1st generation Bulldog brand Gitlin Horse knife 1985

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As you can see this knife is a new 1985 model. It is 3 3/4" long. If you see droplets on the handle or blade dont worry ignore them, it staterd to sprinkle when I was taking pictures. I wiped it down just as soon as I was done. I do not know about knives but found this history on the net. They seem to be high quality and sought after. On the blade this one has Glittin????? Horse etched. It comes with its original yellow felt case. See my other one. This one has pinched bolsters I was told Bulldog Brand Knives Mr. Charlie Dorton had the first Bulldog Brand Knife produced in 1978 in the Friedrich Olbertz Factory in Solingen West Germany. Bulldog Brand Knives are still produced in the same factory. Bulldog Knives have five important periods in their existence; collectors refer to them as different generations. First Generation. 1978 âe" 1987. Thirty two different patterns were produced. Out of 32 patterns came 469 styles. A Bulldog Brand Knife Collectors Club was formed in the early 1980âe(tm)s. T were no Bulldog knives shipped into the United States from late 1987 to 1992. Second Generation. 1991 - 1992. Jim Parker purchased the Bulldog Brand Knife Company. In 1992 the Olbertz factory shipped about 7,000 Bulldog knives to the USA. Later, some knife parts were purchased from Blue Grass Cutlery to complete additional Bulldog knife read more

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