Origin of this knife?

Chris Evans · 3rd September 2011, 11:32 AM

Brezolin,

Muito obrigado

for your post and that wonderful link to Brazilian knives.

Cheers
Chris

Maskell · 3rd September 2011, 01:38 PM

I don't know what this piece is, I see some similarity in this post, the metal mounts are aluminum, the guard in the shape of a Lebel bayonet. The pumpkin shape ball pommel is horn and much eaten by insects. Grip is reeded bone. 17" overall. Any idea?

Best,
Jerry

Tim Simmons · 3rd September 2011, 07:25 PM

Great topic very interesting, I like the cross referencing. Jerry your knife is from West Africa, French speaking west Africa. There is stuff in the archive I will try to find. In the meantime here are some of mine.

Links and waffle.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...net+collectors
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=liberia

Maskell · 4th September 2011, 04:43 PM

Tim,

Thanks so much for your information and the links, until now with your help I had no idea and West Africa it appears to be.

Many thanks,
Jerry

Brezolin · 5th September 2011, 05:40 AM

Hello guys!

Thanks for the reception!

Gene, are two beautiful "facas de ponta". The only thing that caught my attention was the sheath of small, unusual. Usually the sheath of "Facas de ponta" tip is with leather, and when they had metal tips possessed typical format, similar to the body of the guitar.But a lack of large-scale production (industries bladesmiths) knives have a huge variation. (Posters on the link provided other details.)

Chris, thank you.

Jerry, this knife is very similar to the "Faca de Ponta" (northeast), but as Tim pointed a knife she is not Brazilian. By having the guard in the traditional format of bayonets and aluminum fornitures unscharacterizes the knife as a Brazilian. Some possessed guard, especially the imported blades (Some Northeast Brazilian bladesmith imported blade to lay (?) cables - like the gauchos), but not they had the same format of bayonets.

Best regards

Brezolin

3rd September 2011, 01:38 PM	#2
Maskell Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 38	I don't know what this piece is, I see some similarity in this post, the metal mounts are aluminum, the guard in the shape of a Lebel bayonet. The pumpkin shape ball pommel is horn and much eaten by insects. Grip is reeded bone. 17" overall. Any idea? Best, Jerry Attached Images

3rd September 2011, 07:25 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	Great topic very interesting, I like the cross referencing. Jerry your knife is from West Africa, French speaking west Africa. There is stuff in the archive I will try to find. In the meantime here are some of mine. Links and waffle. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...net+collectors http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=liberia Attached Images Last edited by Tim Simmons; 3rd September 2011 at 07:40 PM.

3rd September 2011, 11:32 AM	#1
Chris Evans Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 685	Brezolin, Muito obrigado for your post and that wonderful link to Brazilian knives. Cheers Chris

4th September 2011, 04:43 PM	#4
Maskell Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 38	Tim, Thanks so much for your information and the links, until now with your help I had no idea and West Africa it appears to be. Many thanks, Jerry

5th September 2011, 05:40 AM	#5
Brezolin Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Posts: 3	Hello guys! Thanks for the reception! Gene, are two beautiful "facas de ponta". The only thing that caught my attention was the sheath of small, unusual. Usually the sheath of "Facas de ponta" tip is with leather, and when they had metal tips possessed typical format, similar to the body of the guitar.But a lack of large-scale production (industries bladesmiths) knives have a huge variation. (Posters on the link provided other details.) Chris, thank you. Jerry, this knife is very similar to the "Faca de Ponta" (northeast), but as Tim pointed a knife she is not Brazilian. By having the guard in the traditional format of bayonets and aluminum fornitures unscharacterizes the knife as a Brazilian. Some possessed guard, especially the imported blades (Some Northeast Brazilian bladesmith imported blade to lay (?) cables - like the gauchos), but not they had the same format of bayonets. Best regards Brezolin