Lovely Old Carved Toy Sword lidded latched box walnut I'd guess

walnut I'd guess

with paper behind it visible along the top and bottom edges

with a little loss of stain along the edges

as if it were glimpsed from a moving train

Lovely Old Carved Toy Sword lidded latched box walnut I'd guessMuch more fun to wield a play sword than a carved letter opener, and this would be a good one to hang from a nail on the wall then take down to put it into action now and then. I assume this was carved for a child in order to do exactly that and its tip appears to have taken a stab or two. Quite a lovely object I think, all carved from one piece of wood, and beautiful wood at that. 18 1 4" long x 2 1 8" across at handle, 3 8" thick. One small chip on