PERHAPS ITS A DOG OR PERHAPS ITS A BAT ? THE BAT IS OFTEN USED IN SOME AREAS FOR SWORD POMMELS AND A DOG OFTEN ACCOMPANIES A WARRIOR IN MANY OLDER WOOD CARVINGS. A DOG POMMEL WOULD BE LESS TRADITIONAL AND MORE UNCOMMON THAN THE FRUIT BAT. THE BLADE IS WHAT I USUALLY REFER TO AS A BOWIE TYPE SO THERE ARE SEVERAL INFLUENCES INVOLVED IN THIS KNIFE WHICH MAKES IT INTERESTING AND PERHAPS UNIQUE. I SUSPECT THIS IS POST WW2 AND PERHAPS MADE BY SOMEONE WHO MAY NEVER HAVE SEEN OR ATE FRUIT BAT WHICH IS OFTEN CALLED A FLYING FOX AND SOMEWHAT DOG LIKE.
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