High Hopes, African Dahomey {razor?}

katana · 6th October 2007, 05:21 PM

Stone shows a knife called a Bhuj Kutti, sometimes called an 'elephant knife' described as a heavy (?) single edged knife blade mounted inline with a single straight handle approx 20" long (not specified if OAL or just length of handle). The blade form illustrated is not the same, but there are similarities in the overall construction. I do not have a scanner so cant post the picture;
It is possible that yours is a varient, your pictures suggest that the knife is vintage rather than older, is this the case?

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6th October 2007, 05:21 PM	#8
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Stone shows a knife called a Bhuj Kutti, sometimes called an 'elephant knife' described as a heavy (?) single edged knife blade mounted inline with a single straight handle approx 20" long (not specified if OAL or just length of handle). The blade form illustrated is not the same, but there are similarities in the overall construction. I do not have a scanner so cant post the picture; It is possible that yours is a varient, your pictures suggest that the knife is vintage rather than older, is this the case?