Ian,
Thanks. It relieves me no end to know that those far more astute than I are also uncertain!
The clue about the drilled through "hanger" tie is a new one to me. Very helpful.
When it arrives, I will post more pictures in this thread of the major features.
"But hey, what's in a name really?"
Good point. And since when do we expect the categories to be nice and tidy? Obviously someone had a need for a knife like this and someone had an idea about what to make and now we have this odd "not bangkung", which is what I might start calling it.
- Dave