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VANDOO · 10th March 2009, 05:36 PM

THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF KNIFE HAS BEEN AROUND IN CAMBODIA AT LEAST AS FAR BACK AS THE VIETNAM WAR. THE SCABBARD IS THE SAME AS THOSE OLD ONES AND THE DESIGN CUT INTO THE BLADE WITH PART SHOWING THRU THE OPENING IN THE SCABBARD IS AS USUAL. THE TRADITIONAL ONES I HAVE SEEN OVER THE YEARS ALWAYS HAD THE TIP OF A DEER ANTLER WITH A BIT OF FUR FOR A HANDLE AND DID NOT SAY CAMBODIA OR ANKOR.
SOME OFTEN DID HAVE A CARVING REPRESENTING ANKOR OR A GODESS ON THE BLADE THOUGH. I SUSPECT THESE MAY HAVE BEEN A TRADITIONAL FORM OF HUNTING KNIFE USED IN CAMBODIA AND MAY STILL SEE ACTUAL USE AS WELL AS BE AVAILABLE TO TOURISTS. THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE SEEN FROM THERE USING A DEERS FOOT. I HAVE SEEN THE DEER FEET USED ON EUROPEAN DAGGERS AND NATIVE AMERICAN KNIVES OFTEN.
THERE IS ANOTHER FORM FROM THAT AREA THAT HAS A SIMULAR BLADE BUT A STRANGELY CARVED WATER BUFALOW HORN HANDLE. THESE EXAMPLES STRIKE ME AS EITHER CEREMONIAL OR ESPECIALLY FOR TOURISTS

THE HANDLES OFTEN TAKE THE FORMS OF GODS OR ANIMALS OR UNKNOWN SHAPES ON THESE AND WOULD NOT BE CONVIENENT TO CARRY IN THE BUSH UNLESS IN A BAG OR BASKET. THEY WOULD NOT BE ANY GOOD FOR HARD TASKS BUT MIGHT BE USED FOR CUTTING FOOD OR LIGHT WORK OR CARVEING.

JUST MY BEST GUESS ON THESE AS I HAVEN'T DONE RESEARCH ON THEM OR ACTUALLY BEEN TO CAMBODIA.

10th March 2009, 05:36 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF KNIFE HAS BEEN AROUND IN CAMBODIA AT LEAST AS FAR BACK AS THE VIETNAM WAR. THE SCABBARD IS THE SAME AS THOSE OLD ONES AND THE DESIGN CUT INTO THE BLADE WITH PART SHOWING THRU THE OPENING IN THE SCABBARD IS AS USUAL. THE TRADITIONAL ONES I HAVE SEEN OVER THE YEARS ALWAYS HAD THE TIP OF A DEER ANTLER WITH A BIT OF FUR FOR A HANDLE AND DID NOT SAY CAMBODIA OR ANKOR. SOME OFTEN DID HAVE A CARVING REPRESENTING ANKOR OR A GODESS ON THE BLADE THOUGH. I SUSPECT THESE MAY HAVE BEEN A TRADITIONAL FORM OF HUNTING KNIFE USED IN CAMBODIA AND MAY STILL SEE ACTUAL USE AS WELL AS BE AVAILABLE TO TOURISTS. THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE SEEN FROM THERE USING A DEERS FOOT. I HAVE SEEN THE DEER FEET USED ON EUROPEAN DAGGERS AND NATIVE AMERICAN KNIVES OFTEN. THERE IS ANOTHER FORM FROM THAT AREA THAT HAS A SIMULAR BLADE BUT A STRANGELY CARVED WATER BUFALOW HORN HANDLE. THESE EXAMPLES STRIKE ME AS EITHER CEREMONIAL OR ESPECIALLY FOR TOURISTS THE HANDLES OFTEN TAKE THE FORMS OF GODS OR ANIMALS OR UNKNOWN SHAPES ON THESE AND WOULD NOT BE CONVIENENT TO CARRY IN THE BUSH UNLESS IN A BAG OR BASKET. THEY WOULD NOT BE ANY GOOD FOR HARD TASKS BUT MIGHT BE USED FOR CUTTING FOOD OR LIGHT WORK OR CARVEING. JUST MY BEST GUESS ON THESE AS I HAVEN'T DONE RESEARCH ON THEM OR ACTUALLY BEEN TO CAMBODIA.