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Emanuel · 18th January 2007, 02:51 AM

Hello fenlander,
I'll take a stab at it...the handle has an antler, so any number of deer species could supply it. The blade and guard give me a Filipino feel. The scabbard with rattan cord looks like that of a dha, so a Thai/Burmese origin maybe. Overall, it looks like it was put together from many things maybe at different times? Try cleaning the blade of rust and see what you get. Doesn't fit neatly in the named categories, so maybe you'll find many names meaning "knife", and I guess it is a low level tool and maybe a hunting knife since it has a stag handle. How is this connected to the handle, does the handle wrap around the antler or is the antler stuck to the end of the handle?

Regards,
Emanuel

18th January 2007, 02:51 AM	#2
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Hello fenlander, I'll take a stab at it...the handle has an antler, so any number of deer species could supply it. The blade and guard give me a Filipino feel. The scabbard with rattan cord looks like that of a dha, so a Thai/Burmese origin maybe. Overall, it looks like it was put together from many things maybe at different times? Try cleaning the blade of rust and see what you get. Doesn't fit neatly in the named categories, so maybe you'll find many names meaning "knife", and I guess it is a low level tool and maybe a hunting knife since it has a stag handle. How is this connected to the handle, does the handle wrap around the antler or is the antler stuck to the end of the handle? Regards, Emanuel Last edited by Manolo; 18th January 2007 at 03:02 AM.