SE Asia Knife # 2

[lordkoos]

Originally Posted by Nathaniel

Also interesting is that you found this in the north as this is a southern blade....

Are you sure? I know the kris blades are definitely from the south, but I see knives with this blade shape fairly often around here, I saw a crude wooden handled one with this blade shape at the flea market just last week, it was quite old looking. Unlike this one it was not a ceremonial knife, just a tool.

[Nathaniel]

Originally Posted by lordkoos

Are you sure? I know the kris blades are definitely from the south, but I see knives with this blade shape fairly often around here, I saw a crude wooden handled one with this blade shape at the flea market just last week, it was quite old looking. Unlike this one it was not a ceremonial knife, just a tool.

Well, maybe I'm wrong, but you do find this type blade shape in the south with a down turned handle. There are allot of other southern blade shapes other than the well known Kris, they are just not as well documented outside of Thailand. The blade shape itself yes you do see in the Thailand in general as a tool with your typical Thai E-nep.