Some help with this knife, please

Freddy · 28th August 2009, 02:32 PM

I found this knife at the weekly antique market in Gent (my hometown). At first glance, I thought it was African. My guess was Baule or something in the neighbourhood.

The seller told me he got it from a lady who used to live in Burma (Myanmar).

So now I'm confused

....and could use some help.

Description of this knife

Total length : 32 cm (12,8 inches)
Length of blade : 17,5 cm (7 inches)
Wooden handle, covered with two kinds of snake or lizardskin + two additional leather bands.
Top of handle is embellished with a copper nail
The iron blade is single-edged. There are some markings on the back of the blade, near the handle.

Here are some pics :

28th August 2009, 02:32 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Some help with this knife, please I found this knife at the weekly antique market in Gent (my hometown). At first glance, I thought it was African. My guess was Baule or something in the neighbourhood. The seller told me he got it from a lady who used to live in Burma (Myanmar). So now I'm confused ....and could use some help. Description of this knife Total length : 32 cm (12,8 inches) Length of blade : 17,5 cm (7 inches) Wooden handle, covered with two kinds of snake or lizardskin + two additional leather bands. Top of handle is embellished with a copper nail The iron blade is single-edged. There are some markings on the back of the blade, near the handle. Here are some pics :