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Mystery Knife Origin?
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17th February 2011, 12:53 AM
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laEspadaAncha
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Mystery Knife Origin?
I recently acquired this knife with the intent of identifying its origin. However, the inscribed circumpuncts are ubiquitous to every culture and of no real help. The brass inlaid quasi-star-shaped medallions are set in place with amber. The hilt is made of horn, and ivory or bone (my money's on the latter). There are (what I believe to be) aluminum pins set in the horn, and in rows on the reverse side of the scabbard. The hilt has an almost Indonesian feel to me, but I can't find anything in Zonneveld that resembles it in style/shape.
The 19 cm blade has been over-cleaned and sharpened by an apparent idiot. The knife measures about 30 cm.
In the end, it turns out a blind man would have better luck with a Rubik's Cube. So I offer it here, with the hopes the collective exposure and knowledge present will provide where my own limited quantities of both have failed me.
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