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mwochna
18th January 2008, 10:02 PM
Hi,

I have a small pocket knife that has an inscription on the blade and an inscribed name (?) on the spring. The blade inscription is in some kind of cuneiform-like writing. The inscription is a cursive like Arabic. Can anyone help identify and/or translate these?
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/mwochna/Oriental2.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/mwochna/OrientalScript.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/mwochna/OrientalInscriptionCropped2.jpg
Lee
21st January 2008, 04:23 PM
Bumping to top; found buried in the moderation queue.
mwochna
23rd January 2008, 05:56 PM
A poster on another forum has suggested that this knife is from Uzbekistan, but wasn't able to post pictures of any similar knives.
mwochna
1st February 2008, 07:24 PM
No takers on this? Can anyone hazard a guess on the inscription on the back edge of the knife?
kronckew
2nd February 2008, 10:03 AM
northern chinese knife, saw two advertised on ebay today, do a search on 'Yinjisa Folding Knife'
spiral
2nd February 2008, 11:52 AM
Well done Kronckew!

There 50 of them on ebay know all from mainland China.

Spiral
mwochna
3rd February 2008, 10:27 PM
Yes, very well done, Kronckew! Thanks for spotting those. There's no doubt in my mind that you've identified my knife. :D
ausjulius
6th September 2008, 06:49 AM
not chinese , it is a turkman or uzbek knife from central asia... uhgir..
the otkur factory is the largest producer.. they actualy have a website in english .. www.yengisar.com

sows some of their more oriented range,, also ther eis other factories and many small producers.. knives are still very popular in east turkmenistan,, and are a cultural symbol..... east turkmenistan is currently occupied by china.......