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Old 11th July 2013, 08:29 PM   #7
dennee
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A very nice knife. The red cord is characteristic of many Bhutanese swords and knives.

See: http://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/pubFiles/v5-8.pdf . And you'll find a bunch of photos if you search "Bhutan" on this site.

The green looks to me like a copper oxide on the brass "khaser", i.e., corrosion.
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