"Chatellerault Type Folding Knife - France - 19th Century"
CHATELLERAULT type folding KNIFEFrance
19th century
Steel, bone
Total length: 54.5 ; Blade length: 25 cm
Single-edged blade, slightly curved, acid-etched with foliage.
Steel bolsters.
Handle finished in a rattlesnake tail with a bail ring.
Four bone plates decorated with scrolls and two knights.
Release by ring on the spring.
Reference : 5718
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