UNIQUE ANTIQUE 18TH c. HANDMADE NAUTICAL / MARITIME FOLK ART SAILOR KNIFE / FID
UNIQUE & EARLY ANTIQUE 18TH C. NAUTICAL / MARITIME
FOLK ART
HAND FORGED & DECORATED SAILORS KNIFE / FID CIRCA 1750
This is a one-of-a-kind 18th century Nautical / Maritime Folk Art Handmade sailors’ knife and fid, circa mid 1700’s. A fid is a tapering tool used to untie knots aboard a sailing ship with multiple sails and rope rigging. This piece is hand made from a single piece of tapering material with a simple 5 1/2” slot cut down the middle from the broad end to accommodate the hand forged Iron blade and a 2” slot in the backside of the hilt that acts like a stop. The blade tang is fashioned into a curved closed loop with a curled end, forming a loop for a lanyard to guard against loss on deck, and also to grasp for easy opening of the blade. Note that pocketknives only began having backsprings around 1750 or so using steel made for clock springs; however, this style of sailor’s knife was also used well into the 1800’s and is designed without a back spring. The blade is held in the closed and open positions by friction between the blade and inside of the hilt. The blade is secured within the hilt by a simple Iron pin that is peened on the outside of the irregular hand cut iron washers, stays open in the open position, and fits securely and snugly into the hilt when closed. The hawksbill style blade is about 3 7/8” from the tip to the center of the Master pin, has a rough edge, appears not to have been sharpened in well over a century, and has a deep dark natural aged untouched patina that collectors covet, and surface rust with a couple of small spots of wear to the rust from rubbing inside the hilt when opening & closing. The knife is 8 ½” across from tip to the edge of the loop, and about 10 1/4” from the blade tip to the hilt tip when open. Weight is 4.2 ounces or 120 grams. This piece is old as dirt, authentic, and in original, as found, untouched condition. As expected, the knife has numerous naturally occurring age cracks and from use and exposure to the elements over 2 centuries. It appears there is a very old attempt to fill in a couple of age cracks, one on the top near the blade tip and another on the bottom about halfway down the middle extending towards the tip. This is an old novice effort to fill the cracks with some kind of off-white material; and since, the natural crack has continued to shrink showing a thin crack between the material and the crack edge, demonstrates this was a very old restoration attempt. However, the material has also aged, and is in no way distracting to the overall presentation of the piece; and some would say it adds character. It should be noted that the very early style Folk-Art hand drilled holes, holes with eyes, and line marks done with a file and the birds eye markings are not only decorative, but also a carryover from the 17th century and earlier that some believed would fend off evil spirits. This would fit into any One-of-a-Kind, Folk Art, Nautical, Maritime, Knife, Folding Knife, Sailor, or 18th century collection, conversation piece, or office, den, or Man cave desk accessory.
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