Tibet or Bhutan

[TVV]

I see these daggers labeled as being from Tibet or Bhutan. LaRocca's book pays little attention to daggers and does not help with this question. Is there a way to tell where this one is from?
Thank you,
Teodor

[Sajen]

Can't help by your question! :shrug: But it is a very nice dagger with good age. :)

Regards,

Detlef

[TVV]

Thank you Detlef!
Teodor

[kronckew]

the grip style is used in both bhutan and eastern tibet, i've been told...

[David]

Political borders are tenuous at best. People and cultures are not always contained within their boundaries. :)

[TVV]

Very well put David. On the other hand, even though certain forms are popular within a wide area, there are always characteristics that help us place an item to a region or in some cases even to a settlement.

Thank you Kronckew. I think there was something to the effect of "Bhutan and parts of Tibet" on this grip style in the chapter on China in "Swords and Hilt Weapons".

Regards,
Teodor

[Gavin Nugent]

One must also consider that these were also made in Yunnan China for export to these regions both very early in time and as late as the modern world we live in.

Gav