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Old 8th February 2007, 09:30 AM   #2
M ELEY
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Hmmm... It seems to me that this piece is a variation of Japanese nata, or gardening tool. This might explain the strange title of "forestry knife". They are tools, but in a scuffle, I guess it would be better than nothing (think "straight razor" in a street fight). The handle is right-on, but the blades on nata are typically shaped more like a chopper.
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