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Old 3rd February 2018, 10:20 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Nathaniel
Nice Tai Yai (Shan) knife. This type is popular as Ian mentions throughout the Golden Triangle. It's not a monk/priests knife, but more of a decorative personal knife. Even if you don't see engraved yantra on the knife, almost all knives are bless and may have tailsman on them, in them/ are themselves a tailsman for protection. The ivory carving is a fairly common seen motif of a demon holding two Naga's.
Thank you Nathaniel for the educated comment! Do you able to recognize the two critters on the sides of the handle?

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