A Strange knife

[Rick]

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[broadaxe]

Crude replica of a Viking-style utility knife, with the handle bent the wrong way, a common mistake.

[David]

I have to agree. Modern beginners blacksmith knife. I doubt they were even trying to create a replica Viking knife so i don't see the design as a mistake, simply a creative choice. If this has been hardened well a bit of finishing work might make a nice knife out of this.
Anyway, more a subject for a knife making forum then what we talk about here.

[thinreadline]

Originally Posted by David

I have to agree. Modern beginners blacksmith knife. I doubt they were even trying to create a replica Viking knife so i don't see the design as a mistake, simply a creative choice. If this has been hardened well a bit of finishing work might make a nice knife out of this.
Anyway, more a subject for a knife making forum then what we talk about here.

Yes I entirely understand David, though I was not trying to stimulate such a debate, I only wished to know if ( whether modern or not ) it was a historic style of knife and if so when & where . I thank all respondents .

[David]

Originally Posted by thinreadline

Yes I entirely understand David, though I was not trying to stimulate such a debate, I only wished to know if ( whether modern or not ) it was a historic style of knife and if so when & where . I thank all respondents .

I completely understand as well. I didn't mean for you to feel that i was chastising you for posting this. You didn't know what it was when you did. I was merely pointing out that know that ID has been established i may be time to move on from the discussion.

[thinreadline]

Originally Posted by David

I completely understand as well. I didn't mean for you to feel that i was chastising you for posting this. You didn't know what it was when you did. I was merely pointing out that know that ID has been established i may be time to move on from the discussion.

Correct on all counts, no offence taken

[Timo Nieminen]

Originally Posted by broadaxe

Crude replica of a Viking-style utility knife, with the handle bent the wrong way, a common mistake.

While these (with the handle bent the "right" way) are sold as Viking knives, Viking women's knives, etc., I don't know of any Viking examples. Others have asked this question and looked, but not found any examples.

There are apparently Scandinavian (Danish) Iron Age examples.