Hello all,
I have this unique pocket knife in which the small blade folds inside the larger blade. I have done many searches but can’t find one like it. Can anyone tell me what this is and perhaps date it? It measures 3.5” in length.
Thank you!
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Mumbleypeg
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Interesting and unusual for sure, the knife looks like what is called a Navaja pattern, but I have not seen a knife of any pattern having a blade-within-a-blade design. The Navaja is a very old design believed to have originated in Moorish Spain, but is now made in other countries also.
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Welcome to AAPK. Hopefully someone with knowledge of that blade design will educate us about it.
Ken
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That is something, have never seen a blade fold into another blade.
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Ever since I saw it I've been wondering, how did they make it? Sorta like the old split backsprings of yesteryear, must have forged the hollow blade from two pieces? 
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In nearly six decades of knife collecting I have never seen a set of blades like that. Hopefully someone can shed some light on the subject. It's sure a head scratcher for me. 
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Very interesting! Partial forge weld of two (or three) steel plates. Maybe even the little blade was left in the slot during forging to shape it and was removed afterwards. There are ways to avoid welding it to the rest of the piece. Master class!Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Wed Apr 16, 2025 7:43 pm Ever since I saw it I've been wondering, how did they make it? Sorta like the old split backsprings of yesteryear, must have forged the hollow blade from two pieces?
Ken
Unusual workmanship aside, the shape was very popular throughout southern Europe, the Balkans, and Turkey from the 18th to the early 20th century.