Thank you, TVV, for your answer. You don't discourage me at all, no problem. That my knife isn't ment to be carried around all day was always obvious and the leather embossing and the ring of your example are definitely very similar. What strikes me as odd are two facts: I've never ever seen a second example of my blade in 20 years of looking for it. That's quite a unique souvenir. And the blade is definitely quite well made. I got one of those examples that you've shown here - though without this intricate embossing - and totally agree that the blade it just a cheap piece of metal as it is the case with several north african knifes I've seen and/or own. This knife though got indeed a pretty well made forged blade and is quite sharp.
Best
Thomas
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