Another vintage folding knife

[Cliff B.]

Hi All, I have come across another vintage folding knife from my father. This one has no markings at all. Any information at all would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

IMG_6870 by Cliff Baron, on Flickr

IMG_6869 by Cliff Baron, on Flickr

IMG_6871 by Cliff Baron, on Flickr

 

[Getting older]

Hi All, I have come across another vintage folding knife from my father. This one has no markings at all. Any information at all would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

IMG_6870 by Cliff Baron, on Flickr

IMG_6869 by Cliff Baron, on Flickr

IMG_6871 by Cliff Baron, on Flickr

No idea but I have one I inherited also,sets in my tool box

 

[Henry Beige]

The external back spring and overall look recall the Okapi ratchet knives. The long leaf-shaped blade looks a lot better than the current Okapi’s clip. The external spring is an old design that used to show up a lot more often than it does today.

 

[tltt]

French. You sometimes see them etched "Le Compagnon des Tranchees" and being sold as WWI knives. It is hard to to tell when these actually date to because the French cataloged these huge ring pull clasp knives for a long time. See here -

https://gmic.co.uk/topic/68740-wwi-french-couvreux-folding-knives/ .

https://forum.pages14-18.com/viewtopic.php?t=8766 .

I'd only be comfortable saying pre WWII.

Edit - cool 1915 dated french photo with one -

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[Cliff B.]

Thanks tltt! That's exactly the type of info I was looking for. My great uncle brought back a few souvenirs from WWI. I'm now thinking this knife was one of them. The best piece he brought back was a German bayonet.

 

[Shotgun]

It looks like a cross between a resolza and an okapi. Neat knife.