French Vendetta Corse?

RobT · 3rd January 2016, 11:01 PM

Hello,
Slip joint folder with 4.125" blade. No marks on blade. Hilt 5.25" long. Brass bolsters & butt caps. Steel liners & pins. Horn scales. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
RobT

ingelred · 10th January 2016, 11:53 AM

Hello,

this knife is from Italy, and as far as I remember, from Sicily.
A similar knife is pictured in

Navajas Antiguas / Antique Clasp Knifes

by

Raphael Martinez Del Peral Y Forton

on page 169 in plate 179.

Best regards, Helge

RobT · 10th January 2016, 05:54 PM

Inglered,
Thanks so much for the ID. I would assume that my knife is the Sicilian folding version of the fixed blade Vendetta knife?. Do you have any idea how old it is?
Sincerely,
RobT

3rd January 2016, 11:01 PM	#1
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 523	French Vendetta Corse? Hello, Slip joint folder with 4.125" blade. No marks on blade. Hilt 5.25" long. Brass bolsters & butt caps. Steel liners & pins. Horn scales. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, RobT Attached Images

10th January 2016, 05:54 PM	#3
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 523	Thanks Inglered, Thanks so much for the ID. I would assume that my knife is the Sicilian folding version of the fixed blade Vendetta knife?. Do you have any idea how old it is? Sincerely, RobT

10th January 2016, 11:53 AM	#2
ingelred Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moenchengladbach, Germany Posts: 62	Hello, this knife is from Italy, and as far as I remember, from Sicily. A similar knife is pictured in Navajas Antiguas / Antique Clasp Knifes by Raphael Martinez Del Peral Y Forton on page 169 in plate 179. Best regards, Helge