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[gp]

great, thnx a lot for these examples!

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by gp

great, thnx a lot for these examples!

You're welcome!

[vitorvt]

Thank you Sajen, thank you gp, for your interest and for sharing your knowledge and pics.

Sajen, I don't know if the figure is Saint Hubertus von Liege, as the one on my knife has a spear. As for the lady, she is depicted on top of a crescent moon, which indicates that She is Our Lady Mary. And I think that in turn is on top of a snake? I'm going to clean it now.
Yours is a considerable collection, with some very interesting and exquisite pieces, thank you for sharing.
I had no idea that such a variety of knives existed. It is a good theme for collecting, provided that the prices are not exorbitant.

It has been established that it is a nicker, but what about the age? 19th century? Older? Questions and more questions...
Thank you.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by vitorvt

Thank you Sajen, thank you gp, for your interest and for sharing your knowledge and pics.

Sajen, I don't know if the figure is Saint Hubertus von Liege, as the one on my knife has a spear. As for the lady, she is depicted on top of a crescent moon, which indicates that She is Our Lady Mary. And I think that in turn is on top of a snake? I'm going to clean it now.
Yours is a considerable collection, with some very interesting and exquisite pieces, thank you for sharing.
I had no idea that such a variety of knives existed. It is a good theme for collecting, provided that the prices are not exorbitant.

It has been established that it is a nicker, but what about the age? 19th century? Older? Questions and more questions...
Thank you.

Hi Vitor,

Please share pictures when it's cleaned! And be careful with the cleaning, like GP said, there is a risk to remove the golden (?) accents.
It could be Hubertus but it could also be another figure, it's difficult to see due the rust. And yes, it will be from the 19th century, how old exactly I can't say. Your nicker is a real beauty, I never have seen a similar one before.

Regards,
Detlef

[vitorvt]

I'll share the before and after pics. I can already say that the finest steel wool on the market, size 0000, scratches, so don't use it (I tried it somewhere else, no worries). Only artificial fiber pads.

[vitorvt]

Testing.
You can see the use of steel wool at the first third of the blade, counting from the left.
Photographing knives is tricky in terms of lighting.

This one is easier to id:

https://www.hubertus-solingen.com/ka...-jahre_en.html

[vitorvt]

It’s clean. There was some dirt on it. It looks like the black marks won’t come off. Notice the snake’s tail coiled around the handle.


Thank you for watching and comments.

[vitorvt]

It's clean for now, it was a bit dirty. Apparently the black stains won't come out.


Notice the snake coiled around the cable; what I thought was a crack at the top of the blade is actually the snake coiled up in 3D.