Interesting Yunnan Dagger

Lew · 11th October 2010, 02:41 AM

Hi All

I just picked this up on ebay seems old but I am not that familiar with these types of knives.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_2882wt_926

Ron Anderson · 11th October 2010, 03:14 AM

Very nice.

Chiseled blade. Wow.

I'm not familiar with these kinds of knives but I would have thought it was from the Balkans, or Ottoman empire period Turkey.

But what would I know.

Gavin Nugent · 11th October 2010, 03:46 AM

Interesting sticker Lew, I wonder if it was even hidden in a plain sheath to resemble a simple stick, a wolf in sheeps clothing.
It appears to me to be from the border regions of China, Burma & Laos, a very diverse region.
Similar file designs to the spine are seen on my Hudaidao from this region shown on display in my Gallery page, as I am not permitted to place the link in these pages myself, I'll grab the image of the file work and place it here for reference.

Gav

Gavin Nugent · 11th October 2010, 03:55 AM

File markings found on my prize pair ;-)

Gav

Nathaniel · 11th October 2010, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by freebooter

File markings found on my prize pair ;-)

Gav

Wow, very interesting to see the match of the marking along the spine! And the two hollow dots...so maybe that was suppose to be that way? I had thought that along the spine the hollow round holes had contained inlaid brass dots that had fallen out?! Now seeing both Gavin's piece and yours Lew it makes me wonder?!? Intentional?! or missing brass dots? Love it.

I was thinking before that this piece was more Burmese....granted the same/ related tribes are across both borders...and traded amongst each other. Thanks for sharing the pics, Gavin.

Great knife, Lew! Guess I didn't bid high enough!

Nah, well great to see you got it and posted about it! You will have to post some pics once you receive it in the mail!

The multiple fullers reminds me of the one dha you have Gavin...I'll let you do the honors if it suits you

As I remember you nicknamed it 'the multi- fuller death dealer'?!?!

Nathaniel · 11th October 2010, 06:01 AM

You know now that I think about it...The blade shape of the knife is not the norm of what you see for people in the Golden Triangle area...but it does remind me of the same shape of some Hudiedao....not to say this means much...but just an observation....I know it's a stretch.

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Nathaniel · 11th October 2010, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by freebooter

File markings found on my prize pair ;-)

Gav

Another idiot observation...the decorative marks on the tip of the upturned flaring guard on your Yunnan Hudeidao remind me of something you see on more of with some Indian pieces??

Gavin Nugent · 11th October 2010, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Nathaniel

Another idiot observation...the decorative marks on the tip of the upturned flaring guard on your Yunnan Hudeidao remind me of something you see on more of with some Indian pieces??

To my eye and others more learned do not agree with me, but I think the quillon ends appear more Thai or Vietnamese in design...

On the multi-fullered front Nathaniel, I think this is the piece your draw similarities from, the feather weight fighter.

Gav

Andrew · 11th October 2010, 11:17 PM

I really like the stuff from Yunnan. Nice knife, Lew.

Gav, I don't know how you manage to hold on to that pair--horrible. Really disgusting and ugly. Look, mate, if you ever feel like you just can't stand the sight of that set, send me an email. I'll take them off your hands and give them a good home.

Andrew

11th October 2010, 02:41 AM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Interesting Yunnan Dagger Hi All I just picked this up on ebay seems old but I am not that familiar with these types of knives. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_2882wt_926

11th October 2010, 03:46 AM	#3
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Interesting sticker Interesting sticker Lew, I wonder if it was even hidden in a plain sheath to resemble a simple stick, a wolf in sheeps clothing. It appears to me to be from the border regions of China, Burma & Laos, a very diverse region. Similar file designs to the spine are seen on my Hudaidao from this region shown on display in my Gallery page, as I am not permitted to place the link in these pages myself, I'll grab the image of the file work and place it here for reference. Gav

11th October 2010, 03:55 AM	#4
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	File markings File markings found on my prize pair ;-) Gav Attached Images

11th October 2010, 06:01 AM	#6
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	You know now that I think about it...The blade shape of the knife is not the norm of what you see for people in the Golden Triangle area...but it does remind me of the same shape of some Hudiedao....not to say this means much...but just an observation....I know it's a stretch. #s012 Attached Images Last edited by Lew; 15th October 2010 at 04:11 PM.

11th October 2010, 03:14 AM	#2
Ron Anderson Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 228	Very nice. Chiseled blade. Wow. I'm not familiar with these kinds of knives but I would have thought it was from the Balkans, or Ottoman empire period Turkey. But what would I know.

11th October 2010, 11:17 PM	#9
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	I really like the stuff from Yunnan. Nice knife, Lew. Gav, I don't know how you manage to hold on to that pair--horrible. Really disgusting and ugly. Look, mate, if you ever feel like you just can't stand the sight of that set, send me an email. I'll take them off your hands and give them a good home. Andrew