Three knives from Zimbabwe - and a mystery maker

[ChrisPer]

I have 5 actually 6 knives made by my friend Corn. I'll have to take some digital photo's and post them. I tried calling Corn earlier this year no answer on the number.
I used to exchange ocasional e-mails with his brother in law Ray over the years but the e-mail's have stopped also. I'm motivated now to redouble my efforts and see what I can find out.

That will be great to see.

[tt7560]

I wanted to post my corn smit knives but couldn't was asking for a URL not letting me attach it. I don't have face book etc how doe you get a url to post a picture.

[ChrisPer]

I wanted to post my corn smit knives but couldn't was asking for a URL not letting me attach it. I don't have face book etc how doe you get a url to post a picture.

There are several good ways. If you go join an imagehost such as http://photobucket.com/ or http://imageshack.us/ you can store the images there and they give you a URL for putting them on the forum. If that is just no good for you, you can email the pictures to the address thinkshard (at) yahoo.com (replacing (at) with the usual email at character) and I will put them up. Cheers!

[ChrisPer]

Here are a couple of pics I have from the search:
1) Some Pon Burger knives, his Big Five series:


2) The picture from the French Passion for Knives, showing a similar design by Michel Blum. Note the triangular makers mark on the front of the bolster, reflected in the blade; and although the blade shapes are trailing vs dropped point, the filework on the back is the same pattern:


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