kronckew
17th October 2007, 06:59 PM
curious small knife arrived today,
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s231/kronckew/mayer.jpg
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'
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s231/kronckew/mayer001.jpg
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.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s231/kronckew/mayer.jpg
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'
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s231/kronckew/mayer001.jpg
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.