Pair of knives

[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!