Old penknife

[stinkymilo]

HI,

Just been out for a walk and my youngest daughter found this old penkinife. Just wondered if any of you knew what sort it is and how old it might be. Its overall lenght is 9 inches blade length around 4 inches and there is a bulls head stamped into the blade. The handle is light coloured wood or bone?
Pretty poor knife really but just curious.
Sorry about the poor pic but the camera is very bad.

Cheers


Stinky

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[Paganwolf]

Looks like it may be a Laguiole folding knife there basically a posh french picnick knife, a well made knife i have a couple (may be not but they are similar shape), has it the name stamped on the blade or france stamped at the pivot point? I have also seen a similar make in spain just a cheap folder and i dont know the make, nice avitar pick by the way stinky all the best JP

 

[stinkymilo]

Cheers JP,

It does look pretty cheap and is as blunt as a spoon but my daughter's over the moon with it. As I speak she's outside in a garden under a homemade shelter cooking carrots. Oh to be young again.


ATB

Stinky

 

[Paganwolf]

lol sweet

 

[george]

Looks to me like a Navaja - from Spain.

Have a look here http://www.knivesofspain.com/index....2795117&Merchant=knivesofspain&ExpandedDepts=

You'll see some of a similar style.

George

 

[Seagull]

If that thing closes, by lifting the front of the top spring, with a fingernail, then its a take-off of one of the Okapi type.

Ceeg

 

[laurens ch]

Looks like a okapi you can see some pics here http://ragweedforge.com/HistoricalKnifeCatalog.html
its halfway down the page approx.

 

[stinkymilo]

Thanks guys,

Looking at the pics I'd say it was an Okapi for sure.


Cheers


Stinky