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ggoudie · 2nd July 2006, 10:11 PM

Hi guys ,need your imput looks eastern to me it has a compartment on the front of scabbard for chopsticks ? look forward to your views . cheers graeme .

nechesh · 2nd July 2006, 10:18 PM

I believe this is called a trousse. They generally come from China. Yours looks nice as well as old. Too bad the chopsticks are missing, they where probably ivory. This is an eating implement, not a weapon, though i suppose in a pinch...

kai · 3rd July 2006, 12:01 AM

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Too bad the chopsticks are missing, they where probably ivory.

More likely bone...

Regards,
Kai

nechesh · 3rd July 2006, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by kai

More likely bone...

Perhaps, but i have seen more than one trousse with ivory chopsticks. This looks like a fairly high quality piece, so i wouldn't be surprised if they were ivory....of course, they may just as well have been bone.....but we really will never know, will we.

Here's a nice example:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=807

VANDOO · 3rd July 2006, 03:16 AM

THE WORK ON THE HANDLE LOOKS LIKE SOME ON SOME WEAPONS I THINK I SAW IN A OLD FORUM POST THEY WERE FROM A CERTIAN REGION BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER ANY MORE THAN THAT PERHAPS SOMEONE ELSE WILL KNOW. THE CHOPSTICKS WERE PROBABLY BONE AS THAT APPEARS TO BE WHAT WAS USED IN THE HANDLE. IT SHOULD BE EASY TO FIND A PAIR OF BONE OR IVORY ONES TO MAKE THE SET COMPLETE. YOU CAN SEE HOW HIGH THEY SHOULD STICK UP FROM THE PICTURES AND THEN MEASURE TO SEE HOW LONG YOURS NEED TO BE. CHOPSTICKS ARE OF PRETTY UNIFORM LENGTH. NICE KNIFE

Rick · 2nd July 2006, 10:18 PM

A Trousse definitely .

2nd July 2006, 10:11 PM	#1
ggoudie Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 29	Knife id Hi guys ,need your imput looks eastern to me it has a compartment on the front of scabbard for chopsticks ? look forward to your views . cheers graeme . Attached Images

2nd July 2006, 10:18 PM	#2
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	I believe this is called a trousse. They generally come from China. Yours looks nice as well as old. Too bad the chopsticks are missing, they where probably ivory. This is an eating implement, not a weapon, though i suppose in a pinch...

3rd July 2006, 03:16 AM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE WORK ON THE HANDLE LOOKS LIKE SOME ON SOME WEAPONS I THINK I SAW IN A OLD FORUM POST THEY WERE FROM A CERTIAN REGION BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER ANY MORE THAN THAT PERHAPS SOMEONE ELSE WILL KNOW. THE CHOPSTICKS WERE PROBABLY BONE AS THAT APPEARS TO BE WHAT WAS USED IN THE HANDLE. IT SHOULD BE EASY TO FIND A PAIR OF BONE OR IVORY ONES TO MAKE THE SET COMPLETE. YOU CAN SEE HOW HIGH THEY SHOULD STICK UP FROM THE PICTURES AND THEN MEASURE TO SEE HOW LONG YOURS NEED TO BE. CHOPSTICKS ARE OF PRETTY UNIFORM LENGTH. NICE KNIFE

2nd July 2006, 10:18 PM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	A Trousse definitely .