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28th January 2024, 02:06 AM | #1 |
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Sorry Detlef. I've had lots of working modern bill hooks but never an old ethnographic one. We had an Oaxacan one that a friend brought back made from a saw blade but now I only have the Imacasa version.
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28th January 2024, 10:32 AM | #2 |
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I don't collect these things but, we can see more than one in every other local Sunday street fair. Not new stuff ... and often marked. I will try and keep in mind to take some pictures next time i see some examples.
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28th January 2024, 04:14 PM | #3 |
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Two garden pruners.
The first is Germany, 19th century. The second is the Soviet Union, mid-20th century, it was also included in a medical bag and was used for cutting uniforms, boots, and ammunition. |
28th January 2024, 05:51 PM | #4 |
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Pertinax, those are not so ethno ... are they ? They look like factory made .
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28th January 2024, 10:05 PM | #5 |
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29th January 2024, 03:03 PM | #6 |
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Hello Fernando and Pertinax,
Thank you both! I've seen the one or other (agriculture) billhook in our main forum and was sure that it would be interesting to show them here again. |
3rd February 2024, 10:45 AM | #7 |
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The folding knife looks identical to an agricultural/gardeners pruning knife. Maybe that's what they repurposed.
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18th February 2024, 11:10 AM | #8 |
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Here is a few in the street fair in next town. Not marked, this time.
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18th February 2024, 04:04 PM | #9 |
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18th February 2024, 04:31 PM | #10 |
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