Odd pole arm

[Kubur]

Originally Posted by mahratt

Did you mean such a knife?

Hi
Where did you find this picture?
Are they really Chinese knives?
thanks
Kubur

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Kubur

Where did you find this picture?
Are they really Chinese knives?

I don't know where Mahratt find the pictures (net?) but I know that this knives are indeed Chinese, it's said that they get used by river pirates.

Regards,
Detlef

[kronckew]

No, not chinese, see my post 17 above. They are Naga made by local tribal blacksmiths, no relation to 'butterfly' or river pirate swords at all.

[Kubur]

Originally Posted by kronckew

No, not chinese, see my post 17 above. They are Naga made by local tribal blacksmiths, no relation to 'butterfly' or river pirate swords at all.

We are talking about post# 8 Sir!

And yes i posted a naga knife

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by Kubur

We are talking about post# 8 Sir!

And yes i posted a naga knife

OK, was not clear at that point which post you were referring to.

[Kubur]

Originally Posted by Sajen

I don't know where Mahratt find the pictures (net?) but I know that this knives are indeed Chinese, it's said that they get used by river pirates.

Regards,
Detlef

Thank you Detlef

I found it

Chinese Highbinder weapons collected by H. H. North, U. S. Commission of Immigration, forwarded to Bureau of Immigration, Washington D. C., about 1900. Note the coexistence of hudiedao (butterfly swords), guns and knives all in the same raid. This collection of weapons is identical to what might have been found in either China or America from the 1860s onward.
Courtesy the digital collection of the Bancroft Library, UC Berkley.

So if i'm not mistaken this pirate story is a myth... Chinese mafia most probably... a good serie to watch: warrior...