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CourseEight · 2nd November 2008, 01:04 PM

Thanks for the replies so far! The straight-line distance from the end of the handle to the tip of the scabbard is 14.5 in. Blade length approx. 9 in.

I did mean crude in a comparitive sense, of course. It's quite a pretty piece, and still VERY sharp, so a hunting sort of knife makes perfect sense. I wonder how the motifs of the handle may relate to hunting in some way? I'm actually quite interested in what the handle is supposed to represent. Also, do you think the stylized tip might represent a heart?

M ELEY and everyone, I would be very interested in seeing scabbards and hunting trousses in general of this time period for comparison!

--Radleigh

2nd November 2008, 01:04 PM	#5
CourseEight Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Coral Springs, FL Posts: 222	Thanks for the replies so far! The straight-line distance from the end of the handle to the tip of the scabbard is 14.5 in. Blade length approx. 9 in. I did mean crude in a comparitive sense, of course. It's quite a pretty piece, and still VERY sharp, so a hunting sort of knife makes perfect sense. I wonder how the motifs of the handle may relate to hunting in some way? I'm actually quite interested in what the handle is supposed to represent. Also, do you think the stylized tip might represent a heart? M ELEY and everyone, I would be very interested in seeing scabbards and hunting trousses in general of this time period for comparison! --Radleigh