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ariel · 6th October 2007, 09:12 PM

IMHO,
We need to consider its size as an important factor. A knife with a 22 cm blade of that configuration is either a utility knife or a ceremonial one. It could work as a Dahomey Amazons' "razor" ( and I shudder to think of its use

) but could not function as a Ram Dao unless the animals were very, very small. A symbol of a Ram Dao? A temple knife? A carving knife?

I just cannot see it as a weapon... Sorry.

6th October 2007, 09:12 PM	#12
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	IMHO, We need to consider its size as an important factor. A knife with a 22 cm blade of that configuration is either a utility knife or a ceremonial one. It could work as a Dahomey Amazons' "razor" ( and I shudder to think of its use ) but could not function as a Ram Dao unless the animals were very, very small. A symbol of a Ram Dao? A temple knife? A carving knife? I just cannot see it as a weapon... Sorry.