01-20-2014, 12:44 PM
Oh yes, large multi-pupose knives have been around for a long time. The La Tène knives show this as well. Gravefinds stretching the whole Roman period suggest the large knives were never out of use among the Germanic population and continued straight on into the Frankish times. The shape of the Leuku (nice knife!) is a bit atypical, as many of the other types have the point more or less in line with the handle, which would be better for stabbing :-) ).