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23rd December 2009, 07:25 PM
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Ceremonial in nature ?
Used by a holy man or like in the paddy ? Blessing the crop, first cut of harvest; stuff like that ? Not so sure about SEA 
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23rd December 2009, 09:45 PM
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Could well be. The fine teeth make me wonder if it was for use 'at arms reach' like a mistletoe sickle? |
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24th December 2009, 01:05 AM
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Could this possibly be from Tibet? If it is I might have an idea of what it could be.
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24th December 2009, 01:09 AM
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I was just about to email you a thank you for the e-card! Only found it yesterday amongst the ba-zillion spam messages on AOL. Very kind and really appreciated by both of us  Whats your idea? Gene |
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24th December 2009, 03:41 AM
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Hello Gene,
At one time I saw a couple of picture of a knife like this being used by a Tibetan Monk in one of their ceremonies. The pictures did not show the hilt but the blade was curved and looked to be about 8 to 10 inches in length. I remember that the blade was described as being very sharp and having a serrated edge. I've been digging around in this rust bucket that I call a brain an haven't as yet remembered where I saw the pictures.  I'm happy to hear you received the e-card and you are more than welcome. Robert |
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25th December 2009, 01:29 AM
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Hi Robert, Thats interesting. According to the never wrong Wiki, reaping sickles are usually serrated (but I've never seen one with fine teeth like this). Here are some more pictures:   
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25th December 2009, 06:27 AM
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yes, it's functional
The serrations are functional. It's definitely a reaper's tool, although it may be a ceremonial one.
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