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Chris Evans · 30th July 2008, 06:16 AM

Hi Lee,

I must admit that the `NAPOLEON III' looks a bit suspect, but one can never know for sure.

You have a nice antique Creole knife.

Something that has often puzzled me about a lot of these knifes, antique facons included, is that so many had very smooth handles, hardly able to afford a decent grip if covered in blood. One would have expected a knife that was to be used for butchering, or fighting to have a rough textured grip, as found on medieval and renaissance daggers.

Cheers
Chris

30th July 2008, 06:16 AM	#2
Chris Evans Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 685	Hi Lee, I must admit that the `NAPOLEON III' looks a bit suspect, but one can never know for sure. You have a nice antique Creole knife. Something that has often puzzled me about a lot of these knifes, antique facons included, is that so many had very smooth handles, hardly able to afford a decent grip if covered in blood. One would have expected a knife that was to be used for butchering, or fighting to have a rough textured grip, as found on medieval and renaissance daggers. Cheers Chris Last edited by Chris Evans; 30th July 2008 at 10:41 AM.