Tarry Levigne Lizard knife - French

[woodwalker]

My brother in law just give me this knife. I dont know much about the maker. AAPK has little on it. Does anyone know anything about it? It looks like it might be Ebony. Thanks in advance.

[Dan In MI]

My first thought was that it reminds me a little of my Cold Steel Kudu. The Kudu has a spring of similar design, and a ring is passed through the hole. It's a surprisingly strong mechanism. Unfortunately, I can't be of any help beyond that. But your brother-in-law did give you a very unusual and cool knife!

[Ridgegrass]

Levine's Guide says."Tarry-Levigne, Pierre, Thiers, France. Manufacturer, 1864-19??". That's all. I've seen them before and heard them called strap or back-strap springs. It's a nice one, wood looks like ebony. Ferd.Everts (Okapi) of Germany made a modern version of that style. I have one but I'll have to dig it out. Good luck. J.O'..

[woodwalker]

Levine's Guide says."Tarry-Levigne, Pierre, Thiers, France. Manufacturer, 1864-19??". That's all. I've seen them before and heard them called strap or back-strap springs. It's a nice one, wood looks like ebony. Ferd.Everts (Okapi) of Germany made a modern version of that style. I have one but I'll have to dig it out. Good luck. J.O'..

Thank you sir for all the info. I thought it might be Ebony as well. It's a unique knife to me. I would love to see your Okapi. Thanks again!

[woodwalker]

My first thought was that it reminds me a little of my Cold Steel Kudu. The Kudu has a spring of similar design, and a ring is passed through the hole. It's a surprisingly strong mechanism. Unfortunately, I can't be of any help beyond that. But your brother-in-law did give you a very unusual and cool knife!

Thanks Dan! I seen other ones when I googled it with the ring. I'm glad to be its care taker for a while.

[Ridgegrass]

WW: Here's the Okapi. Okapi is a "forest giraffe","Congolese giraffe", or "Zebra giraffe". It's the only other member of the family,"Giraffidae".
Anyway the knife is made of a nice single piece of wood, but the metal is very low grade. Looks like an inexpensive souvenir. Your knife is far better. The butt end of yours looks like a budding blade. ? J.O'.

[woodwalker]

I like yours. Thank you for showing it. Here are a few pics of the end.

[Ridgegrass]

From the original pics I thought it was much thinner. That's no budding tool, my mistake, It's a great looking piece, J.O'.

[woodwalker]

Thank you sir!! Appreciate you!!

[Dan In MI]

I've seen them before and heard them called strap or back-strap springs.

I think I've heard that term before, too. Thanks for jogging my memory!

Thanks Dan! I seen other ones when I googled it with the ring. I'm glad to be its care taker for a while.

You are very welcome. Enjoy your time as its care taker!