Posted 8 years ago
Boris64
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I can't find any information about this knife. The gems are missing out of the eyes. Would welcome any help identify the history of this knife. I just love the Cobras on the bottom of the handle.
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Are you sure they are cobras? They look like eagle heads to me. This knife appears to have been made by someone who had some artistic vision but not a lot of skill. The irregular spacing of the spiral on the handle and the big unbalanced hole in the blade show a lack of precision equipment or a lack of care in their execution. This level of workmanship (kindly referred to as "primitive," or less kindly as "crude") is typical of a "naïve" maker or unskilled third-world production. Finally, consider what happens when the bottle top you're prying off with that cap lifter behind the blade finally pops off.
Glad you said that and not me UncleRon. I get in enough trouble.
However I will question eagle heads. Bring up picture #3 and notice where there were two fangs. Eagles are hook bill and don't have teeth.
I see your point fhrjr2, but I'm not convinced they are fangs. They could simply be shiny spots from imperfections in the casting IMHO. We need a crisper picture. The heads look a lot like "Mexican" stylized eagles. The hash marks could be feathers or scales.