Böntgen & Sabin Knife Company was founded in 1870 by Walter Böntgen and Louis Sabin, then became fully registered on December 22, 1876 with a small shop for sixty years of operation. Their first factory location was on 13 Mittelstrasse, Solingen beginning 1935 making pocket knives, shears, shaving knives, bayonets, SA daggers, lever-lock switchblades, butterfly knives, and executive gentleman's manicure pocketknives. Louis Sabin became a member of the German Reichstag and also represented the "Union of Solingen Manufacturers’ Association". The street location under Nazi control was renamed 13-15 Elsa-Brandstrom-Strasse in 1939.
These photos below are of Prussian S84 / 98 BONTGEN & SABIN SOLINGEN bayonets issued from 1909-1917 then re-issued again in WW2.
This is a photo of the Nazi SA Dagger by Bontgen & Sabin of Solingen (M7/24) RZM.
These are the butterfly "balisong" knives produced by Bontgen and Sabin which are marked on the handle "DRGM 1867".
They are also the oldest maker of switchblades since 1895. Blades marked "BONSA" Solingen-Germany " on one side and " Rostfrei " with their logo on the other. The bottom bolster is marked " springer".
The brand name "BONSA" (Böntgen & Sabin) is an acronym of the first two letters from each of the company founders last names since 1902.
The BONSA (Böntgen & Sabin) Company was behind the production of many leverlocks and can be found with stamps like:
* BONSA
* B. Svoboda
* Helmut Hartenau
* F. A. Bower Imp. Co.
* G. C. Co.
* IMCO
* ROMO
* Puma
*RAMON
* Solingen Cutlery
* Stainless Import
* Schoepfer (N.Y.C)
Additional brand names for other pattern lines include:
* Loreley (1895)
* Cosmopolit (1895)
* Кappapa (1895)
* Rhein (1895)
* Flying Dutchman (1897)
* Flying Scotchman (1902)
* Ezyshave (1898)
* Autocrat (1899)
* В&S in diamond/rectangle (1901)
* Zando (1902)
* Clansman (1902)
* Sarina
* Sabina
* Autofix
* Bellring
* Bonanza
* Hector
* Hindenburg
* Keystone
* Klosscut
* Midget
* Mois
* Nagraf
* Fussball "Football" logo #103529
* SSS im Kreis.
In 1970 the company saw a second generation and continued making fine knives until closing in 1983.
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