10th December 2005, 03:43 AM | #1 |
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VERY Interesting Thai or Burmese Knife For Sale
Here is a huge, wild looking Thai or Burmese knife, that looks as if it could be the giant cousin of a Dyak piso raut.
The knife is 23 inches overall, with a thick and heavy blade that shows signs of laminar construction. Clear, crisp inscription on the blade. Beautiful patina to the long, curved wooden hilt. This is a very old knife, and most interesting. $125.00 plus shipping. |
10th December 2005, 04:51 AM | #2 |
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Hi Charles. These are work knives. If I recall correctly, used to split rattan.
That's Burmese script on the blade. |
10th December 2005, 04:10 PM | #3 |
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Charles:
We have discussed these several times on the Forum. They are a large cousin to the pisau raut and used to split rattan. More commonly seen in N. Thailand/Laos than Burma. Ian. |
11th December 2005, 11:25 PM | #4 |
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This one is now on eBay. Thread locked until the auction concludes.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Huge-Old-Antique...temZ7374444121 |
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