29th September 2019, 02:58 PM | #1 |
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Small folding knife for id please
Hi all , this small little knife caught my eye though im unsure of its origin , it was sold as being middle eastern ? the blade has a mark on it , the handle is horn with brass inlay, its is a locking knife and the brass work has very fine decoration which is worn and hardly visable ,only measures 12cm long
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29th September 2019, 03:40 PM | #2 |
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It looks like a picklock Navaja of some sort; possibly Spanish or French.
The picklock is a feature new to my experience with Navaja's, not that I've seen that many. |
29th September 2019, 03:42 PM | #3 |
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Yes, it's a Spanish navaja!
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29th September 2019, 04:06 PM | #4 |
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Thats great thanks for the Id
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30th September 2019, 03:47 AM | #5 | |
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Cheers Chris |
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30th September 2019, 05:24 AM | #6 |
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Here is an old thread showing several more examples
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30th September 2019, 07:21 AM | #7 | |
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I've been absent for quite some time and have years of threads to catch up on so I might as well start at the top. That's some exceptional detail about the locality, I would have only drilled sown to Catalan but note upon a little reading, Rosellon was a county in Catalan. Thank you. Gavin |
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30th September 2019, 02:12 PM | #8 | |
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In Spanish these knives are are known as "Navajas de Rosellon", or "Navaja Catalana" so that makes identification easy. Here is a link to lots of pics: https://www.google.com/search?q=nava...w=1024&bih=655 Cheers Chris |
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