Found a strange knife

[Tengu]

Ill post pics tommorrow

its got `BATISSE` on the blade and a half moon face.

A french name, anyone heard of them?

 

[jojo]

http://www.couteaux-jfl.com/Regions/Batisse_Poin.jpg

Is that the mark?

Is that the same knife?

 

[Tengu]

full tang, antler handle, the brown bit is wood

And yes, that is the mark.

cost me 15p

 

[jojo]

I can't find much about the name, it appears to have been a well known name and mark, coming from the town of Thiers. The photo I found is of a early twentieth century "peasant's knife". Where did you find yours? How big is it?

Would you have a better pic? I found a french website offering an knife ID service!

 

[Tengu]

I found it in a box of antique cutlery.

its 9 inches long and may be a carving knife,

Theres certanly the scratches on the blade you get when you sharpen frequently with one of those long sharpeners