Mongol Dogpa knife?

blue lander · 4th September 2014, 11:33 PM

I agree the Mongolian attribution is spurious. Perhaps because the drokpa are also nomads the previous owner thought they were ethnic Mongols.

As to if this thing is real or a Chinese made tourist piece I think it could go either way. On the one hand there's no visible wear and tear on the scabbard and you can still see glue from where the price sticker is attached. On the other hand it looks sturdy enough and it appears to be hand made. Plus, I'd be more suspicious if the seller sold it as a Tibetan or Chinese knife. The drokpa attribution is so specific and obscure that I assume there must be some truth behind the claim.

If it is a fake then I'm impressed with the attention to detail. I once bought a knife that was Native American according to the packaging. The knife itself was a Tibetan dossum with Mongolian writing on the scabbard. It was, of course, made in china.

Sajen · 7th September 2014, 07:22 PM

I've noticed that I never post pictures from my one how it look now. So here some pictures and a question: what is the sort of "leather", ray skin? Or what I have read somewhere frog skin? Could be lizard skin also. I am unsure about this. Have someone an answer?

Regards,
Detlef

gp · 11th July 2026, 06:53 PM

just bought a knife at an auction and whilst looking up more information on it,

found 2 interesting sites on the topic:

click on "Read full article" of the first link

https://www.mandarinmansion.com/item...an-style-knife

https://nobliecustomknives.com/tradi...ngolian-knife/

and a picture of some art work: Mongolian national knife made of 1 kg of silver

gp · 11th July 2026, 07:15 PM

the first 4 pics show how it (it was sold described as a Mongolian knife ) looked like and the other 3 after I did some cleaning.
Material is wood, steel and decorations in silver, sadly no Citipati ( skull) on it

FYI: I have seen them also described as coming from Nepal, Buthan and Tibet,
like the first one in this thread

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...77&postcount=1

versus

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=31275

your thoughts please and kindly requested if you have some as well, to show yours, thnx a lot !

7th September 2014, 07:22 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,788	I've noticed that I never post pictures from my one how it look now. So here some pictures and a question: what is the sort of "leather", ray skin? Or what I have read somewhere frog skin? Could be lizard skin also. I am unsure about this. Have someone an answer? Regards, Detlef Attached Images

11th July 2026, 06:53 PM	#3
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 1,046	just bought a knife at an auction and whilst looking up more information on it, found 2 interesting sites on the topic: click on "Read full article" of the first link https://www.mandarinmansion.com/item...an-style-knife https://nobliecustomknives.com/tradi...ngolian-knife/ and a picture of some art work: Mongolian national knife made of 1 kg of silver Attached Images Last edited by gp; 11th July 2026 at 09:43 PM.

11th July 2026, 07:15 PM	#4
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 1,046	the first 4 pics show how it (it was sold described as a Mongolian knife ) looked like and the other 3 after I did some cleaning. Material is wood, steel and decorations in silver, sadly no Citipati ( skull) on it FYI: I have seen them also described as coming from Nepal, Buthan and Tibet, like the first one in this thread http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...77&postcount=1 versus http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=31275 your thoughts please and kindly requested if you have some as well, to show yours, thnx a lot ! Attached Images Last edited by gp; 12th July 2026 at 09:04 AM.

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4th September 2014, 11:33 PM	#1
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	I agree the Mongolian attribution is spurious. Perhaps because the drokpa are also nomads the previous owner thought they were ethnic Mongols. As to if this thing is real or a Chinese made tourist piece I think it could go either way. On the one hand there's no visible wear and tear on the scabbard and you can still see glue from where the price sticker is attached. On the other hand it looks sturdy enough and it appears to be hand made. Plus, I'd be more suspicious if the seller sold it as a Tibetan or Chinese knife. The drokpa attribution is so specific and obscure that I assume there must be some truth behind the claim. If it is a fake then I'm impressed with the attention to detail. I once bought a knife that was Native American according to the packaging. The knife itself was a Tibetan dossum with Mongolian writing on the scabbard. It was, of course, made in china.