MERCATOR model CAT K55K pocket knife all-metal green

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MERCATOR model CAT K55K pocket knife all-metal reed green Article No. 10-426 rg K OL

total length 20,0 cm
blade length 9,0 cm
Blade material C75 carbon steel, not stainless steel 
blade thickness 3,0 mm
Blade shape medium pointed
handle length 11,0 cm
handle material steel powder coated in color reed green, metal loop for securing with a strap
Special feature inlay, black lacquered cat 
Locking Backlock lockable
Opening aid nail cut
Weight 75 gram
Manufacturer MERCATOR, Solingen, Germany
Hand wash obligatory
Search words pocket knife, cat, classic, Kaiser-Wilhelm knife

K for cat. 
The name of the original manufacturer was Kaufmann. Translated into Latin it would be MERCATOR. Heinrich Kaufmann built the Mercator knife as an all-rounder from 1867. His company address was Hochstraße 55, and the second K stands for cat. Which roams around on the hilt. 
The GIs brought these simple, flat pocket knives to the States after the Second World War. While in their country of origin, Germany, they are known as Kaiser Wilhelm knives, there it was the "Black Cat Knives" that quickly achieved cult status.  
Since 1995, the Otter knife factory has been producing MERCATOR models in over one hundred work steps. Still handcrafted.  

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