Mystery knife

kronckew · 4th April 2015, 04:23 PM

looks generically 'himalayan' (tho not tibet or bhutan)

the dotted circle motif is a worldwide one, so that is not too helpful in pinning down the origin. the brass bound bone/horn scabbard reminds me of nepal/northern india, tho i've seen similar on hmong knives. the sword of shiva on the blade leads me back to nepal/NE india.

a jeweller's repair shop or a craft jewellery maker's could likely repair the missing tip if you don't feel like soldering yourself.

thinreadline · 4th April 2015, 06:00 PM

Thanks for all of that very helpful info . Another collector suggested Nepal too .

spiral · 4th April 2015, 10:16 PM

Could be wrong, might be India? Not sure on that, but its not Nepal but personally Id vote for China...

4th April 2015, 04:23 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	looks generically 'himalayan' (tho not tibet or bhutan) the dotted circle motif is a worldwide one, so that is not too helpful in pinning down the origin. the brass bound bone/horn scabbard reminds me of nepal/northern india, tho i've seen similar on hmong knives. the sword of shiva on the blade leads me back to nepal/NE india. a jeweller's repair shop or a craft jewellery maker's could likely repair the missing tip if you don't feel like soldering yourself.

4th April 2015, 06:00 PM	#2
thinreadline Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wirral Posts: 1,204	Thanks for all of that very helpful info . Another collector suggested Nepal too .

4th April 2015, 10:16 PM	#3
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Could be wrong, might be India? Not sure on that, but its not Nepal but personally Id vote for China...