Found while magnet fishing, so please excuse the following description as it was used in magnet fishing subs !
So you nay have noticed a small lock knife in my last post of pics or vid !
Gave it a bit of a clean today and it turns out it's a German Mercator knife !
Popular during ww1 and ww2 and a coveted prize by American troops !
The writing isn't over clear but definitely what it is, and in 1 pic if you zoom in you can just make out the shape of a cat and under it 55
Here's part of the Google results !
The Mercator knife is a classic, robust German pocketknife designed in Solingen around 1867 by Indiawerk Heinrich Kaufmann & Söhne, often called the "Kaiser Wilhelm knife" or "Black Cat" (K55K). Known for its simple, durable, and slim metal construction
Popularized by German soldiers in both World Wars and later by American GIs, it gained a reputation as a durable utility knife
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