Efim. Feel free to create a new post about the Leipzig pieces. I'll follow up in the new thread about my comments regarding that set. It's caught my eye and interest.
Knubbel Chess Sets
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Sep 28, 2020
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#23
Your collection is making it so easy for me to convince my wife that I could use another set,even though I own over 20...Ha!
Keep Posting!
@chessroboto - I had a thread some months ago, when I first started this project, as I was looking for people who would subscribe for it. Since I am not a commercial seller and had to finance the production with my private money, I needed to get a feeling about how many collectors would be interested. I will take some more pictures and will follow up on that thread soon.
Personally I like the worn look on this set, it has a story to tell, almost like battle scars 
A new finish would look good but for me personally it feel like some part of the set’s history will be erased if you give it a new finish.
Incredible collection EfimLG47
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Incredible collection EfimLG47
@PlausiblePenguin - Thanks!
Very interesting! You're right we've strayed from the subject of knubbel sets, but your pictures of your collection are far too interesting to ignore I'm afraid.
I think it's great that there has been a revival in interest in these different chess sets and their origins, and that there's a thriving reproduction "industry" bringing them back to life. I bought a set, Staunton pattern, from my chess club as they'd inherited the long stored chess stock cupboard of a club that had folded quite a while ago. The chess men are Lardy design I believe, wood, unweighted and the club had wooden boards as well. It's a nice set to handle and play with and I love the history of it's use. Plastic sets bring a uniformity and standard and ease of use, but the demise of wood carved sets for club use is sad.
I'll do another post with a broader title to share images of chess sets and pool our knowledge.
PlausiblePenguin wrote:
Personally I like the worn look on this set, it has a story to tell, almost like battle scars
A new finish would look good but for me personally it feel like some part of the set’s history will be erased if you give it a new finish.
My feelings exactly!
I've started another post to widen the scope of discussion and called it Some Chess Sets from a Humble Collection.
Oct 18, 2020
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#31
I like the HoS 3.5" version but not really the price tag for it. The Pawns remind me of the Pawns used in Sorry.
https://www.houseofstaunton.com/the-circa-1930-german-knubbel-vintage-luxury-chess-pieces-3-5-king.html
May 20, 2021
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#32
Does anyone know why they're referred to as "German"? The little I've managed to find online indicates these pieces are likely of Danish origin. Picked up an old set.
May 21, 2021
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#33
It was a favorite analysis set for a Danish GM Bent Larsen as seen in this black & white photo with a Knubbel set.
I found this set. With a matte finish and no pattern on the queen it looks slightly different from other Knubbel sets I have seen in this dicussion. The king is 6 cm.
Also picked up this plastic set. Not sure if it qualifies as Knubbel? King about 6 cm. I wonder how old it is? 1980s?
Jul 29, 2021
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#39
I’d love to get a knubbel for analysis, but I’d want the original smaller size and several of the repros are quite large by comparison. I actually emailed Chess Bazaar yesterday to ask when their crimson-stained knubbel might be back in stock, because that’s pretty much exactly the one I want.
Amazing collection and admirable presentation. I used to have shelves of chess books like that.