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BarefootT
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Is there a page somewhere that helps identify the age of a Kissing Crane leverlock knife?
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Post a picture and someone here will know something about it.
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As I have told you elsewhere, your knife is 20-25 years old.
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I have no idea who you are but that was not the question. What I would like to know is the source of such information as indicated in the first question.
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Great condition no matter the age.
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It is, and I really like it, very snappy and locks up tight. Just looking for source material on their line in general.
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These knives were available from the Austrian Knife Shop around 1999. Klaas then sold Italian leverlocks after that.
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Isn't Robert Klaas (Kissing Crane) mostly known for his German dress daggers and rifle bayonets during World War 2?
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Klaas has been around for a very long time.
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BarefootT - I have the same model as the one in your photo. As Bill mentioned, they were available from Knifeshop, mine was purchased around 2002.

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