All About Pocket Knives

Hi everybody, my name is Francesco and i'm new in AAPK. I would ask if someone could recognize or has some ideas about this pocket knife. Thank you so much for your time.
Francesco

francescobettani wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:41 pm Hi everybody, my name is Francesco and i'm new in AAPK. I would ask if someone could recognize or has some ideas about this pocket knife. Thank you so much for your time.
Francesco

Welcome to AAPK.
I no expert on the matter.
I can't tell from the pictures who the maker is. Looks like horn handles.
I would say pre 1900s.
Hopefully someone will come along with better information.

Thank you anyway!
Francesco

I will add this new photo that could help. Again thank you everybody.
Francesco

Agree, it’s old - probably 19th century. Horn handle covers. Probably English, perhaps German. If there is a maker name it should be on the tang of the main blade. The markings on the bar shield are likely what remains of the engraved name of a previous owner. I took the liberty of trying to improve your pictures, but got nothing regarding who made it.

Welcome to AAPK,

Ken

I looks like the main blade has a replaced pivot pin which can mean that blade is not original to the knife. However this blade is so worn down it likely is the original.
It is a "multiblade" knife with most of the blades/tools worn down to almost nothing. I think it is more likely German, from 1800's. There are many German multiblade folders of this age that are quite good condition.
Your knife might be of interest to you but it has no value due to it's very poor condition.
kj

Thank you to everybody, of course it's a little bit torn down but i own it since i was a child so, as Kootenay Joe said, i'm very attached to it and wanted to have some ideas about it's origins. Again thank you, very smart and prepared, i know that is not easy to recognize an object like this.
Have a nice day.
Francesco

Quote: "i know that is not easy to recognize an object like this."
Without markings on the tang (base of blade) it is not possible to say who made it. This type of knife (multiblade with Horn handles) was very popular from late 1800's up to about WW II. Just in Solingen there were many cutlery manufacturers each of which made many thousands of these knives, most being very similar to each other. Hence without markings it is impossible to say more than has already been said here about the origin of your knife.
And it might not be of German origin. Could also be from France, England or Austria (Nixdorf), although my guess is Germany.
kj