Antique knife

Evgeny_K · 12th January 2017, 10:06 AM

Jim, Alex, thank you!
Punchmarks = indicators of quality looks quite convincing
Look at this sickle of the same period and from the same region - it bears three similar marks:

ALEX · 12th January 2017, 11:22 AM

Evgeny, the same conclusion about these marks was reached by several collectors of similar items that were discovered in Austria, which Styria was/is part of. It is hard to judge the quality of relic blades, but some correlation between number of marks, quality and/or complexity of production or construction can be noticed, so the theory remains plausible.

12th January 2017, 10:06 AM	#1
Evgeny_K Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 216	Jim, Alex, thank you! Punchmarks = indicators of quality looks quite convincing Look at this sickle of the same period and from the same region - it bears three similar marks: Attached Images

12th January 2017, 11:22 AM	#2
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Evgeny, the same conclusion about these marks was reached by several collectors of similar items that were discovered in Austria, which Styria was/is part of. It is hard to judge the quality of relic blades, but some correlation between number of marks, quality and/or complexity of production or construction can be noticed, so the theory remains plausible.