At 2 1/2 inches that would be a main blade . a secondary blade would be 2 inches.
so is probably a fake .
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I disagree about that being an East Indian language. I'm no linguist, but I do know that there really is no "Indian language", there are literally dozens of regional languages In India. The largest is Hindi, and that is not Hindi. It is also not Bengali or Tamil. It could be Punjabi (which is near Afghanistan and based more on a middle eastern language), or it could be Arabic, or maybe Pashto (Eastern Iran) or Farsi (Persian). I put "Real File Steel" in google translate, and then switched to all these languages, and none of them matched, although the Pashto probably looked the most similar. Of course, I have no idea if the script actually says "Real File Steel" or something completely different!
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No one said the characters on the knife handle are an "East Indian language". I said the knife was likely made 50 or more years ago in India. They often used part of the Jos. Rodgers & Sons trademarks to fool the locals into thinking it was a Sheffield made knife. It could be a knife made to sell in an Arabic country. It is not a British made knife. Chances are high it was made in India.
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Thanks, folks! I’ve had one person suggested might be Persian, but when I look at various alphabets on Wikipedia, I can’t really match the letters up. I’ve tried Arabic, Aramaic, Hindi and Tamil. I have a couple feelers out with people who know someone who is of Middle Eastern descent… If I find anything out, I’ll post it here.
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For what it's worth I did a search on the name that is stamped on it and although there were no matches there were several references to Indonesia.
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I recently purchased this Imperial single blade folding knife. I'm having trouble identifying what model it is and how old it is also what is the handle made of?
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It is called a "Rope knife", blade is for cutting through rope. Often used on boats so tip not pointy so you don't stab yourself as boat sways on waves. Handles are a plastic, likely Delrin.
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Thanks, any ideas on age? Value?