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Old 27th March 2021, 08:28 PM   #1
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Default Pair of wood/steel ceremonial Khodmi

Good Evening everybody,

It's been a long time ago since my last post but I'm happy to be back here !

Let me introduce this nice little set of two knives, one of wood and the other one of steel.

It's a recent find and I've still to try to understand the using of the wood one !?! If someone can explain it to me, it will be with pleasure !

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Old 28th March 2021, 12:12 AM   #2
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They are Algerians, but why do you think they are khodmi?
For the use, some say that they were barber knives, others say that they were butcher knives and some say that they were hunting knives trousse
I let you choose what you prefer...

The wooden one is not something usual.
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Old 28th March 2021, 12:58 PM   #3
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Hello Kubur,

I can be wrong by using the term "Khodmi/ Bou saadi" but this is for me the closest term that I can apply to this set, far from flyssa and Nimcha.

I've previously seen a pair similar to this one, but with two steel knives, sold as a barber knives... but honestly even if the steel one is realy sharp I don't think it could be used as a barber tools.

The wood one is really strange and I can't figure the use of this one
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Old 28th March 2021, 07:09 PM   #4
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Hello Kubur,

The wood one is really strange and I can't figure the use of this one
I agree...
I have seen wooden flyssa swords, I have seen wooden yataghans.
People say that they were made for training or for children.
Some say that they were just decorative.
Frankly I don't know...
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Old 28th March 2021, 08:04 PM   #5
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The first thing I thought about was the ban on blades over a certain length by law.
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Old 28th March 2021, 09:38 PM   #6
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Ren Ren, it could be another possibility !

To be honest I really have no idea about the meaning of the wooden one ! After all it could be only decorative... maybe we just have to accept this one as it is ! Just a wood knife
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