2 TIBETAN KNIVES FOR COMMENT

BANDOOK · 30th January 2017, 09:02 AM

HERE ARE 2 TIBETAN KNIFES ,HAS ANYONE SEEN THESE TYPE BEFORE,THEY HAVE BONE HANDLES AND NICE PATINA
REGARDS RAJESH

BANDOOK · 30th January 2017, 09:06 AM

[QUOTE=BANDOOK]HERE ARE 2 TIBETAN KNIFES ,HAS ANYONE SEEN THESE TYPE BEFORE,THEY HAVE BONE HANDLES AND NICE PATINA
ANY IDEA OF AGE AND TRIBES,ETC
REGARDS RAJESH

colin henshaw · 30th January 2017, 05:09 PM

Interesting pieces. I havn't seen this form before, so unfortunately can't help with further identification.

Could the blades have started out life as something else ?

Regards.

Battara · 31st January 2017, 12:18 AM

This thread is closed pending further investigation.

Battara · 1st February 2017, 11:57 PM

Thread now open again.

BANDOOK · 2nd February 2017, 09:33 AM

THANKS JOSE,FOR REOPENING THE DISCUSSION
I NOW OWN THE 2 KNIFES SO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM IF ANY ONE KNOWS ABOUT THESE TYPE,KIND REGARDS
RAJESH

BANDOOK · 3rd February 2017, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BANDOOK

THANKS JOSE,FOR REOPENING THE DISCUSSION
I NOW OWN THE 2 KNIFES SO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM IF ANY ONE KNOWS ABOUT THESE TYPE,KIND REGARDS
RAJESH

SPOKE TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THESE KNIFES HE TOLD ME HE BOUGHT IT IN A MARKET IN BEIJING ABOUT 13 YEARS AGO FROM A TIBETAN VENDOR WHO HAD LOTS OF UNUSUAL STUFFFROM TIBET AND MONGOLIA,ABOUT SIX YEARS BACK THAT MARKET HAS CLOSED DOWN.
CHEERS

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30th January 2017, 05:09 PM	#3
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	Interesting pieces. I havn't seen this form before, so unfortunately can't help with further identification. Could the blades have started out life as something else ? Regards.

31st January 2017, 12:18 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,342	This thread is closed pending further investigation.

1st February 2017, 11:57 PM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,342	Thread now open again.

2nd February 2017, 09:33 AM	#6
BANDOOK Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: AUCKLAND,NEW ZEALAND Posts: 627	THANKS JOSE,FOR REOPENING THE DISCUSSION I NOW OWN THE 2 KNIFES SO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM IF ANY ONE KNOWS ABOUT THESE TYPE,KIND REGARDS RAJESH