tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post2604503643851179835..comments2024-02-20T03:57:48.748-05:00Comments on Bowie Knife Fights, Fighters & Fighting Techniques. . .: Kentuckians and Their KnivesPaul Kirchnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03426412455102496912noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-8780108132675858402011-04-23T15:52:39.688-04:002011-04-23T15:52:39.688-04:00Dagger "à la d'Estaing" do not suppo...Dagger "à la d'Estaing" do not support mediocrity and cheap build. This dagger is a combination table knife and sidearm to dispatch game in traditional Horse mounted hunts with hounds(like Fox Hunt but for wild board, Roe & Red Deer ..).<br /><br />snmpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-26190809170578839172011-03-25T00:20:03.504-04:002011-03-25T00:20:03.504-04:00Thanks for the information! I was not aware this k...Thanks for the information! I was not aware this knife design's history. I've seen different versions, most made in England. To me, it combines the worst features of a folding and fixed-blade knife, but it would be an interesting thing for the collection.Paul Kirchnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03426412455102496912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-41955094554751928482011-03-15T19:39:05.165-04:002011-03-15T19:39:05.165-04:00Update : Charles Henri d'Estaing, count and ad...Update : Charles Henri d'Estaing, count and admiral is said to have designed this knife in 1780, according to a french knife online knife shop.<br /><br />http://www.lameseco.com/product/dague-%C3%A0-la-d-estaing-douris-chastel<br /><br />J.Saavedra.J.Saavedranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-7200403434946971732011-03-15T19:30:40.766-04:002011-03-15T19:30:40.766-04:00Maybe you already know it, but just in case I'...Maybe you already know it, but just in case I'll mention that this type of knife is called "à la d'Estaing".<br />I don't know who this d'Estaing person was.<br />http://www.google.be/images?q=couteau+%C3%A0+la+d%27estaing&hl=fr&safe=off&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbs=isch:1&ei=svR_TeXhFZKFhQfqzbSyBw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBAQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=880<br /><br />regards,<br />J.Saavedra.J.Saavedranoreply@blogger.com