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[Joni3333]

Hello,can someone tell me from which period this knife might be, its length is 15cm and weight 18 grams, i have showed it to lot knife collectors every single one of them told be that they haven't seen something like this.I would be very grateful if some one could tell me anything about the ornaments on the bronze handle the age and from where it might be.

 

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[bowwinkles]

My thought is that it is a vintage strait razor. Some had a round tip and were not concave,

 

[Red-Coat]

If your '15cm' is the length fully extended then I would think this is an ornate folding fruit-knife. It could be from anywhere really, but that kind of decoration is typically late Victorian and I would think the handle was probably silver-plated at one time.

PS: I assume you can't discern any manufacturer mark (which would likely be on the blade rather than the handle).

 

[bowwinkles]

It appears that when it is closed the back end of the blade extends past he handle by about an inch. If this is true then the razor thought would be a possibility. If when closed the back end of the blade is even with the hilt then the fruit knife is a very good possibility. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=vintage+folding+fruit+knife&t=h_&iax=images&ia=images