Spyderco Janisong / Maniago historic knife

[I V]

I don't know if this is known already but I was looking through photos of knives I'd saved and I noticed that the Spyderco Janisong has a close design and resemblance to a knife AGA Campolin shared in one of their Instagram stories back in September 2024. They are both beautiful.

 

[DeadboxHero]

Not quite, the design and function are very different.

I don't know if this is known already but I was looking through photos of knives I'd saved and I noticed that the Spyderco Janisong has a close design and resemblance to a knife AGA Campolin shared in one of their Instagram stories back in September 2024. They are both beautiful.

 

[I V]

Not quite, the design and function are very different.

We obviously see things differently.

 

[WValtakis]

That maniago piece is a split-handle Swing-lock style mechanism, the Janisong is most definitely not...they are indeed VERY different.

 

[I V]

That maniago piece is a split-handle Swing-lock style mechanism, the Janisong is most definitely not...they are indeed VERY different.

Thank you for explaining. To me they visually have resemblance, I am not an expert on mechanisms.