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2nd May 2016, 07:01 PM
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Interesting piece, it has a simple brutality which I guess is what knives are all about. I agree could be a WW1 trench knife...
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2nd May 2016, 10:02 PM
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Maybe Chinese? Boxer Rebellion? The Germans had a presence in China at that time.
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3rd May 2016, 08:00 AM
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Good suggestion there is semblance to Chinese knife forms. It appears to have a military design made to hang from a clip of some kind , like some army belts.
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3rd May 2016, 08:48 AM
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Thanks very much for all the input!
I will have to dig deeper in some directions. Enclosed another detail shot. Best, taube. |
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3rd May 2016, 02:45 PM
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Another possibility is Spanish, from the civil war. The blade is like many Spanish knives and the Spanish bayonet scabbard has that nipple shape on the metal end piece of the scabbard. Just thoughts on a military and cultural mix in design?
Another thought South America, Argentina? |
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3rd May 2016, 09:56 PM
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I see the resemblance to what are sometimes called "Chinese Bowie knives" but it is not one of them.
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4th May 2016, 12:22 AM
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The scabbard is of European design and manufacture.
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