Ultra small mini fixed blade knife. Any info?

[TripleF]

I picked this little rascal up at an estate sale yesterday.....wondering if anyone knows anything about 'er?

The only marking is on the blade.

[0078]

Looks sweeden or French any writing on the cross bar? Pradel, tuna, I don't think opinel made a fixed blade?

[TripleF]

Nope not that i can see....

[treefarmer]

Scott, what is stamped on the blade, can't make it out, even blowing it up. That is a tiny knife!
Treefarmer

[TripleF]

Scott, what is stamped on the blade, can't make it out, even blowing it up. That is a tiny knife!
Treefarmer

INOXID

[0078]

Scott sorry, did a little research I thinks it italion try coricama.

[TripleF]

why are you sorry bro?

[treefarmer]

Scott,
All I could find was the word INOXID refers to stainless steel, no particular make. No help for you on this end.
Treefarmer

[roofsc]

http://www.nzeldes.com/Miscellany/Stainless.htm

Humanity's victory over rust!

A little history of stainless cutlery and its hallmarks

Check the picture on the right, which is engraved on the blade of an old dessert knife. There's the iconic image of Saint George slaying his dragon, and you may think that the Italian knife maker Coricama (Coltellerie Riunite Caslino Maniago) chose this image because of the sword in the saint's hand. The motto on top says otherwise: it proudly declares "Ho vinto la ruggine", which means, "I've vanquished rust!"
The same message is conveyed less dramatically in the word "Inoxid" at the bottom under the shield: it tells us that the blade in question is made of Inoxidable -- or, in modern parlance, Stainless -- steel. This may seem obvious today, when all cutlery is made of that wonderful alloy of iron, nickel and chromium. It's easy to forget that for most of human history anything made from steel would definitely oxidize -- rust -- if you didn't keep it dry, painted or oiled. Stainless steel was introduced only in the second decade of the 20th century, and Coricama's triumphant logo reflects this innovation.