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trenchwarfare · 31st December 2012, 10:52 PM

Typical of both German, and English folding hunting knives. Can be used for small game, and food prep when folded, large game and chopping, when un-folded. Guard pieces look too plain for this knife. Most likely replacements. Any and all, could be Gypsy carried.

DaveA · 5th January 2013, 03:58 AM

Thanks Dom for posting the pictures of your Laguoile knives. I too am very fond of them, especially those with hilts of wood marquetry.

The mechanism on Chregu's blade is unknown to me.

Is the blade wootz? I could not say but I do like the pattern. I have not seen a lock blade with a wootz blade, although I'm sure modern examples must exist.

Great find! I love mystery blades!

David

spiral · 5th January 2013, 11:40 AM

Looks like an Indian copy of the original British design.

Theve copied them out there since at least the 20s probably longer ago than that,

Spiral

5th January 2013, 03:58 AM	#2
DaveA Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 424	Very interesting Thanks Dom for posting the pictures of your Laguoile knives. I too am very fond of them, especially those with hilts of wood marquetry. The mechanism on Chregu's blade is unknown to me. Is the blade wootz? I could not say but I do like the pattern. I have not seen a lock blade with a wootz blade, although I'm sure modern examples must exist. Great find! I love mystery blades! David

31st December 2012, 10:52 PM	#1
trenchwarfare Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 385	Typical of both German, and English folding hunting knives. Can be used for small game, and food prep when folded, large game and chopping, when un-folded. Guard pieces look too plain for this knife. Most likely replacements. Any and all, could be Gypsy carried.

5th January 2013, 11:40 AM	#3
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Looks like an Indian copy of the original British design. Theve copied them out there since at least the 20s probably longer ago than that, Spiral