A friend of mine gave me this hand made knife and sheath several years ago.

Nice friend!! Nice knife!!

Randy

Nice! What are the round/triangular holes at the hilt end of the blade for?

Notches obviously. Now we know why the original owner wanted it gone

Have no idea, Decorative or maybe a bottle opener.

I take offense to your post. Guess I'll put you on my ignore list.

They are suppose to stop blood and direct it to drip off at that point instead of running down onto the handle causing slipperiness.

Thank you for the explanation.

Nice scales on it, it looks like flamed maple. Do you know what kind of steel it is?

No sir, I do not know.

Oh come on now. Only meant in jest Life is short. Smile. Won’t hurt a bit

Okay. My humor meter didn't register your response.

If I'm not mistaken, that knife design is called a roach belly.
I like it.

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Sure looks like it.
River Traders Roach Belly Colonial America Knife

If that were a khukri, the notch would have symbolic meaning.
What is a Notch in a Gurkha Khukuri/kukri for? | Great Gurkha Khukuri (GGK)

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Or maybe not. The little monogram gives some traditional beliefs but concludes that they're there to cause blood to drip off, etc. Just as noted above.

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Come and take it!!

I've always believed they were there for looks and kind of doubt the blood drip theory. I've read a few things that say on the kukri it's tradition and nobody really knows why it's done. The real purpose or meaning has been lost through time.

Interesting. It did not occur to me to think of that design having a specific name. This one was a gift to me from the guy who designed the knife and made the sheath.

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A notch at the end of the sharpened edge is usually called a choil. It makes it possible to easily sharpen the entire edge without getting into the transition of the blade to the thicker steel past the grind where the scales attach. In this case I believe the extra embellishment is mostly an expression of the blade makers art. Nice knife and a perfect size for daily carry. The greatest compliment you can pay to a knife maker is to carry and use his blade.

I got one exactly like it, guy in Indiana makes those he uses drift wood that washes up on shore at the lake for the handles. Mine says { J. Bundy on the left side of the blade } you have to look real hard to see it...........................................M*

An exceptionally handsome knife. Thank you for sharing.

As total speculation, the undefined "notches" in the rear of the blade look as though the maker could've had the initials VVC, hence VCV as monogram.