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mwochna 18th January 2008 10:02 PM

Help with Inscriptions on Asian (?) Knife
 
Hi,

I have a small pocket knife that has an inscription on the blade and an inscribed name (?) on the spring. The blade inscription is in some kind of cuneiform-like writing. The inscription is a cursive like Arabic. Can anyone help identify and/or translate these?
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s.../Oriental2.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...ntalScript.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...onCropped2.jpg

Lee 21st January 2008 04:23 PM

Bumping to top; found buried in the moderation queue.

mwochna 23rd January 2008 05:56 PM

Uzbekistan (?) knife
 
A poster on another forum has suggested that this knife is from Uzbekistan, but wasn't able to post pictures of any similar knives.

mwochna 1st February 2008 07:24 PM

No takers on this? Can anyone hazard a guess on the inscription on the back edge of the knife?

kronckew 2nd February 2008 10:03 AM

northern chinese knife, saw two advertised on ebay today, do a search on 'Yinjisa Folding Knife'

spiral 2nd February 2008 11:52 AM

Well done Kronckew!

There 50 of them on ebay know all from mainland China.

Spiral

mwochna 3rd February 2008 10:27 PM

Yes, very well done, Kronckew! Thanks for spotting those. There's no doubt in my mind that you've identified my knife. :D

ausjulius 6th September 2008 06:49 AM

not chinese , it is a turkman or uzbek knife from central asia... uhgir..
the otkur factory is the largest producer.. they actualy have a website in english .. www.yengisar.com

sows some of their more oriented range,, also ther eis other factories and many small producers.. knives are still very popular in east turkmenistan,, and are a cultural symbol..... east turkmenistan is currently occupied by china.......


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