Spanish knife ?

graeme gt · 19th August 2009, 11:01 PM

Pics still poor will do better .

Marc · 20th August 2009, 09:54 AM

Well, regarding the "name", what I read in the inscription is:

"Nobre de 1897"

which makes me think the "Nobre" bit is not a name but a contraction of "Noviembre". If I'm right, the inscription would then be translated as "November of 1897".
Not a flourished nakago mei in a nihonto's tang (then it would read something like "a lucky autumn's day in the secon year of the Regency of Maria Cristina"), but a date, nonetheless

Nice old Canary knife, Graeme. The Albacete one is also a beaut

graeme gt · 20th August 2009, 06:40 PM

Hi Marc ,i thought it could be a month but my Spanish is limited .

Marc · 21st August 2009, 11:20 AM

Well, that's what we're here for

19th August 2009, 11:01 PM	#1
graeme gt Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 97	Pics still poor will do better .

20th August 2009, 09:54 AM	#2
Marc Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madrid / Barcelona Posts: 256	Well, regarding the "name", what I read in the inscription is: "Nobre de 1897" which makes me think the "Nobre" bit is not a name but a contraction of "Noviembre". If I'm right, the inscription would then be translated as "November of 1897". Not a flourished nakago mei in a nihonto's tang (then it would read something like "a lucky autumn's day in the secon year of the Regency of Maria Cristina"), but a date, nonetheless Nice old Canary knife, Graeme. The Albacete one is also a beaut

20th August 2009, 06:40 PM	#3
graeme gt Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 97	Hi Marc ,i thought it could be a month but my Spanish is limited .

21st August 2009, 11:20 AM	#4
Marc Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madrid / Barcelona Posts: 256	Well, that's what we're here for