Letter opener?

kronckew · 14th July 2016, 10:32 AM

arrived this morning. 6.5 in. blade doesn't have any sign of lettering or etch designs, like it appeared from vendor photo. must have been photo artifacts.

was stickered "old filipino dagger' (

£10" on the back of the scabbard (more than i paid).

there are some grind marks, it has been sharpened, and more interestingly there are definite signs of hand forging and lamination lines, may be interesting to try a bit of fruit etching. not one of my best knives, but a cut above a letter opener.

14th July 2016, 10:32 AM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,239	arrived this morning. 6.5 in. blade doesn't have any sign of lettering or etch designs, like it appeared from vendor photo. must have been photo artifacts. was stickered "old filipino dagger' ( £10" on the back of the scabbard (more than i paid). there are some grind marks, it has been sharpened, and more interestingly there are definite signs of hand forging and lamination lines, may be interesting to try a bit of fruit etching. not one of my best knives, but a cut above a letter opener.