Curious small knife

kronckew · 17th October 2007, 07:59 PM

curious small knife arrived today,

looks vaguely ethnic, interesting barbed choil, guard has acorn on the lower arm, small ring on the top one a bit like a bayonet guard except the ring is only 1/4 in. OD, stag grip, no pommel. joint between guard/bolster/blade is soldered. blade is stamped with an incomplete stamp that appears to say 'durga' or 'burga'

or similar, ground fuller one side of blade. blade is 3 5/8 in. long, 5/8 in wide, 1/16 thick at bolster, slight distal taper. grip is 2 3/4 in, bolster takes up 1/2 in of that, leather sheath has line decorations and a line starburst of 12 rays and five stamps that appear to say MAYER. may not be original to the knife itself. sheath came with a small piece sewn to the back with a strap and stud to hold it into the sheath, the thread on it has disappeared. it is in my possibles drawer awaiting resewing with linen thread.

ariel · 18th October 2007, 02:03 AM

It's "Bursa", a city in Turkey.

kronckew · 18th October 2007, 02:35 AM

all falls into place when you realize thats a 's' not a 'g' - thanks.

bursa appears to have a custom knife making tradition tho i can't google very much info on it. this is of a similar size to a frost scout knife i have, although a bit more delicate looking and a different blade style.

17th October 2007, 07:59 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,184	Curious small knife curious small knife arrived today, looks vaguely ethnic, interesting barbed choil, guard has acorn on the lower arm, small ring on the top one a bit like a bayonet guard except the ring is only 1/4 in. OD, stag grip, no pommel. joint between guard/bolster/blade is soldered. blade is stamped with an incomplete stamp that appears to say 'durga' or 'burga' or similar, ground fuller one side of blade. blade is 3 5/8 in. long, 5/8 in wide, 1/16 thick at bolster, slight distal taper. grip is 2 3/4 in, bolster takes up 1/2 in of that, leather sheath has line decorations and a line starburst of 12 rays and five stamps that appear to say MAYER. may not be original to the knife itself. sheath came with a small piece sewn to the back with a strap and stud to hold it into the sheath, the thread on it has disappeared. it is in my possibles drawer awaiting resewing with linen thread. Last edited by kronckew; 17th October 2007 at 08:21 PM.

18th October 2007, 02:03 AM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	It's "Bursa", a city in Turkey.

18th October 2007, 02:35 AM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,184	all falls into place when you realize thats a 's' not a 'g' - thanks. bursa appears to have a custom knife making tradition tho i can't google very much info on it. this is of a similar size to a frost scout knife i have, although a bit more delicate looking and a different blade style.