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NKCA 1980 Kissing Crane Klaas Stag Stockman #01468 Solingen
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This is the 1980 National Knife Collectors Association club knife: a 3-blade swell-end stockman by Robert Klaas / Kissing Crane, Solingen. Genuine stag, NKCA oval shield, serial 01468 on the bolster. Limited 1 of 12,000. About 4" closed. No box.
Master etch: NKCA / 1980 / 1 OF 12000. Tangs: NKCA, NKCA 1980, kissing-crane mark over SOLINGEN GERMANY, and ROBT KLAAS / SOLINGEN / GERMANY.
Storage-stained blades and spotted, pitted nickel-silver bolsters. Stag looks sound in the photos. Priced as a used club knife, not mint.
Key Features
- Club / Year – NKCA 1980, 1 of 12,000
- Serial – 01468
- Maker – Robert Klaas / Kissing Crane, Solingen
- Pattern – 3-blade swell-end / gunstock stockman (spear, sheepsfoot, pen)
- Handle – Genuine stag, NKCA shield
- Hardware – Nickel-silver bolsters, brass liners
- Condition – Used / storage wear, spotted bolsters, no box
Specifications Club knifeNKCA 1980 Limitation1 of 12,000 — serial 01468 ClosedAbout 4" / 4-1/8" BladesStainless spear, sheepsfoot, pen HandleStag OriginSolingen, Germany
Condition Notes
Not mint and not a clean unused club knife. Blades have storage staining and spotting. Nickel-silver bolsters are the bigger tell — the serial-number bolster shows pitting, dark spots, and surface corrosion around 01468. That is storage, not polish. Stag and pins look intact in the photos; no cracks called out. No box. Judge from the pictures, especially the serial close-up.
Description & History
The National Knife Collectors Association issued a dated club knife each year. 1980 was contracted to Robert Klaas in Solingen — Kissing Crane. Run size is on the blade: 1 of 12,000. This example is serial 01468.
Pattern is the swell-end / gunstock stockman Klaas built for that year: spear master with the scroll etch, sheepsfoot, and pen. Stainless blades, brass liners, pinched nickel-silver bolsters, inlaid NKCA shield, stag scales.
Clean unused examples of this club knife sell in the roughly $75–$125 range. This one is the stained-blade / pitted-bolster example and is priced that way.
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