31st August 2022, 12:32 AM | #1 |
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1840-1880?, Laguiole ,Massoptier ?with Trocar, fly,
Hi everyone, just picked up this beauty last Sunday from an antique store/ garage sale. cost a whole 8 $.
My first though was it was close to a Navaja, then I thought it could be a sailors knife with a marlin spike, and clasp. then I found the partly legible markings on the blade would stand for Laguiole , Massoptier So this is a Laguiole knife, and the spike would be a trocar or awl.. for puncturing livestocks stomachs... i wonder if that was just an excuse to validate carrying a much more intimidating weapon. like the markings on some stilettos.. I could hardly find any photos of antique laguioles, if you have please share. I could find no info on the Massoptier, except for some new modern company in the 80's. apparently all the original knife makers closed down around world war 1. I see a fly, not a bee. as for the Sheppard's cross , on mine it is not the cross with a long base, to me it looks more like the five dots of the portuguese, like the 5 shields on the flag / coins.. please share any thoughts. thanks I added the watch chain to the knife, it snaps closed and locks open tight, i can see why these knives won rewards. |
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