Silver And Shagreen Travel Knife Called "schager", Holland, Circa 1750

- Travel knife in its shagreen case called "Schager"
- Silver, steel for the blade; shagreen and silver for the case
- Schagen (Holland), circa 1750
- Knife: Length 9.3 cm, blade: 5.2 cm; case: 8.2 cm; total (knife in case): 9.8 cm
- Very good condition, some traces of oxidation on the steel blade, stains on the case

- Travel knife with a steel blade with the Schagen mark, with a truncated silver handle with grooves repeating the decoration of the collar bordering the case of the shagreen knife.

- The first cutlers appeared in Schagen around 1570, they were active until the middle of the 19th century. The blades bear the guarantee of the "boat hook with a lying half-moon" from 1640. The Schagen knife was considered a high-quality knife and used in everyday life. The Schagen cutlers were considered among the best cutlers of the time whose workshops were concentrated in Molenstraat street. In total, dozens of blacksmiths made knives that were sold throughout Europe.

- Hallmarks (on the blade): Schagen cutler's mark, boat hook with a lying half-moon. Manufacturer's mark on the silver fittings "y" (?).

- Ref.: [1] Amme, Jochen: "Historische Bestecke, formenwandel von der alteinzeit bis zur moderne", Arnoldsche, 2005; [2] Hollander, Jacques: “From the Gothic to Art Deco Cutlery, The J. Hollander Collection”, Exhibition at the Museum of Art and History, Palais Masséna, Nice, 1999; [3] Timmer, Fred: “Geene Haken als Bootshaak te slaan – Over the Schager messen e hun makers”, 2022