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ariel · 12th February 2006, 06:02 PM

I do not think it is a "fake".
True, the construction looks just like these awful souvenir knives from India. However, the blade is very different and the quality of the woodwork and the bronze (brass? Always confuse them....) is quite good. The handle looks like Punal. I think somebody in the Philippines took the idea and reworked it from scratch.
The wood may be revealing.

12th February 2006, 06:02 PM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I do not think it is a "fake". True, the construction looks just like these awful souvenir knives from India. However, the blade is very different and the quality of the woodwork and the bronze (brass? Always confuse them....) is quite good. The handle looks like Punal. I think somebody in the Philippines took the idea and reworked it from scratch. The wood may be revealing.