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Well, most of you guys will probably know this knife
And if you have, you've also seen this knife
If you have not, you should check out this thread: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1052190-Lierenaar-revisited-comparison-pics
Then again, I'm pretty sure you haven't seen these guys. I hadn't, until yesterday...
As some of you might have read in the chat thread, a relative and good friend of the family (he's in his 70s) had a Lierenaar on him when we met for dinner a couple of weeks ago. He's very into family history and regional history as well so he was intrigued by the story of the type of knife. His own Lierenaar had belonged to his dad. At a later moment het contacted me and said he had a few others in a drawer somewhere that had belonged to his niece. Her dad (yep, we're going way back in time now) always said she had to carry a couple of blades on her, it could always come in handy for all sorts of stuff, even self defense if she had to (different times, mind you, around WW1). So she did, and she carried these even when she went to a retirement home up until she passed away. And now, my cousin (not really cousin, but you know, further away in the family tree) gifted them to me.
The first is a large Lierenaar. Now I can finally see where Robert Herder took his blueprints for his modern incarnation. They're pretty much the same in overall measurements. The locking bar is also pinned onto the back of the handle.
The smaller one is not as small as the one I have that belonged to my great grandfather.
It does show similarities though. Look at the notch in the wood below the locking mechanism, that's absent in the large Lierenaar. Also, the locking bar is nested in the wood as you can see below:
The blade is heavily used and seems to have been a different bladeshap. Looks like it might have been somewhat wharnclif alike? The heel of the edge is way broader than in the other blades... This one also has some remaining markings. E (or F) CKT, AERSCHOT. That last one is the name of a town, still in old spelling. It's now called Aarschot, not that far away from me and some 30km from Lier (hence Lierenaar).
Then, in the end there's also this one. Looks like a pruning blade of some kind? I wouldn't know... Interesting, and pretty large too, but not the focus of this thread.
So, now I've got a little collection of Lierenaar knives (or Pinjaar, from the French Poignard or 'Dagger' as some still call them).
I have some cleaning up to do on the red rust and pocket lint here and there, so I'll be outta here. Hope you guys enjoyed it!
And if you have, you've also seen this knife
If you have not, you should check out this thread: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1052190-Lierenaar-revisited-comparison-pics
Then again, I'm pretty sure you haven't seen these guys. I hadn't, until yesterday...
As some of you might have read in the chat thread, a relative and good friend of the family (he's in his 70s) had a Lierenaar on him when we met for dinner a couple of weeks ago. He's very into family history and regional history as well so he was intrigued by the story of the type of knife. His own Lierenaar had belonged to his dad. At a later moment het contacted me and said he had a few others in a drawer somewhere that had belonged to his niece. Her dad (yep, we're going way back in time now) always said she had to carry a couple of blades on her, it could always come in handy for all sorts of stuff, even self defense if she had to (different times, mind you, around WW1). So she did, and she carried these even when she went to a retirement home up until she passed away. And now, my cousin (not really cousin, but you know, further away in the family tree) gifted them to me.
The first is a large Lierenaar. Now I can finally see where Robert Herder took his blueprints for his modern incarnation. They're pretty much the same in overall measurements. The locking bar is also pinned onto the back of the handle.
The smaller one is not as small as the one I have that belonged to my great grandfather.
It does show similarities though. Look at the notch in the wood below the locking mechanism, that's absent in the large Lierenaar. Also, the locking bar is nested in the wood as you can see below:
The blade is heavily used and seems to have been a different bladeshap. Looks like it might have been somewhat wharnclif alike? The heel of the edge is way broader than in the other blades... This one also has some remaining markings. E (or F) CKT, AERSCHOT. That last one is the name of a town, still in old spelling. It's now called Aarschot, not that far away from me and some 30km from Lier (hence Lierenaar).
Then, in the end there's also this one. Looks like a pruning blade of some kind? I wouldn't know... Interesting, and pretty large too, but not the focus of this thread.
So, now I've got a little collection of Lierenaar knives (or Pinjaar, from the French Poignard or 'Dagger' as some still call them).
I have some cleaning up to do on the red rust and pocket lint here and there, so I'll be outta here. Hope you guys enjoyed it!
) It is a great tool which is very capable :thumbup: enjoy and treasure those family heirlooms!
