Can Anyone I.D. This Mideastern Dagger?

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Originally Posted by spiral

Thats not from Nepal, its most probably a Knife made recently in muslim China.

Spiral

When Kronckew replied to the above-linked thread, his ID was based on a knife sold by a Nepalese exporter and made by a Chainpuri kami, as (was) shown on this thread on another forum:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...ri-Churi-Knife

While the photos have since been deleted, they did in fact show a knife that was - with regards to form and materials - an exact match to my own...