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a small sized / little knife like a bichaq from Crete made either during the Ottoman era or based upon the knives from that period; 19th century.
Strange and sacrilage to me is that someone thought it necessary to engrave the blade. Mine with text and a date 1961 Not a single incident as you can see from one picture also found on another one I tracked on the internet (to see if mine was a forgery or something else) with a date 1951. Dimensions: total lenght: 19,8 cm blade: 9 cm handle: 19 cm scabbard (wood covered with leather): 10,7 cm handle with 3 rivets, 4 circular with dots decoration Last edited by gp; 21st May 2020 at 09:38 PM. |
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Hi gp:
These knives have been discussed on this Forum previously. There is also a nice historical three-part description online, starting here, that traces the history, manufacture, and cultural significance of these knives. What you have is a bone-handled version of a common form of Cretan knife made for those who travel. The modern Greek inscription and a rough outline of the island inscribed on the blade is typical. The 1961 date is probably an accurate reflection of when it was made. I have a similar knife that was also dated 1961 and was discussed on the old UBB Forum (now no longer available). I will try to find the old pictures and post them. Ian. Last edited by Ian; 21st May 2020 at 10:33 PM. |
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I could hardly find anything at all, except for 2 sites whose owners were convinced it to be ancient Ottoman and one having a pricetag of 200 US$ to it. Lucky I got mine for Euro 40 (still too much but a nice visualisation of a Cretan knife of earlier days nevertheless). Thanks for your correction, most highly appreciated ! |
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Last I heard the guy, made making these was still making them, by Apostolis in Xania,he was a Turk in the Greek part of the island but got along with his neighbours. His son might have taken over...He was getting old and his production had dropped.
I of course have one too. A bit newer. |
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