Blades upon Books - Traditionals

AShearer said:
Nice composition Jolipapa. I'm at my house on the water, where my seafaring books are and my navy knives are back home[emoji20][emoji20]
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Thank You! :D AS soon as I may I will add a natural micarta stainless for user as this one is a safe queen.
 
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Very amusing! :D:D Because those GEC 18 Coyotes are certainly a knife out of Lilliputia;) 'Gulliver's Travels ' anyone? An Irish satire classic that has never been out of print since it first appeared in 1726:thumbup:
 
Gulliver's Travels is a true classic in every sense of the word. A great book, very entertaining and deserving all the accolades it has ever received. Since it is an Irish satire and St. Patrick's day is this week now might be a good time to read or reread it.

Here's another classic, published in 1692. It is said to be the oldest book in continuous print other than the Bible, which was printed in the 1450s. Anytime would be a good time to read or reread either of those.

The blade is somewhat unique having received a few modifications by yours truly. It is a GEC farmboy with modded blades, covers and bolster. Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

 
RedFury said:
What can you tell us about the knife, Herder?
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There are no visible markings so I am going to speculate for an answer...
First off, it's a fairly large folder with a handle length of 7 inches and overall length of 12-1/4 inches. The handle is one solid piece of wood with no liners and just the back-strap as the only other piece of metal aside from the blade and blade pin.
The metal back-strap holds the blade in the closed position and also locks the blade in the open position via a peg in the back of the blade which locks into a hole in the back-strap. The back-strap must be pulled outward to unlock and close the blade in the same fashion as the older Italian pic-lock stiletto switchblades. The knife is certainly from the Mediterranean region, and I would guess probably from France with that classic metal back-strap shape. I would also guess that it dates to the early 1900s and would have been a hunting or general use knife.
It is common to find older French knives, even those of high quality, with no makers marks.
 
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A traditional dagger by "Pal Brand, U.K.& R. Co. Germany" 1924 - 1935 (Utica Knife & Razor Co.)

 
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Jack Black said:
Beautiful dagger Herder :thumbup:

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Jack, that guy was certainly not worth that blade, nor anything else, he never thought he was Jesse James or Robin Hood, in fact he was just one more b.....d - sorry but that's just that - btw he was shot down one afternoon just 200m from my home in "my" street. Not a great souvenir :thumbdn:
 
herder said:
There are no visible markings so I am going to speculate for an answer...
First off, it's a fairly large folder with a handle length of 7 inches and overall length of 12-1/4 inches. The handle is one solid piece of wood with no liners and just the back-strap as the only other piece of metal aside from the blade and blade pin.
The metal back-strap holds the blade in the closed position and also locks the blade in the open position via a peg in the back of the blade which locks into a hole in the back-strap. The back-strap must be pulled outward to unlock and close the blade in the same fashion as the older Italian pic-lock stiletto switchblades. The knife is certainly from the Mediterranean region, and I would guess probably from France with that classic metal back-strap shape. I would also guess that it dates to the early 1900s and would have been a hunting or general use knife.
It is common to find older French knives, even those of high quality, with no makers marks.
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There's a thread elsewhere talking about "mouche" or "palme", this is an excellent example, just the ring is missing. The pattern still exists, though quite obsolete now.
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Jolipapa said:
Jack, that guy was certainly not worth that blade, nor anything else, he never thought he was Jesse James or Robin Hood, in fact he was just one more b.....d - sorry but that's just that - btw he was shot down one afternoon just 200m from my home in "my" street. Not a great souvenir :thumbdn:
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I'm not promoting the individual my friend, just reading the book (an Xmas present) :) :thumbup:
 
Great guys--now I have to read this book just to see what all the fuss is about... I knew of it, but never got around to it. Seeing that I teach courses on matters related to it, it's a must. Reservations with regard to its content noted!
 
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