Borneo jungle knife HMP

Royston · 31st July 2016, 12:35 PM

Here is a jungle knife, presumably from Borneo. What makes it interesting is that it is stamped H.M.P

Dimensions are shown in the photos and the blade is 1/4 inch thick at the ricasso.

What is the significance of HMP ?
The owners initials ?

Or is it His/Her Majesty's Prison ? I suppose that this is possible if it came from British North Borneo although I cannot find a reference to there being one as all the searches I tried just came up with POW camps.

All comments welcome.
Regards
Roy

31st July 2016, 12:35 PM	#1
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	Borneo jungle knife HMP Here is a jungle knife, presumably from Borneo. What makes it interesting is that it is stamped H.M.P Dimensions are shown in the photos and the blade is 1/4 inch thick at the ricasso. What is the significance of HMP ? The owners initials ? Or is it His/Her Majesty's Prison ? I suppose that this is possible if it came from British North Borneo although I cannot find a reference to there being one as all the searches I tried just came up with POW camps. All comments welcome. Regards Roy Attached Images