"Navaja Type Closing Knife By Beauvoir France 20th Century"
NAVAJA-TYPE FOLDING KNIFE by BEAUVOIRFrance, 20th century
Steel, brass, horn
Closed length: 23.6 cm; Open length: 44.5 cm; Blade length: 20,5cm
Steel blade, single-edged with a false edge; on one side, it is signed BEAUVOIR, marked with a tuning fork and acid-etched.
Steel plates, trimmed with two tortoiseshell-style ribs, one of which bears a silver escutcheon, and two painted bone ribs, mounted with brass rivets.
Brass bolsters, crown, and rattlesnake tail; ring for a lanyard.
Very good condition; blade intact along its entire length.
Ref.: 6106
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