Bou-saâdi knife

katana · 11th February 2007, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manolo

Hi David, I think the misalignment of the handle on your example is purely a result of simple craftsmanship. I think the tang was not fitted precisely, only "crudely". I also think that distinctions of right-handed or left-handed may not apply to knife fights, as a fighter would change from one hand to another depending on the situation. Being limited to one hand only would be a terrible disadvantage I think.

Emanuel

Hi Emanuel....thanks for the info.
The knife is well crafted and a simple mistake of cutting the 'slot', to accept the tang of the knife at the wrong angle, seems unlikely to me. The handle would be the cheapest and easiest componant to replace if it had been wrongly cut. If you could 'handle' the knife....I am confident that you would agree that this 'alignment' was deliberate.

Regards David

Freddy · 11th February 2007, 06:14 PM

Katana, I don't think that my bou-saâdi knife is off-centre. Look at the pics

Perhaps it is like Manolo wrote, just some crude craftmanship.

Your remark on the file marks could be correct, though. Perhaps it's a kind of a signature.

Tim Simmons · 11th February 2007, 06:38 PM

This one seems not to be made from a file. It is also straight.

11th February 2007, 06:38 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,854	This one seems not to be made from a file. It is also straight. Attached Images

11th February 2007, 06:14 PM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Katana, I don't think that my bou-saâdi knife is off-centre. Look at the pics Perhaps it is like Manolo wrote, just some crude craftmanship. Your remark on the file marks could be correct, though. Perhaps it's a kind of a signature.