to completely replace...
by Jim Malone
Tue Feb 01, 2022 10:44 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Otter Messer/Hubertus
Replies: 9
Views: 1958

Re: Otter Messer/Hubertus

Yep, my new Hubertus is made by otter. Otter bought the rights to it (i believe in 2019) because apparently the machinery that Hubertus used was worn and they did not want to invest in new production machinery. So now Otter makes them. Only a few things seem to have changed. A single backspring + ki...
by Jim Malone
Tue Feb 01, 2022 7:19 pm
Forum: TalkBlade Revealed + Mix
Topic: New member
Replies: 7
Views: 6175

New member

Hello, i'm Jim Malone. Knife collector for 35 years now. Former LEO, now a Registered Nurse working in Nuclear Medicine. Been collecting Spyderco knives for the best part of my life but transisting to more traditional knives. Got to know this forum due to a Springer i bought. Been a forum member for...