Question regarding ore used

urbanspaceman · 8th July 2025, 10:27 AM

I'm not sure Jim, maybe I'm rose tinting, but my instinct tells me that it was Koln traders alone.
I've read - somewhere in the past - that those markets employed smiths to stamp the blades according to the customer's needs.
Considering the variations in the styles of all those spurious punzones, that, to me, seems highly likely.
I just feel that the Solingen guild workers were above that sort of knavery. Just a feeling. Dealers

! You know, they are a different breed!
Also, as far as I am aware, no-one could deal directly with Solingen other than authorised agents.

8th July 2025, 10:27 AM	#13
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 716	doubtful knavery I'm not sure Jim, maybe I'm rose tinting, but my instinct tells me that it was Koln traders alone. I've read - somewhere in the past - that those markets employed smiths to stamp the blades according to the customer's needs. Considering the variations in the styles of all those spurious punzones, that, to me, seems highly likely. I just feel that the Solingen guild workers were above that sort of knavery. Just a feeling. Dealers! You know, they are a different breed! Also, as far as I am aware, no-one could deal directly with Solingen other than authorised agents. Last edited by urbanspaceman; 8th July 2025 at 10:34 AM. Reason: second thoughts