Dan99
40 Cal
What woods are period correct for this knife? I believe boxwood and beech were used but would Ebony, Cocobolo or any others be acceptable?
What woods are period correct for this knife? I believe boxwood and beech were used but would Ebony, Cocobolo or any others be acceptable?
Funny, I was just thinking of making one with the pin lock set up maybe I’ll try something elseNot sure, goat horn was used on some (might be only European) The pin- on a lot there was a washer and the pin was peen hammered over it. There were some with a "dorsal" spring covering the top and they locked, there was an attached ring to lift the spring so you could close the knife. The photo shows a very good example of overall shape/ etc. There was a Dauphine style where the "button" on top had a rearward extension. This additional leverage helped to hold the blade open but when the knife is closed you have this prong sticking out that can eat holes into your shooting pouch, etc. If you notice the slant on the front of the handle, the "button" when the blade is closed, should be just a little ahead of the bottom of the handle. I made a cloth pouch for mine with a fold over top and keep in in the shooting/hunting pouch. I used walnut on mine even though it isn't PC. I really like the style but the penny knife might have been more common amongst American/English colonists.
That makes sense, thank you!What was cheap at the time. These were absolutely utility knives. Boxwood, beech, English walnut, because the scraps would be used, Boxwood was very popular, for these and for trade fixed bladed knives. Nothing exotic nor imported.
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I don't know how to post photos but one of the fur trade journals listed 5 1/2" clasp knives so the blade is 5 1/2" which means the handle is around 6" so a big folding knife. It is identical to what is in the book I mentioned- even the carved face at the butt of the handle. It looks a lot like the photo above except blond wood with the carved face and the dorsal spring with a tab in the blade (pin) with a ring in it for lifting out of the spring.
Which is not of the 18th century in north america. That style was popular with French soldiers in WW1 I believe.Are you referring to this type? It has a locking spring mechanism with the pull ring.
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That’s the one.Are you referring to this type? It has a locking spring mechanism with the pull ring.
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Not sure….this knife was on display in Chadds Ford PA, it supposedly available during the Battle of the Brandywine. Sept 1777Which is not of the 18th century in north america. That style was popular with French soldiers in WW1 I believe.
Sorry, french colonial times more specifically then.Not sure….this knife was on display in Chadds Ford PA, it supposedly available during the Battle of the Brandywine. Sept 1777
My understanding is navaja knives date from the 1600's in Spain, knife experts please expound.Which is not of the 18th century in north america. That style was popular with French soldiers in WW1 I believe.
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