French style belt knife

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Just finished this one. 01 steel, 8"x1 1/4"x1/8", with a full distal taper. Grip is walnut with iron bolster, all steel is very lightly aged. Sheath has braintan cover with wool edgeing, and deer hair brass cones. Thanks for looking.
 
Very nice looking set. I really like the simplicity of the sheath.....very clean.
Mace
 
Very nice . Versatile . If thats what aged steel looks like its a winner .
I like the deer hair brass cones as well . (Musta been a buck)
 
The general shape, mainly the grip, is copied after a French knife in Madisons Grants book "THE KNIFE IN HOMESPUN AMERICA". At least Grant attributed it to being a French import. You may know more than he did about it. Not being a smart ass, you really may. His research was good, but far from perfect.
 
French,English,or what ever country of origin really doesn't matter.the original trade knife shape and size became somewhat generic at that time period. most shipping records have them listed a "boucheron" knives.the only way to truly identify the country of origin is to look at the maker's stamp on the blade and there is a large number of maker's stamps which have not been classified. link to French trade knife site.

http://www.lanouvelle-france.com/beltknives.html#Characteristics%20of%20the%20boucheron%20knife
 
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