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Composite cutlery implement in the form of a pen/camp knife. The set consists of a single bladed knife, a fork with three tines and a spoon made from a different metal, possibly brass. All three implements fold into the hilt of a wooden handle. There is a small (possibly removable) rectangular piece of metal at the rear of the handle which could be a tinderflint.
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