Little Ethnic knife or ID please

colin henshaw · 23rd February 2011, 01:22 PM

The combination of the chip carving to the wood and the method of the brass strip being wrapped round, with the ends folded together like that, does make me think of North African work (Algeria, Morocco). A bit like the construction used in flyssa knives...

Regards.

fernando · 23rd February 2011, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by colin henshaw

... A bit like the construction used in flyssa knives...

Good reasoning !

tom hyle · 19th March 2011, 01:31 AM

The ne Africa hypothesis seems possible, but my initial thought is Phillipines. There is only one pic still up and it at a wierd angle.......

23rd February 2011, 01:22 PM	#1
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	The combination of the chip carving to the wood and the method of the brass strip being wrapped round, with the ends folded together like that, does make me think of North African work (Algeria, Morocco). A bit like the construction used in flyssa knives... Regards.

19th March 2011, 01:31 AM	#3
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	The ne Africa hypothesis seems possible, but my initial thought is Phillipines. There is only one pic still up and it at a wierd angle.......