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DaveF 19th July 2022 03:02 PM

Help with knife IDs, please
 
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I'd welcome advice on the origins of these two knives, please. Unfortunately I only have these images:

The first knife is about 7 inches long, with a leather sheaf. I understand the hilt is bone.

The second knife is a little shorter and the sheaf (wooden underneath) has a separate round compartment.

Thanks.

kronckew 19th July 2022 03:38 PM

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Your Top one is a Cretan typical hunting knife. Most come with an engraved Greek message on the blade. (mine below) Yours looks like an older version.

Your Bottom one is a Celanese (Sri Lanka) Pia Kaetta, a knife carried by royal courtiers.

DaveF 19th July 2022 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronckew (Post 273511)
Your Top one is a Cretan typical hunting knife. Most come with an engraved Greek message on the blade. (mine below) Yours looks like an older version.

Your Bottom one is a Celanese (Sri Lanka) Pia Kaetta, a knife carried by royal courtiers.

Kronckew,

Thank you.

Dave


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