These beauties arrived yesterday and I'm quite happy. They looked very clean form the auction photos and in-hand they seem to be never used, possibly even with the factory lacquer on a couple of them (the middle two).
The uppermost knife also looked to possibly have a little rust on it so I'm hoping it's a carbon steel knife.
I have a request into Zwilling's help dept. to get these dated and steel content verified. My guess is 1960+/-.
I took some 600 grit and 1200 grit polishing paper to that blade and it cleaned up real nice. After and before image here:
I'm debating cutting an onion or splashing a little vinegar on it to see what it does.
The uppermost knife also looked to possibly have a little rust on it so I'm hoping it's a carbon steel knife.
I have a request into Zwilling's help dept. to get these dated and steel content verified. My guess is 1960+/-.
I took some 600 grit and 1200 grit polishing paper to that blade and it cleaned up real nice. After and before image here:
I'm debating cutting an onion or splashing a little vinegar on it to see what it does.
