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27th January 2013, 12:27 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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berg question?
Hi folks,
Picked up some chisels at the Sunday market today, (see pics),
The larger chisel in the pic has 32 on the back of the handle, but measures 38mm, so I say its been re-handled,
my question is this - after the Bahco take over of Berg did they happen to stop stamping the shark logo on the steel,
2 are Bahco handles but only one chisel is stamped as Bahco(12mm), the other three are berg handles one chisel 22mm has the berg mark on the steel, the 1/4" is a berg and unmarked as are my other 1/4 bergs. The unmarked chisels are identical in every way to my other stamped Bergs, machine marks and all. apart from the stamped chisels, have I just bought a good set of handles?
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27th January 2013, 01:36 PM #2
Can't answer your other questions, Shedbound, but the matter of stamps on the smaller sizes has come up before. IIRC, the consenus was that some, but not all, 1/4" were not stamped on the blade.
Cheers,IW
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27th January 2013, 10:24 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks for the reply Ian, must say I have never come across a stamped 1/4" berg before, but then I haven't really seen too many myself
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28th January 2013, 07:55 AM #4
No sweat, Sh-b. I'm surprised one of our Bergaholics hasn't weighed in to sort us out.
Forgot to mention that the 1/8 size must've been too small to bother stamping at all. The half dozen or so I've seen had no stamp. I have two, and one still had a legible Berg decal, the other had the remains of the decal, so I'm pretty confident of their pedigree. The impression I get from various posts on the topic is that if it looks like a Berg & it's from that era, it's probably a good chisel, stamp or no stamp.....
Cheers,IW
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28th January 2013, 02:17 PM #5
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17th February 2013, 06:30 AM #6Novice
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Berg, bahco chisels without blade engraving
Regarding the red handled chisels, I have seen berg handles only with Berg engraved blades. But I've seen Bahco handles with and without Bahco engraving on the blades. I've also seen Berg handles with bahco engraved blades, unlikely a replacement for a worn blade since the handles were in basically mint condition. I supposed someone had a few new Berg handles laying around and later attached a bahco blade.
Far as I can tell there is no difference in quality. Then again, most chisels seem to work ok. The 6-32mm usually go for 70-180 sek on an online auction depending on condition. Mint Bergs more, of course.
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28th February 2013, 04:42 AM #7Intermediate Member
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Smaller sized Bergs
Hi guys
I'm trying to share what little knowledge I have of this, but the website keeps shutting down on me, everytime i try to post it. I'm tired og writing the same over and over again, so I'm just gonna let the pictures speak for themselves. I hope it goes through this time, and that it's of any use to you.
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28th February 2013, 10:41 AM #8
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30th March 2013, 08:44 AM #9Novice
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Berg etching and engraving
I've seen 1/4 inch Bergs with engraving as well as etching, as the Danish gentleman's pictures confirm. I've yet to see a small size Berg chisel in top condition that lacked a mark on the blade. But I've seen many used ones that do. my guess is that the etchings just wear away with use, either by regular rubs with a rag or a quick clean up with steel wool.
In Sweden the weather is harsh on tools, and many would have been kept in an unheated shed or damp cellar. In the spring after the snow melts, one might go out to the shed and find a bit of rust on one's tools. A quck rub over with steel wool and oil would fix the problem, and after a couple of seasons any etching would be gone.
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