2nd July 2015, 06:01 PM | #1 |
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Baby Bousaadis
I don't think I've ever seen a Bousaadi this size before. First one is 11 cm, second one is 14.5 cm. They don't look they were cut down from larger blades. Neither came with a sheath.
Do you think they're small utility knives or perhaps souvenirs of a more luggage friendly size? |
3rd July 2015, 09:15 PM | #2 |
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Patch knife ?
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8th July 2015, 06:28 PM | #3 |
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Turns out the larger of the two has a brass blade so I presume it's just a souvenir.
The other one's actually a sturdy little knife with an integral bolster. I've been using it to sharpen my pencil. I'm not sure if the engraving on the blade is a decoration or symbolic. I recall seeing a PDF of Berber symbols, they remind me a bit of those. Last edited by blue lander; 8th July 2015 at 06:40 PM. |
9th July 2015, 11:41 AM | #4 |
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nice little variant bou saadi (algeria) khodmi knife. as you have noted it is not cut down, the shape & lines show it was made the way it is. it would indeed be a nice patch knife, or small utility knife. would be great for peeling fruit & veg.
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