Help in identifying several blades needed!

katana · 30th April 2008, 05:02 PM

In the first pic is another F/S dagger hilt, looks to be the Mk2.. the F/S in the third pic is a Mk3.
Isn't that a bolas in the third pic ?

I agree with Lew, a Hausa dagger ....mid -late 20th C ??

Regards David

Gonzalo G · 1st May 2008, 05:33 PM

Kronckew, very interesting info, thank you. I didn´t know how to call this kind of knife, so I called a "kind" of another which vaguely reminded me this one. I don´t know if this specific knife has a special name, as sometimes this special adaptations does have a name.
My best regards

Gonzalo

kronckew · 1st May 2008, 06:47 PM

it does look a lot like a beaver tail knife, they were popular with some native american tribes, i seem to recall that the french supplied a lot of the blades.

sheep shears are made of excellent steel as they need to stand up to a lot of abuse while staying sharp, they lend themselves to conversion into knives of differing configurations, as shown in the link i provided. (each shear makes two knives too!) the unusual tang makes them a very distinctive style when you know what they are. crazycrow has a kit for making your own beaver tail knife, or if you are so inclined, you can buy a sheep shear via ebay and experiment, i'd suggest specifying the non-offset style shear.

Tim Simmons · 1st May 2008, 07:01 PM

Looking in Ron Flook "British and Commonwealth Military Knives" these two appear to be; wood handle knife- Royal Navy deck knife, non-magnetic. Still in production for NATO.
The bowie type is a version of ww2 Australian made V-44. Made for AUS and US military and private purchase.

Gonzalo G · 2nd May 2008, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronckew

it does look a lot like a beaver tail knife, they were popular with some native american tribes, i seem to recall that the french supplied a lot of the blades.

sheep shears are made of excellent steel as they need to stand up to a lot of abuse while staying sharp, they lend themselves to conversion into knives of differing configurations, as shown in the link i provided. (each shear makes two knives too!) the unusual tang makes them a very distinctive style when you know what they are. crazycrow has a kit for making your own beaver tail knife, or if you are so inclined, you can buy a sheep shear via ebay and experiment, i'd suggest specifying the non-offset style shear.

!Thank you! I think I´ll do, as old and cheap shears can be got in ebay. The specification (non-offset) is specially useful.
My best regards

Gonzalo

1st May 2008, 07:01 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,842	Looking in Ron Flook "British and Commonwealth Military Knives" these two appear to be; wood handle knife- Royal Navy deck knife, non-magnetic. Still in production for NATO. The bowie type is a version of ww2 Australian made V-44. Made for AUS and US military and private purchase. Attached Images

30th April 2008, 05:02 PM	#1
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	In the first pic is another F/S dagger hilt, looks to be the Mk2.. the F/S in the third pic is a Mk3. Isn't that a bolas in the third pic ? I agree with Lew, a Hausa dagger ....mid -late 20th C ?? Regards David

1st May 2008, 05:33 PM	#2
Gonzalo G Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nothern Mexico Posts: 458	Kronckew, very interesting info, thank you. I didn´t know how to call this kind of knife, so I called a "kind" of another which vaguely reminded me this one. I don´t know if this specific knife has a special name, as sometimes this special adaptations does have a name. My best regards Gonzalo

1st May 2008, 06:47 PM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	it does look a lot like a beaver tail knife, they were popular with some native american tribes, i seem to recall that the french supplied a lot of the blades. sheep shears are made of excellent steel as they need to stand up to a lot of abuse while staying sharp, they lend themselves to conversion into knives of differing configurations, as shown in the link i provided. (each shear makes two knives too!) the unusual tang makes them a very distinctive style when you know what they are. crazycrow has a kit for making your own beaver tail knife, or if you are so inclined, you can buy a sheep shear via ebay and experiment, i'd suggest specifying the non-offset style shear.