greek cretan knife for info

[Kubur]

Hi my friend

it's more a small cretan knife

yes


the silver chased scabbard is really well made,

yes, for the medium part and no, the top and the tip are not good.


the coins are old, pre 1900,

They look like coins but I think they are commemorative dates


Bone and 4 pins for the grip, I think it's mid 20th c. maybe later

We have many Greek members on this forum, they will tell you more.

[Philip]

Originally Posted by Kubur

Hi my friend

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They look like coins but I think they are commemorative dates


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I think they are coins and the dates indicate when they were minted. Note the denomination "20 Lepta". The crown is probably that of the Greek monarchy.

[francantolin]

Hello,
Thank you all for your comments !!

So I mix all comments for conclude as a nice quality not too recent souvenir cretan knife...

Yvain, you nailed it with the translation,

I found the translation written both in latin and greek alphabet looking for Chania on google maps

Chania in Crete is the main city for local craftsman-knifesmakers
still working today ...


Kind regards

[francantolin]

I just found this,
1900 20 lepta coins maybe/sure for make these knives and daggers

Didn't cost nothing... but there is absolutely all , + and - on ebay...

[Duccio]

This is a photo of the interior of one of the many cutlery shops in Chania, Crete. On the shelf, on the left, you can see numerous modern Cretan knives, sold as souvenirs: some are very bad (plastic handles ...,) others very well made, with better materials.The coins that always accompany these knives are mostly reproductions , but it cannot be excluded that there are also originals. On the top right of the shelf, note a series of WWII helmets (Italian and German, I would say), as well as swords, sabers and bayonets. The Cretans are still very proud of their tenacious resistance against the Axis troops, a resistance in which Cretan knives play a not secondary role ....