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[Donna]

Dear All, new to this so be kind
i have a knife that i want to trace back its history so welcome picking the brains out there.
I have left it as i bought it for now, as i feel its one of those things that touching with no experience can make things worse.

[werecow]

Originally Posted by Donna

Dear All, new to this so be kind
i have a knife that i want to trace back its history so welcome picking the brains out there.
I have left it as i bought it for now, as i feel its one of those things that touching with no experience can make things worse.

I had a knife like this when I was a kid, maybe slightly more curved. Unfortunately the wooden grip broke off at some point (revealing a short 2cm tang or so IIRC) and the blade got lost during a move. Side note: After the grip broke I used to pretend it was a velociraptor claw.

I've been wondering where it was from. My guess would be Moroccan or Algerian.

[Ian]

Hello Donna,

Welcome to the forum!

For confident identification of your knife, we will need more pictures. Details are best observed on a plain background, with full length views of each side, and close-ups of the hilt and blade.

[Sajen]

Hello Donna,

It's a recent to vintage Bou Saadi knife from Algeria. Try the search word "Bou Saadi" and you will find several threads which will show similar knives.

Regards,
Detlef