Funny Coincidence
Hi Kahnjar1,
I just happened to pick up one of these just last week. Kubur is correct. These knives are typical of Bosnia/Sarajevo. The knives vary greatly in size. The one I just got has a 5" blade marked "Sarayevo 1889" on one side and stamped with the Sarajevo knife symbol on the other. I also have an example with an unmarked 7" blade. My biggest one has a 10" blade marked "Sarayevo 1890". I also have a knife and fork set marked "Bosnia Foca 1891" (there is a diacritical mark above the "c" in "Foca" that I can't reproduce). According to Wikipedia, Bosnia Foca is in eastern Bosnia Herzegovina on the Drina river. Both the knife and fork have the characteristic Sarajevo knife handles. The knife blade is only 4" long. I suspect that the knife and fork were originally a trousse set and the sheath has been lost.
Sincerely,
RobT
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