Old German Silver

[zeppos]

I got this sweet silver antique multitool (knife, scissors & manicure thingy) in the mail today. Cost was only slightly more expensive than the stamp on the envelope. Sometimes unclear auction pictures are a real blessing, if you're willing to take the gamble...

 

[rmfnla]

Geez, it looks like you hammered that blade half-way into that log!

Nice piece, tho...

 

[zeppos]

Geez, it looks like you hammered that blade half-way into that log!

Nice piece, tho...

Now you say so, it does look like that... However, it's the silver scales that got hammered during production many decades ago, as a decorative measure. And i can assure you that in reality it looks nicer than on the picture.

I just slid the knife in an existing crack in the wood. I would never hammer (or baton or whatever) a knife, especially a folding one.