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It is probably nothing and the characters will say "made in China" but I picked this one up with some other real nice things.
Just wanted to be sure because the chinese stuff isn't my field. A translation of the characters on the scabbard as well on the knife would be nice. But I'm sure it will be made in China ![]() |
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Henk
It looks like a Chinese repro of a Tibet dagger. Lew |
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Yeah I am afraid I agree - never seen Tibetan pieces have chinese characters on the blades and the style of work does not appear Tibetan to me.
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Lew, Battara,
Thanks for your answer. A repro of a tibetan dagger. Don't know why your answer doesn't surprise me. I don't know why, but with chinese stuff i always get an itchy feeling. ![]() What does it make you think it should represent a tibetan dagger? Is it the horned dragon on the scabbard or the complete style of this thing? |
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The overall design looks Tibetan.
This is an everyday herdsman's kinfe. |
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I'm with Bill, the overall style is Tibetan/Bhutanese, althought the style of the mounts are not and the design features are a little off to be authentic for me.
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The blade seems a bit rough and not well finished, and the fullers are also shallow and not well made. I have a dagger made around 1990 for everyday use from the Tibetan/Chinese border region and it is quite different. The scabbard is plain brass with no designs, while the blade is thick and solid and well made with deeply cut fullers. The tang runs through the solid metal handle and is peened at the end. The point is also much less hurried looking. Even in the early 90s when there were no Westerners traveling in the area and not even that many Han Chinese, there were many knives in the market that looked like this (according to hearsay). They were not exactly tourist pieces, but perhaps more for status and show than use. Now of course eBay is flooded with such stuff.
Can anyone comment on the pommel style of this blade? It looks like a copy of Bhutanese styles to me. Josh |
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