Knife but from when and where

[mariusgmioc]

Hello,

I have this small knife (about 20 cm/ 8") that I have no idea where it came from and when it may have been made.

So any help is welcomed!

[kronckew]

What's the grip made of? looks sort of Mughal/Indian.

[mariusgmioc]

What's the grip made of? looks sort of Indian.

It is some kind of wood.

The motifs look more Celtic to me.

[Rick]

The handle reminds me of the figural dragon carvings on the prow of Viking Longships.

[M ELEY]

But old enough to be Celtic? Scottish dirks take their wooden hilt knotwork design from Celt/Viking designs. Could this be a side knife from Scotland? :shrug::shrug:

[mariusgmioc]

After careful examination of the hilt I became somehow suspicious about the wood it was made of. So I decided to do a little filing.

To my surprise, It came out to be some kind of resin (like bakelite). So obviously the knife is a recent fake and I decided to have it destroyed.

[M ELEY]

Opps! So sorry for that. I think it's happened to all of us before...

[Battara]

Rsword calls this "the price for education".

[David]

So obviously the knife is a recent fake and I decided to have it destroyed.
To be a "fake" it would have to be pretending to be something it wasn't. Since no one knows what that could have been it is what it is (or rather was). I think you may have destroyed a fine letter opener. :)