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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 299999, member: 55"]Age and rarity....I'm sure others will have opinions....a rough guess to age: not more than 40 years old (1977 or later). Rarity....is this of souvenir quality or made for use? I don't see a maker's name, and would expect better-made using blades to be marked....how sharp is it - choose one:</p><p>a) you could shave with it</p><p>b) you could cut a steak with it, but it would take some sawing</p><p>c) it is so dull you couldn't cut a steak - or yourself - no matter how you tried.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I'm thinking is that a very sharp knife is very possibly made to be used locally, and such a knife would be less common than a dull souvenir knife from that part of the world.</p><p>This doesn't seem to me to be the type of knife made to be exported for use; so either for local use, or souvenir, whether local or export. If it is rather dull that would tend to point toward souvenir-quality, thus likely somewhat more common.</p><p>What do others think?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 299999, member: 55"]Age and rarity....I'm sure others will have opinions....a rough guess to age: not more than 40 years old (1977 or later). Rarity....is this of souvenir quality or made for use? I don't see a maker's name, and would expect better-made using blades to be marked....how sharp is it - choose one: a) you could shave with it b) you could cut a steak with it, but it would take some sawing c) it is so dull you couldn't cut a steak - or yourself - no matter how you tried. What I'm thinking is that a very sharp knife is very possibly made to be used locally, and such a knife would be less common than a dull souvenir knife from that part of the world. This doesn't seem to me to be the type of knife made to be exported for use; so either for local use, or souvenir, whether local or export. If it is rather dull that would tend to point toward souvenir-quality, thus likely somewhat more common. What do others think?[/QUOTE]
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