Received knife today, definately old, unfortunate that the scabbard is missing, or would some be made without? I would have thought a bare blade against the arm would not be a good idea. The blade has the 'characteristic' three grooves,parallel, running along both sides of the blade ( not deep enough to be classed as fullers?) which I tend to associate with the Taureg, which now I know is not necessarily true. Is there any significance with these lines? The 'arm band' is leather that is age hardened, is it OK to use leather feed to make it more supple, or is it best to leave 'as is'?
Nevertheless, it's a nice piece and I think a bargain price? (hey, I don't know, I've only recently started collecting
).Will try to post my own pics soon.
Pictures below, the brass is more tarnished than photo's suggest