Traditional Knives Outside the USA - Show Your Non-American Traditional Knives.

Wow! What an awesome thread.... really loved seeing all of these European knives.. especially the English, which I never see very much of.
 
Seems several countries have used this design. This one was made in Italy and issued to their Navy.

 
Jack Black said:
Can you tell us the maker of this one please? Incredible how widespread that pattern was :thumbup:
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Jack - I mistakenly identified it as a Dutch army knife. It is actually a Belgian navy knife. It is stamped Friedrichswerk Solingen. Jerry (Galeocerdoshark) sent it to me.
 
lambertiana said:
Jack - I mistakenly identified it as a Dutch army knife. It is actually a Belgian navy knife. It is stamped Friedrichswerk Solingen. Jerry (Galeocerdoshark) sent it to me.
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Thank you very much for the reply :) I have not seen any Dutch knives in that style. Very interesting information. A nice knife and a generous gift from Jerry :thumbup:
 
This thread is both interesting, and timely for me. Other than a couple of Bokers, from Germany, I never owned or paid much attention to the non USA traditional knives. I do have an IXL Wostenholm, from England, heading my way. I'm anxious to get it and see if I like it, or not. Hopefully it becomes a new favorite.
 
One of my Mora's :)



Something from Sheffield ;)



Italian Navy Clasp Knife



Irish Stag



From France



A locking Barlow from Japan



By Boker



Joker from Spain

 
Martins from Portugal



Mauser by Victorinox ;)



Rough Rider



Another Svord

 
All these terrific photos are a tough act to follow with my crappy cell phone pics, but here goes anyway.
From the top:

Higonokami
Svord mini peasant
Aitor Castor
Opinel 8
Opinel 10
MAM Tipica
MAM Douro
Douk Douk
K55K Black Cat Mercator
Rough Rider large toothpick
Cold Steel Kudu

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A couple of Pallares Solsona, very inexpensive Spanish folders
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Marttiini Lynx Lumberjack
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A couple of Condors
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Great idea for a thread Brett.

I was thinking in the weekend to make a Traditional German Knife thread- then saw this. Well done and boy are there some beauties in here.
Must get some photos in here when I get home 👍
 
New Zealand

My trusty Svord Peasant knife. Carried it for about 6 months off and on. Finally stopped carrying it as the tang would damage the seams of my pants pockets over time, and I had nightmares about putting my hand in my pocket and slicing my hand on the partially opened blade.

France

There are many like them, but these ones are mine. The Opinel needs no introduction. This little Number 7 was my sole EDC for about three years. The No. 10 is usually designated camp cooking knife, when outdoors.

Norway

Helle BraKar

Finland


A couple of puukkot (Roselli Grandmother, Ahti Korpi), and a Woodsknife Tuplaleuku.

South Africa


Kappetijn King Henry Hunter, and Serengeti Hunter.

Japan

Two patterns of knives originally associated with fishing and boat use. The Funayuki-bocho, or 'Take It On the Boat-Knife', is a Shigeharu from Kyoto, the left handed Deba was made by Kenichi Shiraki-san in Sakai.

Indonesia


Balinese Kris.

Nepal


Kukri
 
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Some very interesting knives folks :) :thumbup:

Here's a few more of mine.

Squirrel



Aitor Castor Pequena



Another Boker



I feel duty-bound to post at least one Sheffield Lambsfoot ;)



Chinese Super Knife!



Corigama (Italy)



More posh Moras ;)



Vic Climber (Thanks Gev :) )



Icel (Portugal)



Ohta

 
Here's a 15 1/2" OAL machete (maybe there's a better name for it?) that my dad brought back from the Philippines after WW2. It's been used and looks like he or someone took it to a grinder, but it's a treasure to me. He had two of them. I got one, my brother the other. There was a butterfly knife that he brought back also. I'm not sure who ended up with that, but it wasn't me.

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Bontgen & Sabin Butterfly Knife



A Brookes & Crookes Fly Fisherman's Knife



A Colasse Belgian Army Clasp Knife



A Tramontina Pruner



Elinox



From France



Taylor-Schrade Sodbuster



Japanese Hobo Knife (Thanks Randy)



Maserin Filiscjna

 
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