Caleb Harris Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 My family has this one letter opener that they got from my grandparents (who live in France). I really don't know much about it, except that the hand guard, grip, and pommel seem to be somethingsilver coated copper, as it has been worn away a bit to reveal the copper underneath. The grip appears to be ivory and ebony inlaid with silver, but I have really no experience with ivory or ebony. I Do think it is handmade, as there is a slight crack on the front of the hand guard through which I can see a small portion of the tang, which is unevenly placed in relation to the blade. Any information that you can give me at all would be nice. Oh, also the dagger, being used as a letter opener, has been dropped point first into a ceramic container many times, and there seems to be no resulting damage to the tip. Trying to make each knife just a little better than the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Harris Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 Sorry for the picture quality; I was using an Ipad. Trying to make each knife just a little better than the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P. Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Begin your search in the North Africa/Sahel regions, is my opinion. http://www.prendergastknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Keyes Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 If you haven't run into this site before, you might find some useful stuff there. To my eye it looks Mexican, but it might be Spanish tourist stuff. It has something in common with plug bayonets, IMHO. Like this one . Geoff "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Looks like something from the Canary Islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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