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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1915   CAS 0389-1915; Folding knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Folding knife
Culture unknown
Global Region Europe
Country unknown
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County
Other Geographic Data unknown
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Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Wood
Description Folding knife with nail mark on blade and wrap around one piece bolster; The handle is composed of one piece of wood carved with geometric designs with a hook carved on the proximal end; From BRL 1982: “Folding knife, origin unknown; Carved wood handle wrapped in iron bolster; Blade has crude nail marks.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.5, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 21.8