GC CO Solingen - Guttmann Cutlery Co, Solingen

[Hombre]

Should really appreciate opinions on this one…
Markings on the blade: GC CO Solingen - Guttmann Cutlery Co, Solingen
Blade length 25 cm
Best,
Stefan

[Ian]

Hi Hombre,

I don't think "Co." is a German abbreviation. The usual German word for Company is Gesselschaft. Perhaps our German-speaking members can amplify on whether G.C. Co. would indicate Guttaman Cutlery Co. in German. "Solingen" was also a general term used on South American knives, including locally made ones, to imply good quality.

[corrado26]

As far as I know there has never been a firm Guttmann & Co at Solingen and the logo "Guttmann Cutlery Co" is absolutely not used in German language and no German factory in the times when the knife was made used English expressions at their products. This knife must have been made in an English speaking country.

[gp]

Co originates from a German import marketed by the Guttman Company of New York, ca. 1950s

FYI: found the info just searching the web for 5 minutes on "Guttmann Cutlery Co" even is a Guttmann Inc. present for those who want to investigate this further into detail

By the way, it is a very nice (gaucho?) dagger ! ☼

[Hombre]

Thank you very much for your inputs! I really appreciate it!
So this can be consider to be a Gaucho knife or...

Best,
Stefan

[gp]

Thank you very much for your inputs! I really appreciate it!
So this can be consider to be a Gaucho knife or...

Best,
Stefan

I would think so but then again how to define a Gaucho knife ?
Being made in Southern America or does an import of not only the blade but the complete knife also counts as one if it meets the type?

I know to little to answer that question but wouldn’t mind to have it amongst my Argentinian, Uruguayan and Brasilian one as it is a very charming one! If one can say that about a dagger….

[milandro]

if you run a search for Adaga solingen you will find lots of similar knives