|
Jack -
I don't recall seeing an early Solingen tang that was original with more than three holes, two to attach the handle, and a thong hole. They "all" were drilled/punched (probably punched) in Germany prior to delivery according to Pete Hamilton. I do not believe any with three bolts were ever delivered to any entity, and if they were, the design changed rather quickly to two bolts. I would think if a three bolt example existed, it would have surfaced in the last 65+ years. The original examples in the museum with three "bolts" are not bolts at all, and IIRC are actually lead plugs like John Ek used on his knives.
I have seen a couple that were "kit" blades that someone tried to replicate the original design. Have also seen some Orlando blades that had boogered up holes that were slightly mis-drilled relative to location and were oblique/elongated when the correct location was determined. The hole was filled with epoxy and re-drilled.
|