Large old ''bowie'' scout knife ?

[francantolin]

Thank you for your messages ! 🙂

The blade maybe made with an old file ?
It's possible, I will see and post pictures when I get it ...

[Interested Party]

I would agree with the serrations being an old file or made to be a file. I made one knife and cut half the spine into a file. I was not happy with the functionality.

The top of the sheath looks relatively new, and machine sewn. I would not be surprised if there was a liner of plastic helping it hold its shape similar to some 1970s Schrade sheaths.

[francantolin]

Hello,
I finally received it,
It came with a small 30cm knife ( a kind of gaucho knife or german origin )
So :
For me it must be a kind of old pioneer dagger,
Scabbard and dagger are old/ really older than the ''baldric'' who seems more recent ( 60-80's )

I prefer the dagger without it !
The scabbard looks like some old german hunting daggers.
.
Interesting on scabbard and guard:
an old fixation system.
Still works good...

On the back of the blade there is more a large teeth file rather than a saw as de said.
I wonder when they will use it ??
The blade is well made ( massive with sharp ends) and I don't think they just forge it with an old file an leave it like that...

[francantolin]

Another pics...
Withthe interesting kind of ''locket'' system

Kind regards

[francantolin]

Originally Posted by francantolin

Hello,
I finally received it,
It came with a small 30cm knife ( a kind of gaucho knife or german origin )
So :
For me it must be a kind of old pioneer dagger,
Scabbard and dagger are old/ really older than the ''baldric'' who seems more recent ( 60-80's )

I prefer the dagger without it !
The scabbard looks like some old german hunting daggers.
.
Interesting on scabbard and guard:
an old fixation system.
Still works good...

On the back of the blade there is more a large teeth file rather than a saw as de said.
I wonder when they will use it ??
The blade is well made ( massive with sharp ends) and I don't think they just forge it with an old file an leave it like that...

For the utility of the file ,
Just thought now:

for a useful survival knife: help prisonners / file through prison bars
( sure dynamite or keys are be more efficient ! )