Peasants’ Revolt

[Just Tom.]

(With apologies to @meako ):

There have been grumblings among the Porchenberg peasantry.

The lords and gentry have been flaunting their riches - ostentatious displays of GECs, customs, priceless collectors’ pieces, fancy watches and pens - at a time when a simple man of the earth can barely afford his daily latte and croissant.

Sullen resentment is turning to murmurings of rebellion and revenge. Why should some have #3 of 100 in mammoth ivory, while others have to make do with a stick, two nails, and a sliver of iron? But who can defeat that sliver of iron, when wielded by hands hardened by decades of toil over worn keyboards?

The moment is now. Porchenberg peasants, revolt!



(Peasant knives appear here and there across these pages, but I thought it might be be good to have a dedicated, ongoing thread for them.)

 

[Angry Waiter]

 

[Headwinds]

You asked for it...

 

[joeradza]

(Peasant knives appear here and there across these pages, but I thought it might be be good to have a dedicated, ongoing thread for them.)

I agree, but I thought we have that covered in “Thrifty Thursday”

 

[afishhunter]

A couple of mine.
Douk Douk (French Colonial knife).

Okapi (German Colonial knife) (Cold Steel Eland shown)

Svord Peasant

Assortment of Euro friction folders

Higonokami

(#10 shown)
Medeival style pocket/neck knife

Military Issue. ("Free " has to count as a "peasant knife" ... even though higher social classes received the same knife ... right?)

Question: Does the "Sod Buster" type/pattern count?

 

[Just Tom.]

I agree, but I thought we have that covered in “Thrifty Thursday”

Thrifty Thursday covers all sorts of inexpensive fare, whereas the intention here is to limit it to just peasant knives.

I would define a peasant knife as a folding knife with a single blade, linerless, with a handle fashioned out of a single piece of material. Something of a style that could be made inexpensively by a sole artisan (even if actually made in a factory). It could be a friction folder (with or without some sort of added locking mechanism as with the Opinel), or have an external backspring. @afishhunter ’s images 2-5 above are excellent examples, in my opinion.

Question: Does the "Sod Buster" type/pattern count?

I would say probably no, based on my definition above, but I am willing to be overruled on that, if that is the consensus.

 

[Modoc ED]

Question: Does the "Sod Buster" type/pattern count?

It darn well should Steve @afishhunter . Here's just a basic SBJ available on the cheap most places.

 

[Modoc ED]

Wasn't my intent to overrule you @Just Tom. I'd already drafted and posted my reply to Steve as you posted.

Here's a friction folder by Ohta.

 

[joeradza]

Thrifty Thursday covers all sorts of inexpensive fare, whereas the intention here is to limit it to just peasant knives.

I would define a peasant knife as a folding knife with a single blade, linerless, with a handle fashioned out of a single piece of material. Something of a style that could be made inexpensively by a sole artisan (even if actually made in a factory). It could be a friction folder (with or without some sort of added locking mechanism as with the Opinel), or have an external backspring. @afishhunter ’s images 2-5 above are excellent examples, in my opinion.


I would say probably no, based on my definition above, but I am willing to be overruled on that, if that is the consensus.

I realized that after I opened my big mouth. Sorry for jumping without thinking

 

[Just Tom.]

I realized that after I opened my big mouth. Sorry for jumping without thinking

No, no apology needed - it’s my bad for not including a definition in my initial post.

 

[Bigburly912]

Here here!!

 

[.577NE]

 

[Railsplitter]

 

[Arathol]

 

[joeradza]

 

[Ironbut]

I have a few Opies. There's a #08 beside me here. An 06 resides on the desk. And this 07.
A piece of wood, a blade, and a pin holding it all together.

 

[afishhunter]

Thrifty Thursday covers all sorts of inexpensive fare, whereas the intention here is to limit it to just peasant knives.

I would define a peasant knife as a folding knife with a single blade, linerless, with a handle fashioned out of a single piece of material. Something of a style that could be made inexpensively by a sole artisan (even if actually made in a factory). It could be a friction folder (with or without some sort of added locking mechanism as with the Opinel), or have an external backspring. @afishhunter ’s images 2-5 above are excellent examples, in my opinion.


I would say probably no, based on my definition above, but I am willing to be overruled on that, if that is the consensus.

Appologies. I "thought" that historically being France's Colonial Knife at its creation (and from what I understand, was later an issue knife for the French Foreign Legion) the Douk Douk qualified.
Colonial knives were inexpensive, or given to the natives at no cost, during the "modern" colonial/empire period.

Most peasants had a non-folding knife from "biblical" times on, so I "thought" my (reproduction) medieval Celtic/Norse/"Viking" style pocket/neck knife was also suitable. Sorry about that.

 

[cbach8tw]

I definitely think the Douk Douk would be a peasant knife, slim, handy, and dependable. Carries easily in a pocket slip or just in the pocket and would not be too hard to replace if lost, the basic ones. Tough as nails to cut string or open a feed bag, etc…just the thing a worker or peasant would need.

My MAM has been finding duty these last two weeks.

And just to show there are chances for upward mobility for a peasant to the middle class…..maybe opposite of this thread but a cool thought from rags to riches…or just more pocket change in his pocket….i have a Liadou which started as a French wine growers knife to tie off and cut the strips of wood used to hold up the vines, to a nice piece of cutlery. I like a lot of the French knife styles that started as a regional knife but have have graduated to be a good piece of EDC cutlery.

 

[VCM3]

Just Tom ,funny you started this thread yesterday . I just got these in from a cutlery shop in France

Carbon blades ,I wanted to check them out for myself . The blades are very slicy & thin,they seem to be pretty solid,super light weight .
One will stay here ,one goes to the State of WA,and one to Wisconsin

And these fella's that want to check them out ,they have the best of the best of cutlery , but still feel the urge to " check m out " as well
A great hobby we do have ,at many levels

 

[cbach8tw]

Just Tom ,funny you started this thread yesterday . I just got these in from a cutlery shop in France

Carbon blades ,I wanted to check them out for myself . The blades are very slicy & thin,they seem to be pretty solid,super light weight .
One will stay here ,one goes to the State of WA,and one to Wisconsin

And these fella's that want to check them out ,they have the best of the best of cutlery , but still feel the urge to " check m out " as well
A great hobby we do have ,at many levels

I was able two small ones in carbon steel with plastic handles, a small one and a medium one, the little one is coo,and a fifth pocket knife size. Got to find the other one.
I think one with a nicer handle was reviews by Stefan Schmalhaus some years ago, the video is still up in YouTube.