Otter Mercator Black Carbon Steel
The Otter Mercator is the oldest knife of its kind, produced since 1867 with a folded steel handle and the original leaping cat emblem. Widely used by German soldiers in the 19th century, it was regarded as a weapon of last resort in close combat. In the K55K marking, the first K stands for the factory's address (Kaufmann), 55 for the street number and the second K for Katz, the cat.
Features
- Handle length: 11 cm
- Overall length: 20 cm
- Weight: 70 g
- Steel: XC75 carbon steel
- Handle: black folded steel, leaping cat emblem in gold paint
- Lock: back lock
- Lanyard bail
