Folding Knife with Carved Bone Handle

Folding Knife with Carved Bone HandleThis knife is reproduction of a Viking era folding knife held by the Yorkshire Museum. The original artefact is estimated to date from the 9th century and is possibly a Rus design. Archaeological finds provide evidence of the use of folding knives during the Roman to Renaissance era. With several knives from the Medieval era found in London, Fishergate York archaeological and Dordrecht excavations in Netherlands digs estimated to have been from the