my new corsican/french navaja for your viewing pleasure

[pallas]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/maersk/BuSyVrgEWkKGrHqRiYEv10I-UIBLsC61qT_.jpg




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/maersk/BuSyomQBWkKGrHqNhUEv10IYHNBLsDj5j_3.jpg





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/maersk/BuSz5OgB2kKGrHqZhQEv10DS-bBLsGSM5w_.jpg






http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/maersk/BuSzggCGkKGrHqNjEEv10LUQOBLsFfPb4g_.jpg





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/maersk/BuSzGIQCGkKGrHqRjEv10FyOYBLsEoSQg_3.jpg





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/maersk/BuS1H7gmkKGrHqVjkEv10DB6HBLsIlUSkw_.jpg




anyone have any idea of how old it is? i know it has a "veritable bernard" stamp on the blade. im interested in the french/corsican/italian made navajas but cant find much in the way of reading material on them. its 20 inches long when unfolded, hopefully still sharp.

[Lee]

A non-registered reader has e-mailed me with the following information:

'Veritable Bernard 76' is a trade mark of Besset Jarrige & Fils, a cutler based in Thiers in the centre of France and is from the late 19thC (this company was at its peak in the early years of the 20thC prior to the 1st World War). It is not actually made in Corsica, despite the style and the Corsican motifs/arms on it's grip scales.

[katana]

I believe they are often refered to as 'vendetta' knives.

Regards David

[Chris Evans]

Hi,

Lee and David summed it up pretty neatly. It is the kind of knife that Frenchmen think Corsicans ought to use. :D

Cheers
Chris