Twin Burmese knives

kronckew · 5th February 2024, 05:56 AM

Found these on another member's site:

At this point, three other sets of Burmese double knives are known to me. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 36.25.817a–c is a simple utilitarian set with plain blades and plain smooth ivory hilts. The set was sold by W. O. Oldman to George Cameron Stone before 1935, and bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum in 1936.

The Royal Ontaria Museum has another set, under accession number 927.59.5.1. Overall form of blades and hilts are closer to ours, but here the hilts are made of brass with bone plates. 19th century. No provenance is given.

The last set is in the National Museum of Thailand. See photo by Gary Todd on flickr.com.

See Mandarin Mansion 'Burmese double knives for an excellent article on these knives.
Somewhat Rare, but they do exist.

5th February 2024, 05:56 AM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,152	Found these on another member's site: At this point, three other sets of Burmese double knives are known to me. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 36.25.817a–c is a simple utilitarian set with plain blades and plain smooth ivory hilts. The set was sold by W. O. Oldman to George Cameron Stone before 1935, and bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum in 1936. The Royal Ontaria Museum has another set, under accession number 927.59.5.1. Overall form of blades and hilts are closer to ours, but here the hilts are made of brass with bone plates. 19th century. No provenance is given. The last set is in the National Museum of Thailand. See photo by Gary Todd on flickr.com. See Mandarin Mansion 'Burmese double knives for an excellent article on these knives. Somewhat Rare, but they do exist. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 5th February 2024 at 06:33 AM.