indian bichwa ? British blade ?

francantolin · 30th November 2016, 06:44 PM

Hello,

I'd like to buy this knife,
the seller tell me it come from India and is almost 50 years old,
the shape of the blade is interesting and often seen in india but the blade has the engraving EC Works.
Does somebody know this brand ?
Do you think it can be an old british blade transformed in India ?
Is it just crap ?

Kind regards

Francantolin

kronckew · 30th November 2016, 07:09 PM

is that an R or an E?

R.C.Works or R.C.Works? there's a cutlers street in london EC district. i like the knife. doesn't look like a bichwa tho. looks more european.

francantolin · 30th November 2016, 07:34 PM

Hello,
it is E.C. WORKS .
Londonian cutlery ?

Kind regards

Jim McDougall · 30th November 2016, 07:35 PM

I agree with Wayne, and very much like this dagger, which while not technically 'bichwa', it is clearly a rendition so intended. Personally I have been fascinated with British India most of my life, and these kinds of hybridizations are in my view intriguing .

Even though not 'old', the traditions and confluences of both Indian and British cultures are well represented and mindful of the colorful history of the Raj.

kronckew · 1st December 2016, 10:47 AM

would love to have seen the scabbard it came with.

francantolin · 1st December 2016, 08:51 PM

Sadly no scabbard !...

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 2nd December 2016, 04:51 PM

I have one of these in my store ...Perhaps I can dig it out....but anyway on looking up all things London Cutlers etc I discovered this nice old book which is a freebie on;

https://archive.org/stream/historyof.../n415/mode/2up

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

30th November 2016, 06:44 PM	#1
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 878	indian bichwa ? British blade ? Hello, I'd like to buy this knife, the seller tell me it come from India and is almost 50 years old, the shape of the blade is interesting and often seen in india but the blade has the engraving EC Works. Does somebody know this brand ? Do you think it can be an old british blade transformed in India ? Is it just crap ? Kind regards Francantolin Attached Images

30th November 2016, 07:09 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,184	is that an R or an E? R.C.Works or R.C.Works? there's a cutlers street in london EC district. i like the knife. doesn't look like a bichwa tho. looks more european.

30th November 2016, 07:34 PM	#3
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 878	Hello, it is E.C. WORKS . Londonian cutlery ? Kind regards

30th November 2016, 07:35 PM	#4
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,955	I agree with Wayne, and very much like this dagger, which while not technically 'bichwa', it is clearly a rendition so intended. Personally I have been fascinated with British India most of my life, and these kinds of hybridizations are in my view intriguing . Even though not 'old', the traditions and confluences of both Indian and British cultures are well represented and mindful of the colorful history of the Raj.

1st December 2016, 10:47 AM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,184	would love to have seen the scabbard it came with.

1st December 2016, 08:51 PM	#6
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 878	Sadly no scabbard !...

2nd December 2016, 04:51 PM	#7
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	I have one of these in my store ...Perhaps I can dig it out....but anyway on looking up all things London Cutlers etc I discovered this nice old book which is a freebie on; https://archive.org/stream/historyof.../n415/mode/2up Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi.