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dennee · 3rd December 2004, 11:27 PM

It looks like a knife or short sword of the Baiwan (Paiwan in Wade-Giles) people of Taiwan, although it does share the open scabbard of the Lepcha ban from Sikkim and a resemblance to the single-edged blade shape typical of Bhutan.

3rd December 2004, 11:27 PM	#2
dennee Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: College Park, MD Posts: 186	It looks like a knife or short sword of the Baiwan (Paiwan in Wade-Giles) people of Taiwan, although it does share the open scabbard of the Lepcha ban from Sikkim and a resemblance to the single-edged blade shape typical of Bhutan.