Looking at it, I wonder if possibly it was an apprentice piece?
Quite true, but some magpies like that very shiny finish. They often equate shiny with quality. I dont necessarily like it personally, but there...
I don't know, but it is horribly reminiscent of WlWhittier's castration knife of a couple of days back, and with shears too!:nailbiting::arghh:
@DragonflyWink, sorry my post wasnt too clear. :rolleyes: Rhodium is often used on pure silver, as it is harder and more scratch resistant, it...
Silver is often plated anyway as the silver plate tends not to tarnish like pure silver does.
Unless it is a tourist souvenir, I cannot see why they have put Danmark on it. If it is a souvenir, and all the signs are that it is, then being...
Looks to me like it is made of teak.
Don't know about Halloween, but the thought of that knife is certainly scaring the hell out of me!:nailbiting::arghh:
Hmmmmmmm, maybe my antivirus is just too sensitive?:rolleyes: Thank you.
@Sabre 123, When I click on that link, I keep getting a antivirus warning??:(
It is not the typical shape of Germany with skirt, because it is Italian! Totally spurious paint job too I am afraid.
The world is changin' Komo, today it is probably OK to take in the knife, but you'd probably have to smuggle in the cake in case there is a knife...
As Komo has said, if you go to any renaissance festival, there will be loads of stalls selling knives like this. And like this one, many are made...
I think, but don't quote ne on this, but I think this type of material was called 'Pearloid'.
Modern copy I am afraid. The family mon is a stylised version of the Tokugawa family mon, they were Shogun's from 1600 - 1868.
I would think perhaps 1880's. But, I found this online and they reckon early 20th century (?)....
I have seen similar, and even repaired a couple, but those that I have handled were in fact made of spelter, which is a zinc-lead alloy usually...
Maybe the seller was pleased to get shot of it........................ Sorry, couldn't resist it......................you can't keep me...
The Royal Armouries also have a section on forgeries. There were a few unscrupulous dealers in the 19th century, who catered for the growing...
Without wishing to in anyway detract from Komokwa's excellent post, I personally use FastStone photo resizer. Speaking as someone who cannot even...
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