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yuanzhumin · 24th January 2012, 05:16 PM

Dear all,

Good to be back after a while away from the forum!

Thanks Rick for asking after me !

Great knives you have there, Victor! Old and very nice ones!

I do agree with you that Paiwan knives can have iron staples or a carved metal sheet on their open scabbard side. I noticed that the working knives are mostly with staples and the ceremonial ones with metal sheet. But there are always exceptions.

Paiwan blades can be curved or with an angle at their tip. It's mostly depending on the shape of the original blade used/recycled. Definitely, there are more of them with an angle tip

But I'm not sure that the thinnest is the oldest, and I think that there is no rule in this matter. But I stand to be corrected.

All the best,

Nicolas

24th January 2012, 05:16 PM	#9
yuanzhumin Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ex-Taipei, Taiwan, now in Shanghai, China Posts: 180	Dear all, Good to be back after a while away from the forum! Thanks Rick for asking after me ! Great knives you have there, Victor! Old and very nice ones! I do agree with you that Paiwan knives can have iron staples or a carved metal sheet on their open scabbard side. I noticed that the working knives are mostly with staples and the ceremonial ones with metal sheet. But there are always exceptions. Paiwan blades can be curved or with an angle at their tip. It's mostly depending on the shape of the original blade used/recycled. Definitely, there are more of them with an angle tip But I'm not sure that the thinnest is the oldest, and I think that there is no rule in this matter. But I stand to be corrected. All the best, Nicolas