Chinese (?) knife

David · 17th December 2007, 12:16 AM

I ran across this little utility knife in an antique mall and the price seemed right so i bought it. 9" overall in the sheath, blade alone just under 4", 7 1/2" with the hilt.
The hilt grips could be ivory or some kind of horn. It gets translucent near the ferrule so it doesn't look like bone to me. I don't know what the black material is nor the "white" metal, but there does seem to be some copper involved.
The sheath seems to be some kind of low grade silver or maybe just nickel silver with a band of ray skin in the middle.
Any ideas as to place, date, usage would be welcome.

17th December 2007, 12:16 AM	#1
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,100	Chinese (?) knife I ran across this little utility knife in an antique mall and the price seemed right so i bought it. 9" overall in the sheath, blade alone just under 4", 7 1/2" with the hilt. The hilt grips could be ivory or some kind of horn. It gets translucent near the ferrule so it doesn't look like bone to me. I don't know what the black material is nor the "white" metal, but there does seem to be some copper involved. The sheath seems to be some kind of low grade silver or maybe just nickel silver with a band of ray skin in the middle. Any ideas as to place, date, usage would be welcome. Attached Images