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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 115529, member: 55&quot;]The one in the upper right may be a folding knife, such as a pruning knife or grafting knife, assuming it opens up.&nbsp; Possibly around 30-50 years old.&nbsp;&nbsp; Pretty crudely made, and if the iron is of low quality it can rust very quickly, looking older than it is.</p><p>Lower right looks like it should be a handle for something like a cane or umbrella, but I don&#039;t see any place to attach it. It looks more like a resin casting in the photo than carved ivory, and does not seem to have the pores that would indicate bone.....more pics might help.</p><p>I could easily be wrong, there are smarter folks than me around.</p><p>&nbsp; Attached photo is listed on Antiques Navigator as an unmarked Italian pruning knife which sold for over $500; similar, but appears to have a horn, bone, or ivory handle.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]29058[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/d-558143/antique-primitive-unmarked-folding-pruning-knife-italy.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/d-558143/antique-primitive-unmarked-folding-pruning-knife-italy.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/d-558143/antique-primitive-unmarked-folding-pruning-knife-italy.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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