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katana · 15th February 2007, 12:53 PM

Thanks Ward,
looks like I saved money....

I believe that the 'Wedding Nimcha' evolved from a functional form. I have one that has a 'good' blade, with a sharp cutting edge and a false edge at the tip, and was assured by the seller that this was a WW1 'bring back'. Whether or not this is a 'quality' ceremonial piece or 'functional' seems to be a point of view. It seems there is no hard evidence about the evolution of these knives.

When I saw this example with a 6-7 mm thick spine and 'unusual' (to me) decoration, I thought I had found the 'missing link'.....possible proof of the 'functional' Wedding Nimcha ......ah well. Thankyou for the information... and (in a way) a reminder that a thicker blade is just 'more metal' and not necessarily 'more functional' ........

15th February 2007, 12:53 PM	#7
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Thanks Ward, looks like I saved money.... I believe that the 'Wedding Nimcha' evolved from a functional form. I have one that has a 'good' blade, with a sharp cutting edge and a false edge at the tip, and was assured by the seller that this was a WW1 'bring back'. Whether or not this is a 'quality' ceremonial piece or 'functional' seems to be a point of view. It seems there is no hard evidence about the evolution of these knives. When I saw this example with a 6-7 mm thick spine and 'unusual' (to me) decoration, I thought I had found the 'missing link'.....possible proof of the 'functional' Wedding Nimcha ......ah well. Thankyou for the information... and (in a way) a reminder that a thicker blade is just 'more metal' and not necessarily 'more functional' ........