Large old ''bowie'' scout knife ?

[colin henshaw]

I'm not completely certain, but I believe this type of knife was made in India in the 19th century for the colonial market.

[M ELEY]

Wow! This is a really interesting piece! Now that we see details, definitely not a file! The saw edge could have been to cut through barbed wire? The saw back looks more of a tool that a traditional hunting trousse type to skin game-

Colin, do you have any pics of those Indian side weapons? I'd love to see one for reference. Always learning...

[colin henshaw]

Originally Posted by M ELEY

Colin, do you have any pics of those Indian side weapons? I'd love to see one for reference. Always learning...

Mark, here are some similar examples taken off the internet for comparison...

[Victrix]

Interesting knife! At first sight the horn handle and the “pandour” tip makes it look like a hunting knife. This is further corroborated by the absence of a cross guard. On the other hand the large size of the knife and the details on the sheath (lock mechanism and metal tip on sheath) seem to indicate the possibility of professional/military (?) equipment. I was thinking the saw on the back of the blade might be useful to cut through hard bone/antlers for a hunter? The blade looks like intended mainly for thrusting. Is the edge very sharp as well?

[francantolin]

Thank you all for your comments,
Thank's a lot Colin for the pictures,
i haven't ever seen these models, really look like ! ( just not the crossguard...)

For the sharp edge, yes they are too on both side of the tip ,
Overall except where there is the file-saw
Interesting the massive 8mm blade that ends really sharp at edges .( sorry maybe for my bad english )
Kind regards

[francantolin]

For the militar model hypothesis or just for fix it,
Sadly no stamp/name or number on the blade or the handle

[Hombre]

Nice find but I should like to see more pictures of the other blade...
That one made me curious!

Best,
Stefan