3 Knives for Comments pls

Stan S. · 7th November 2012, 03:06 PM

Nice selection of knifes you have there. The one with a curved blade is called a Bank and is is intended to be a fighting knife, probably used in a similar manner to a karambit. Yoour example may be more of a display item but is certainly old. The utility knife is commonly referred to as Kerala knife and it is still used thruhout rural India to this day. I can't comment in tge folding knife as i dont know much about it. All 3 items are likely to be from the turn of the 20th century but could newer.

weapons 27 · 7th November 2012, 04:13 PM

the third is an Indian kerala knife

Al Shamal · 8th November 2012, 06:24 PM

Shokran guys!
The bank knife's curved inner part of the blade is the sharpest part of the knife; and after viewing some clips on you-tube on the use of the karambit in some other asian arts, i can see how effective it might be when incorporated into india's fighting arts. I like it!

7th November 2012, 03:06 PM	#1
Stan S. Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 227	Nice selection of knifes you have there. The one with a curved blade is called a Bank and is is intended to be a fighting knife, probably used in a similar manner to a karambit. Yoour example may be more of a display item but is certainly old. The utility knife is commonly referred to as Kerala knife and it is still used thruhout rural India to this day. I can't comment in tge folding knife as i dont know much about it. All 3 items are likely to be from the turn of the 20th century but could newer. Last edited by Stan S.; 7th November 2012 at 05:10 PM.

7th November 2012, 04:13 PM	#2
weapons 27 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 462	the third is an Indian kerala knife

8th November 2012, 06:24 PM	#3
Al Shamal Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: UAE Posts: 32	Shokran guys! The bank knife's curved inner part of the blade is the sharpest part of the knife; and after viewing some clips on you-tube on the use of the karambit in some other asian arts, i can see how effective it might be when incorporated into india's fighting arts. I like it!