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17th December 2009, 04:16 AM
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Good point Jim, about the circles on the scales .
 The steel bolsters just look Indian/Afghan (to me) with that little step down to the blade .
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17th December 2009, 10:07 PM
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The same design is found in North African. Below is a Hausa dagger with the same motif.
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17th December 2009, 10:14 PM
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The circles
The same circle motif is found in China/Vietnam/Loas and I am sure other localities close to these regions...I have a few pieces supporting this.
As for this knife presented, as noted by Rick, the only other factor to look at on this knife is the bolsters, not much else reveals it's true nature. I would go with the Afghan regions looking at the "crude" (for want of a better word) workmanship, the bolsters, the bone hilt slabs and the circle motifs. Gav |
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18th December 2009, 09:51 AM
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add nepal to the list: chainpuri churi knife : (very recent mfg.
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