Louper was made by Louis Perlmann of Solingen. The name comes from the 1st 3 letters of the 2 names. The knife posted looks fine, but it's a shame that the leather has snapped off of the scabbard, and will, of course, impact the value. Looking about on the internet, I see there are a few "Loupers" available and for fairly reasonable prices. One was complete and in comparable blade condition to this one-it was 130.00€ . Their RZM number is M7/58,by the way.
William
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Hi Alikat..I would say this is an Early Period HJ Knife..not a transitional...which if it were would have that thick squared ricasso..just under the crossguard. Salty knife..but nice Regards Larry
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alikat,
Thats an early no ricasso hj knife, genuine & i bet it looks better in hand than these pix show
Louper Flamme is a not to often seen maker mark but not rare imo .
Regards Mac 66.
Last edited by Mac 66; 06-20-2014 at 10:54 PM.
$325 is a little steep then, although I do have a good spare scabbard. Many thanks for the education guys.
Not a bad little hj knife, the proper wear/scuff area just above the handle plate is from the button of where the leather strap use to be. Price is high for a blade that rough.
Hi Al,
i love those early HJ thin blades knives, very well build they are!
Pity the scabbard has lost its strap.
Ger
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