A knife for hunting deer, Austria mid of 19th century.
Austria circa 1850.
2400 Euro
Long hunting knife with black leather sheath, containing a small knife with horn and brass handle, depicting the head of a boar. The main handle, also in deer horn, features brass acorns. The handle of the knife, at the end there are two dog heads, with the paw of a deer in the mouth. In the center, a deer attacked by two dogs. The long steel blade is etched with acid on both sides, with depictions of a hunter hunting deer with dogs. Austria mid 19th century.
23” – 59 CM H 4” – 10 CM L 2” – 5 CM D
REF: M5582