Pair of knives

[carlos]

I had one like this, a present from a friend that visited Thailand
carlos

[ausjulius]

chinese mong (h'mong... why hwy is there a h,, nobody probnounces this "h" in any languages and they are called mong... if your french please tell me why!! )

form thailand have mong people form china they make these knives with the multiple fullers, mong in lao for example dont..

[blue lander]

Oh yeah, it does look like a hmong friendship knife. I've never seen them in a pair like this or in a leather scabbard

[Nathaniel]

Originally Posted by blue lander

Oh yeah, it does look like a hmong friendship knife. I've never seen them in a pair like this or in a leather scabbard

Interesting Blue Lander, I've never heard them called a Hmong Friendship knife....I should ask some of my Hmong friends about this though they may not know much about the history of a common tool like this...probably have to ask their grandparents....

I remember one Hmong friend in college who was having bad dreams though....according to Hmong traditional beliefs her grandmother gave her a hmong knife to put under her pillow for protection from the bad dreams...I don't remember hearing if it worked, but we teased her saying no one should ever try to wake her up at night for the possibility of getting stabbed!

[Nathaniel]

Originally Posted by ausjulius

chinese mong (h'mong... why hwy is there a h,, nobody probnounces this "h" in any languages and they are called mong... if your french please tell me why!! )

form thailand have mong people form china they make these knives with the multiple fullers, mong in lao for example dont..

I agree...ausjulius...you do see the blades out of Yunnan with multi- fullers like this...and not just Hmong but other groups...must be a regional influence.