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kronckew · 13th April 2016, 08:33 PM

the very short tangs on these 'crystal' handles knives scares me & would seem to relegate them to 'display only'. i would not expect to see many really old ones that have not had the join fail, if not from anything other than dropping.

13th April 2016, 08:33 PM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,205	the very short tangs on these 'crystal' handles knives scares me & would seem to relegate them to 'display only'. i would not expect to see many really old ones that have not had the join fail, if not from anything other than dropping.