Ethnographic Arms & Armour - Assamese side-knife, right?

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KuKulzA28

9th February 2013 01:32 AM

Assamese side-knife, right?

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I believe this is Assamese but it was just a hunch. The pommel the way it is, the open-faced scabbard, but using rattan or some other vegetation to bind it...

Anything ya'll can tell me about this piece?

Tim Simmons

9th February 2013 07:24 AM

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I like this sort of thing. I like the rugged way the pommel is attached. The tribesmen in this picture are carrying very similar weapons. The chap with the fur hat is a Mishmi tribesman and the other is an Abor. Pictures from "Peoples of the World, printed 1918"

kai	10th February 2013 12:04 AM

Yup, that general area seems correct.

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I like the rugged way the pommel is attached.

Yeah, the village version of the pommel attachment seen with Kachin dao, too.

Regards,
Kai

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