Mystery Military Knife

[Richard G]

I don't know, but to my eye it has a bit of a mexican vibe to it.
But that's all!
Regards
Richard

[Jim McDougall]

Guys, with respect to Fernando, please observe the demarcation of 1900 which he tried to enforce here to avoid WWII militaria etc. and modern weapons.
While obviously all weapons have interest, here the 'scope of the forum' is well noted in its thread at the beginning of the forum.
He strove very hard to regulate this, and despite his passing, I think it is incumbent on all of us to respect what he worked to preserve here.
Thanks very much,
Jim

The MISC forum would be better suited for discussion on these items.

[Interested Party]

Well said Jim. My apologies. Thank you for the reminder. Sometimes, as you know, it is easy to slip and embrace the continuity of history. The MISC forum is a good recommendation.

Fernando was always very kind to me, and generous with his knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese language source material!

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by Interested Party

Well said Jim. My apologies. Thank you for the reminder. Sometimes, as you know, it is easy to slip and embrace the continuity of history. The MISC forum is a good recommendation.

Fernando was always very kind to me, and generous with his knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese language source material!

No apologies needed Neil, and my note was of course not personally directed. Over many years I myself have often been one of the notable offenders in this, however in my case it was typically regarding arms that were traditional forms or that had transcended the turn of the century demarcation. ....the exact continuity of history you well note.

As contentious as this topic was, Fernando always patiently and wisely found resolutions which reasonably handled these instances. His profound knowledge which was focused on Portuguese and Spanish areas (his sources were amazing) of course had few bounds, despite his modesty.

The only reason I mentioned this here was as a gentle reminder to everyone to kindly carry on these valuable discussions as if Fernando was still with us, and remember the guidelines he worked so hard to keep in place.

Thank you so much for the understanding response