uncommon belgian bread knife with arm support

TimW · 2nd February 2013, 04:46 PM

I recently acquired a rather intriguing knife. It is an old belgian bread knife of crude but skilled manufacture.

The knife has a thin convex blade and a full tang construction. The handle is probably ash. The funniest of all is the arm rest. When using, the cutting edge is oriented towards the user; the big farmer breads are usually held against the chest.

What is interesting is the way the knife was made: steel seems to be laminated (old steel with plenty of impurities); different pieces are forge welded together (just behind the handle, just in front of the u shape & attachment of the u shape to the knife tang).

Age? I guess somewhere between 1850 - 1900.

Enjoy!

tim

2nd February 2013, 04:46 PM	#1
TimW Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 54	uncommon belgian bread knife with arm support I recently acquired a rather intriguing knife. It is an old belgian bread knife of crude but skilled manufacture. The knife has a thin convex blade and a full tang construction. The handle is probably ash. The funniest of all is the arm rest. When using, the cutting edge is oriented towards the user; the big farmer breads are usually held against the chest. What is interesting is the way the knife was made: steel seems to be laminated (old steel with plenty of impurities); different pieces are forge welded together (just behind the handle, just in front of the u shape & attachment of the u shape to the knife tang). Age? I guess somewhere between 1850 - 1900. Enjoy! tim Attached Images