Contemporary Maldive islands knife?

Justin · 5th August 2005, 02:18 AM

Here is my lastest aquisition,when I first saw it on ebay,I wasnt quite sure what it was but after doing a little searching I realized that it was very similar to a knife posted by Vandoo in the old forum:

http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000498.html

Definately not very old,probably 1960s-80s,maybe as old as WW2 but I doubt its any older.Sheath is all mop except for two thin strips of wood along the inside of either edge.Hilt is also mop with plated or polished steel and dark shell spacers.Handle scales look riveted on but the black dots are inlaid shell{I am assuming they are the same material as the spacers}.Blade was either mirror polished or plated but it looks like someone removed the polish/plating with rough sandpaper or some power tool.

Blade is 5.5in long,oa its:10.25in long.

5th August 2005, 02:18 AM	#1
Justin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 175	Contemporary Maldive islands knife? Here is my lastest aquisition,when I first saw it on ebay,I wasnt quite sure what it was but after doing a little searching I realized that it was very similar to a knife posted by Vandoo in the old forum: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000498.html Definately not very old,probably 1960s-80s,maybe as old as WW2 but I doubt its any older.Sheath is all mop except for two thin strips of wood along the inside of either edge.Hilt is also mop with plated or polished steel and dark shell spacers.Handle scales look riveted on but the black dots are inlaid shell{I am assuming they are the same material as the spacers}.Blade was either mirror polished or plated but it looks like someone removed the polish/plating with rough sandpaper or some power tool. Blade is 5.5in long,oa its:10.25in long. Attached Images