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Sajen · 19th December 2016, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kronckew

it's fopr display on a wall, not for actual use as a tool or weapon.

I don't want to have it on my wall!

Spaffo · 19th December 2016, 08:06 PM

Here is a cropped view of the Bhutan blade. Sorry for the poor quality, I don't have the knife here to reshoot.

Spaffo · 19th December 2016, 09:36 PM

Didn't post. I'll try again.

kronckew · 20th December 2016, 07:02 AM

looks like you would need to etch the bhutanese knife blade to see if it were laminated - etching shows the laminations a lot better. search the forum for info on etching with vinegar...the knife shows signs that it is.

the knife in post 12 doesn't look filipino, more greek/ottoman to me. is the pommel end v-grooved like the contemporary cretan hunting knife with the olive wood grip i have, below?

p.s. - the dha-ish knife (dha also just means knife & they come in all sizes up to and including the more usual swords) looks more like a rattan splitting knife. never seen a dha that small that curved. there is always a first tho.

all my small dhas are fairly straight. see below for the small, medium and large dhas

finally, the more usual thai enep shape. this one is fairly large. thai version of a khukuri

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19th December 2016, 09:36 PM	#3
Spaffo Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 45	Didn't post. I'll try again. Attached Images

20th December 2016, 07:02 AM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,238	looks like you would need to etch the bhutanese knife blade to see if it were laminated - etching shows the laminations a lot better. search the forum for info on etching with vinegar...the knife shows signs that it is. the knife in post 12 doesn't look filipino, more greek/ottoman to me. is the pommel end v-grooved like the contemporary cretan hunting knife with the olive wood grip i have, below? p.s. - the dha-ish knife (dha also just means knife & they come in all sizes up to and including the more usual swords) looks more like a rattan splitting knife. never seen a dha that small that curved. there is always a first tho. all my small dhas are fairly straight. see below for the small, medium and large dhas finally, the more usual thai enep shape. this one is fairly large. thai version of a khukuri . Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 20th December 2016 at 07:14 AM.

19th December 2016, 08:06 PM	#2
Spaffo Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 45	Here is a cropped view of the Bhutan blade. Sorry for the poor quality, I don't have the knife here to reshoot.