Could this be Chinese ?

Peter Dekker · 19th January 2016, 12:27 PM

Good points!

While I was obsessively looking at blade and decorative elements, I agree the silverwork -while displaying typical Chinese design elements- is not very typical for Northern Chinese knives. Neither is the scabbard's round cross-section, which is commonly oval in Northern China. A quick search also turned up Yunnan scabbards with exactly those lozenges.

Detlef, do you have examples of these filed backs of knives or swords of Laos/Yunnan? I'd be interested in seeing some.

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19th January 2016, 12:27 PM	#12
Peter Dekker Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kingdom of the Netherlands Posts: 63	Good points! While I was obsessively looking at blade and decorative elements, I agree the silverwork -while displaying typical Chinese design elements- is not very typical for Northern Chinese knives. Neither is the scabbard's round cross-section, which is commonly oval in Northern China. A quick search also turned up Yunnan scabbards with exactly those lozenges. Detlef, do you have examples of these filed backs of knives or swords of Laos/Yunnan? I'd be interested in seeing some.