Photos Any information about this knife?

[Noobknifeowner]

Hello! New member here.
I just bought a knife I thought was nice from a Parisian antique shop for just 10€ and I was wondering if any of the more experienced people here could tell me anything about it such as country of origin or age.

It has a lot of intricate details as you can see in the photos.
https://imgur.com/a/zBi8kJA

 

[Monofletch]

Wow! That is cool.

 

[tltt]

20th century Flyssa knife from Algeria and Morocco. Many were bought and brought over by tourists and returning WWII soldiers. If you Google - Flyssa knife or Flyssa sword, and you'll get more. They are like kukris, wildly collected, with lots of quality ranges.

Edit, here's a nice picture that shows the variation they can have -

https://medias.expertissim.com/medi...loads/object/2013/10/04/12147538/_MG_3818.jpg .

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[DocJD]

20th century Flyssa knife from Algeria and Morocco. Many were bought and brought over by tourists and returning WWII soldiers. If you Google - Flyssa knife or Flyssa sword, and you'll get more. They are like kukris, wildly collected, with lots of quality ranges.

That pommel / butt looks like a meat tenderizer or for some other specific purpose ?

 

[tltt]

That pommel / butt looks like a meat tenderizer or for some other specific purpose ?

This, I don't know. These are very influenced by Spanish explorers, and the patterns they carried. You even see a variation of that style of handle showing up on Cuban ( guanabacoa ) machetes during the late 1800's / early 1900's. That grip really locks your grip in, I wouldn't be surprised if the long versions were used a lot on horseback.

 

[Michel Droz]

Hello! New member here.
I just bought a knife I thought was nice from a Parisian antique shop for just 10€ and I was wondering if any of the more experienced people here could tell me anything about it such as country of origin or age.

It has a lot of intricate details as you can see in the photos.
https://imgur.com/a/zBi8kJA

Hello, you bought a SAIF or NIMCHA from Morocco. Yours is a " souvenir knife " probably not more than 40 years old, not worth more than the price you paid. Michel Droz, Villeneuve, CH.

 

[Noobknifeowner]

Oh wow the grip on the biggest one from the picture is identical to the one I got.
thank you, very interesting information!

20th century Flyssa knife from Algeria and Morocco. Many were bought and brought over by tourists and returning WWII soldiers. If you Google - Flyssa knife or Flyssa sword, and you'll get more. They are like kukris, wildly collected, with lots of quality ranges.

Edit, here's a nice picture that shows the variation they can have -

https://medias.expertissim.com/medi...loads/object/2013/10/04/12147538/_MG_3818.jpg .

Oh

 

[Noobknifeowner]

Thank you Michel! Even if it’s less than 40 years old and just a souvenir, I’m pretty sure 10€ is a very low price for a knife. In my country a « traditional knife » sold as a souvenir is certainly more expensive.

Hello, you bought a SAIF or NIMCHA from Morocco. Yours is a " souvenir knife " probably not more than 40 years old, not worth more than the price you paid. Michel Droz, Villeneuve, CH.