Central Asian (?) knife

[ausjulius]

Originally Posted by Battara

Are these newly made tourist pieces?

they have been made since the middle ages in this sort of style .. no they are mostly made for locals.. these areas have few tourists.. id say they are more decorative now for local souvenirs..
the traditional sheaths are very decorative as well

[chregu]

I have not seen many of them, you can find them in Switzerland.
know her from a knife exhibition in Austria
from all European knives, that's the only thing missing in my collection