Tixier Chaput folding knife
France
19th century
Steel, wood
Long. total: 26; Long. blade: 11.5 cm

Single-edged blade with a tang, signed "Tixier Chaput" and stamped with a hammer.
Brass mitre.
Wooden handle depicting a standing monk dressed in a scapular, a rosary hanging from his belt, holding a child in his arms.

Ref.: 6724

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