LOT COMPRISING TWO KNIVES Probably Germany, around 1700.

LOT COMPRISING TWO KNIVES

Probably Germany, around 1700.
1. Dark, slightly tapering fluted handle. Silver ferrule. Recessed bolster and single-edged, moderately pointed blade, the spine with cut and engraved geometric decoration.
2. Rectangular, downward-tapering and grooved handle with riveted horn scales and an engraved silver band. Iron ferrule. Moderately pointed blade with a central ridge, the spine flattened and engraved.
L 31.5 and 33.5 cm.
Blades worn from sharpening. Rivets incomplete.

Cf. Jochen Amme, "Historische Bestecke. Sammlung Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen", Aachen 2011, pp. 262–263, particularly fig. 312 for knife 2.