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21st December 2012, 05:33 AM
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Detlef, I think, you are wright. The knife in van Zonnevelds book don't have ornaments on blade, Schmeltz also describes a plain blade with grooves on both sides. So perhaps we can see some logic here, regarding this and picture in #4:
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21st December 2012, 04:14 PM
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Ceremonially what were these used for?
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21st December 2012, 04:34 PM
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Battara, apparently these are associated with funerary rites.
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21st December 2012, 05:53 PM
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There's a great thread somewhere with tons of pictures....... Here we go: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13443 Last edited by Atlantia; 21st December 2012 at 06:22 PM. |
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21st December 2012, 06:19 PM
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Hi Guys
If you do a little digging into the archives there are some great threads on these rare and interesting knives. http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000732.html |
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22nd December 2012, 03:13 AM
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 I clean forgot about this thread (and I posted in it!  ).Thanks....... |
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22nd December 2012, 04:19 PM
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I do it all the time, don't worry at all mate. |
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