Recommendation? Knife with symboths and wooden sheath

[C.miller]

so me and my boyfriend went to the river and found a small island where everything gets washed up to I'm guessing because of the dead animal skeleton and sunglasses and trees that were washed up there. I came across a blade in a wooden sheath that has leather on the outside and was sewn together with some kind of thread. The handle of the knife had been broken off and there are symbols carved in the blade that look like they were hand carved. I need someone to point me in the right direction on what to do with/about this.

 

[John A. Larsen]

You will need to post photos of the knife, and where you found it more specific than in a river. John

 

[C.miller]

Please if anyone can try to do there best on a suggestion, please email me to see pictures.

Carliimiill3r@gmail.com

 

[SharpByCoop]

email sent....

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Might be Scandinavian.

Impossible to tell without pics

 

[Mark Knapp]

so me and my boyfriend went to the river and found a small island where everything gets washed up to I'm guessing because of the dead animal skeleton and sunglasses and trees that were washed up there. I came across a blade in a wooden sheath that has leather on the outside and was sewn together with some kind of thread. The handle of the knife had been broken off and there are symbols carved in the blade that look like they were hand carved. I need someone to point me in the right direction on what to do with/about this.

Maybe it wasn't an animal skeleton.

 

[SharpByCoop]

Here we go...

 

[SharpByCoop]

Frontiersman's knife, maybe that's a beaver and a deer cut into it.

It's long and thin, which would be a great fishing fillet knife.

I am certain some hobbyist maker did this. it's very cool.

Beyond this I have no idea.

Others? Thoughts?

 

[John A. Larsen]

Would like to see a photo of the entire knife and sheath. The engraving and sheath sticking looks like it could be something out of North Africa, or sub-Sahara Africa. John

 

[SharpByCoop]

Where was this found? USA? Australia? Not enough info.

 

[toker]

Where was this found? USA? Australia? Not enough info.

It was found in a van down by the river.

 

[C.miller]

Might be Scandinavian.

Impossible to tell without pics

Where was this found? USA? Australia? Not enough info.

In TEXAS by canyon lake where we go catch gar at night.

 

[C.miller]

Is there a special place where I can take this finding and have a professional look at it?

 

[John A. Larsen]

Post it on Bernard Levine's Forum. John

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Edit.

Never seen anything like it, but it's neat.

beware of the freaky hatian voodoo knife

 

[ISKski]

The patina and wear on the sheath look right -- like it could possibly be quite old..
Being that they are in Texas maybe something of Spanish/Mexican or native American (trade) origin?

good guess on the beaver inscription, could it be a turtle as well?