Chatellerault switchblade marked T F BASTET AMSTERDAM

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Chatellerault switchblade marked T F BASTET AMSTERDAM

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I’ve got one of these. Anybody have any info?
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Can you please post some pictures so that we all may learn?
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Need pictures for sure. These were often engraved with the owners' name after manufacture.
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Blade etch
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Bastet is probably the dealer that sold the knife, rather than the maker.
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The knife is Belgian, not French. There are subtle differences.
Handles are ivory.
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Side
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Open
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Probably a pretty desirable knife to a lot of people. Does the blade shut deep or does the blade tip stick up?
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Peeks
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As found before slight cleanup
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Can anyone give an idea of the age of this knife? Mid 19th century perhaps?
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