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VANDOO · 16th February 2005, 05:09 AM

MOST LOHAR OF THE FOLDING TYPES HAVE BEEN NEWER AND DIDN'T APPEAR TO HAVE SEEN USE. BUT I HAVE SEEN A COUPLE WITH CARRIENG CASE (SCABBARD) THAT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD BEEN CARRIED AND USED. I SUPPOSE THIS COULD BE BECAUSE THEY ARE COOL AND TOURISTS MOSTLY BUY NEW ONES AND BRING THEM HOME. IN THE AREAS WHERE THEY ARE USED IT WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO FIND OLDER USED EXAMPLES IF ONE KNEW WHERE TO START LOOKING. I HAVE EXAMPLES OF 3 TYPES, ONE MADE OF ONE PIECE OF STEEL DOES NOT FOLD, ONE THE BLADE ONLY FOLDS AND ONE THAT FOLDS THE BLADE AND THE HANDLE AND IS VERY COMPACT. I THINK THE FIRST TYPE THE OLDEST TYPE, THE SECOND, SECOND OLDEST AND THE THIRD MOST RECENT. I COULD EASILY BE WRONG ON THIS AS I BASE IT ON WHEN THE DIFFERENT TYPES SHOWED UP IN THE LAST 40 + YEARS OR SO. I THINK THERE IS A OLD POST ON THEM SOMEWHERE ON THE FORUM ALSO.

16th February 2005, 05:09 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	MOST LOHAR OF THE FOLDING TYPES HAVE BEEN NEWER AND DIDN'T APPEAR TO HAVE SEEN USE. BUT I HAVE SEEN A COUPLE WITH CARRIENG CASE (SCABBARD) THAT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD BEEN CARRIED AND USED. I SUPPOSE THIS COULD BE BECAUSE THEY ARE COOL AND TOURISTS MOSTLY BUY NEW ONES AND BRING THEM HOME. IN THE AREAS WHERE THEY ARE USED IT WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO FIND OLDER USED EXAMPLES IF ONE KNEW WHERE TO START LOOKING. I HAVE EXAMPLES OF 3 TYPES, ONE MADE OF ONE PIECE OF STEEL DOES NOT FOLD, ONE THE BLADE ONLY FOLDS AND ONE THAT FOLDS THE BLADE AND THE HANDLE AND IS VERY COMPACT. I THINK THE FIRST TYPE THE OLDEST TYPE, THE SECOND, SECOND OLDEST AND THE THIRD MOST RECENT. I COULD EASILY BE WRONG ON THIS AS I BASE IT ON WHEN THE DIFFERENT TYPES SHOWED UP IN THE LAST 40 + YEARS OR SO. I THINK THERE IS A OLD POST ON THEM SOMEWHERE ON THE FORUM ALSO.