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1888.36.2.1

Knife [.1] with one-edged steel blade set in a brass-mounted wooden handle. Stitched leather sheath [.2] tooled with horizontal lines and crosses and with a carrying loop. [LM 16/05/2007]


1888.36.2.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Knife [.1] with one-edged steel blade set in a brass-mounted wooden handle. Stitched leather sheath [.2] tooled with horizontal lines and crosses and with a carrying loop. [LM 16/05/2007]
Geographical reference
Cultural groups
Norwegian
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1888?, uncertain
Date collected
?By 1888
Acquisition information
Donated: 1888
Materials and processes
Material Steel Metal, Material Brass Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Tooled, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Length: max 245 mm, Length: max 210 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1888.36.2.1 Accession number: 1888.36.2.2

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Knife