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Old 6th April 2015, 03:26 PM   #1
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Hello everybody.
I need help for a big folding knife , 32 cm !!!
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Old 8th April 2015, 03:23 PM   #2
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My firt impression is Balkan origin, i remember saw anothers similars like this piece.
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Old 8th April 2015, 05:28 PM   #3
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The blade looks like it's made from an old bastard file .
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Old 8th April 2015, 09:34 PM   #4
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Thanks Carlos and Rick. I think the blade is for old sword. The construction reminds me of weapons in Albania ,such as the famous rat tail pistols of 18/19 century.
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Old 8th April 2015, 10:09 PM   #5
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Old 9th April 2015, 10:37 AM   #6
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I think it's from the balkans. you can see a similar one in Robert Elgood's book about greek and balkan arms on page 128
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