Tibet or Nepal ?

[Jens Nordlunde]

I would say Tibet, it will be interesting to see what others with bigger knowledge of the area think.
Jens

PS. Come to think of it, it could also be from Buthan.

[dennee]

The form might more properly be considered Bhutanese, but such knives have presumably been made and used in both Bhutan and Tibet. But I certainly would not rule out Nepalese manufacture, as a lot of "Tibetan" stuff is now made there, whether by Tibetan exiles or others.

[Valjhun]

I would say Chinese....

[dennee]

Actually, not a bad point as a lot of modern "Tibetan" material--whether replicas or fantasy weapons--is presumably coming from places like Shenzhen.

[Lew]

It's nice but it looks to me like a modern repro.

Lew

[Michel]

Thanks to all of you for your answers.
LOUIEBLADES is certainly correct. This is a modern weapon.
But where ?
If it is modern (less than 50 years, which I think it is) I would rule out Tibet. That would leaves us with Nepal, Bhutan and China.
I have no idea but the idea of China looks quite interesting. In 1996 while looking in Hong Kong at weapons in antic shops, they told me that all the Manchurian and Tibetan weapons available in Hong Kong were in fact made presently in China. I do not remember where in china.
An additional information concerning that dagger: the inner scabbard is made in two crudely cut bamboos. It is obviously the cheapest available material. Is bamboo widely available in Shenzhen ?
Any clue about the name of this dagger ?
Thanks
Michel

[Bill M]

Here is a "modern" Nepalese knife used by a Hill person. (most likely 50 years plus or minus). I got this from a friend in Kathmandu. It was in dailiy use up until when I acquired it a few years ago. It is possible that it came from Bhutan.