Nice old knife...origins? Use?

katana · 13th August 2007, 05:10 PM

Hi Jim,
sorry I missed your post ...we posted at similar times ...which probably explains why. Nice to hear from you

The overall impression of this knife is it has some age (especially the blade) The blade spine is indeed decorated with cross hatching and dots. I have also found that the decorated metal 'sandwiched' between the handle slabs is silver or silver alloy (when rubbed with cloth I get a black residue)

The lead/pewter is in fact the same 'silver' as the handle, It appeared to be seperate pieces but is part of the handle, the 'thumb wear through' (shown in one of the photos, the 6th one from the top) gave this impression....my mistake

My excuse for this mistake is that I was up most of the night watching the 'shooting stars' as earth passes through the path of a comet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/weather/perseids.shtml

So I've been half asleep with a neck ache for most of the day....not complaining ..it was worth it

Kind Regards David

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13th August 2007, 05:10 PM	#5
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Hi Jim, sorry I missed your post ...we posted at similar times ...which probably explains why. Nice to hear from you The overall impression of this knife is it has some age (especially the blade) The blade spine is indeed decorated with cross hatching and dots. I have also found that the decorated metal 'sandwiched' between the handle slabs is silver or silver alloy (when rubbed with cloth I get a black residue) The lead/pewter is in fact the same 'silver' as the handle, It appeared to be seperate pieces but is part of the handle, the 'thumb wear through' (shown in one of the photos, the 6th one from the top) gave this impression....my mistake My excuse for this mistake is that I was up most of the night watching the 'shooting stars' as earth passes through the path of a comet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/weather/perseids.shtml So I've been half asleep with a neck ache for most of the day....not complaining ..it was worth it Kind Regards David