Rub Al Khali knife

blue lander · 10th February 2014, 06:57 PM

The seller said he bartered some Bedouins in the Saudi Arabian desert for this knife. There aren't any markings or decorations on the knife and the blade looks very roughly made. Does this kind of knife have a name?

VANDOO · 10th February 2014, 11:21 PM

KITCHEN KNIFE ABOUT THE SIZE AND SHAPE REFERRED TO AS A PAREING KNIFE HERE.

blue lander · 11th February 2014, 01:07 AM

It's quite a bit bigger than any paring knife I own, but I do agree it looks an awful lot like a kitchen knife. I think I read somewhere that the Bedouin used to repurpose old English kitchen knives as belt/utility knives, maybe this influenced the local style? Or maybe it's just an old kitchen knife they traded to a gullable westerner. The blade looks hand forged so at the very least it didn't come out of a factory.

VANDOO · 11th February 2014, 01:56 AM

THERE IS AN OLD FORUM POST KITCHEN KNIVES OF THE WORLD AND THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A VARIETY. THE SIZE AND SHAPE SERVES MANY PURPOSES AND IS RELATIVY INEXPENSIVE SO THE TYPE WOULD BE IN COMMON USE MOST EVERYWHERE WHERE SUCH KNIVES CAN BE MADE OR TRADED FOR.

10th February 2014, 06:57 PM	#1
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Rub Al Khali knife The seller said he bartered some Bedouins in the Saudi Arabian desert for this knife. There aren't any markings or decorations on the knife and the blade looks very roughly made. Does this kind of knife have a name? Attached Images

10th February 2014, 11:21 PM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	KITCHEN KNIFE ABOUT THE SIZE AND SHAPE REFERRED TO AS A PAREING KNIFE HERE.

11th February 2014, 01:07 AM	#3
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	It's quite a bit bigger than any paring knife I own, but I do agree it looks an awful lot like a kitchen knife. I think I read somewhere that the Bedouin used to repurpose old English kitchen knives as belt/utility knives, maybe this influenced the local style? Or maybe it's just an old kitchen knife they traded to a gullable westerner. The blade looks hand forged so at the very least it didn't come out of a factory.

11th February 2014, 01:56 AM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THERE IS AN OLD FORUM POST KITCHEN KNIVES OF THE WORLD AND THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A VARIETY. THE SIZE AND SHAPE SERVES MANY PURPOSES AND IS RELATIVY INEXPENSIVE SO THE TYPE WOULD BE IN COMMON USE MOST EVERYWHERE WHERE SUCH KNIVES CAN BE MADE OR TRADED FOR.