Faster than you can say 'knife!' ...

[j4]

... more things for eBay. Knives, this time. But I could do with more information on them than I actually have.

Have a look at the pictures (link goes to directory listing but it'll be obvious which pictures are of the knives!) -- does anybody have a clue (or think they might have a clue if they could see them closer-up) whether this is a particular style of carving, a particular age of knife, any idea what the wood is likely to be? Is there a word for this kind of matched pair of knives with one smaller than the other? I know nothing about them, I just bought them at a jumble sale because they were pretty.

If not, don't worry, I will just use lots of words like "decorative" and "interesting" and "unusual" and "antique". :-)

Comments

[saraphale.livejournal.com]

Sword canes are explicitly mentioned as a banned weapon, along with things like throwing stars. I think, although I'm not 100% sure, that you're not even allowed to own them in the UK.

You're allowed to sell knives of any length ("It's a kitchen knife, officer", "It's for my carpentry"...), you're just not allowed to carry a blade over three inches long unless you have a specific reason to, for instance, if you've just bought it and are carrying it home.

[rillaith.livejournal.com]

AIUI there was an amnesty on throwing knives et al many years ago, so yes, I think you're right about that.