id small pretty letter opener

[vitorvt]

Testing.
You can see the use of steel wool at the first third of the blade, counting from the left.
Photographing knives is tricky in terms of lighting.

This one is easier to id:

https://www.hubertus-solingen.com/ka...-jahre_en.html

[vitorvt]

It’s clean. There was some dirt on it. It looks like the black marks won’t come off. Notice the snake’s tail coiled around the handle.


Thank you for watching and comments.

[vitorvt]

It's clean for now, it was a bit dirty. Apparently the black stains won't come out.


Notice the snake coiled around the cable; what I thought was a crack at the top of the blade is actually the snake coiled up in 3D.

[Rick]

I think the blackened areas speak to the age of the Nicker and IMO should they be removed, it would be like refinishing an 18th century piece of furniture. (insert shrug here)

[vitorvt]

Originally Posted by Rick

I think the blackened areas speak to the age of the Nicker and IMO should they be removed, it would be like refinishing an 18th century piece of furniture. (insert shrug here)

I agree, though I wouldn’t be surprised if it actually dates from the 20th century.

Correction: The AI says it’s a dragon, not a snake.

[gp]

Originally Posted by vitorvt

It's clean for now, it was a bit dirty. Apparently the black stains won't come out.
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Notice the snake coiled around the cable; what I thought was a crack at the top of the blade is actually the snake coiled up in 3D.
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forget about the black stains; sometime it is not possible to "clean" every kind of contamination on a blade but what is most interesting to me is to see 2 different type of "saints" on the blade.

Mother Mary one one side but who would be the other?
Never seen that double combination...

But what is the male figure exactly holding in his hands?

Strange to me is that there is no kind of Coat of Arms or indication of either the religious nature or aristocratic background of the male figure present...
That indication would normally be present one way or another of one looks at drawings, etchings, coins or medails of the like ...

As for the lady and dragon; only I can think of is ancient Byzantine St. Margaret emerging from the dragon...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_the_Virgin
https://www.unexpectedtraveller.com/st-margaret/

also the "tulip" like decoration above their heads shows similarities with Eastern decorations , be it Ottoman, Byzantine or other of that region.
Although that contradicts the type of blade ....unless it might be Hungarian, Transsylvanian and influenced by the Eastern hemispheres ...
But that is my speculating ...and as we all know; assumptions is the mother of all - beep- ups...☺☺☺
Well..."you don't always want what you get " is the title of a Stones song as well☻☻☻
So who's next..?

Really lookin' forward to find out more and solving this most interesting issue