A slightly unique Piha Kaetta

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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

. While we know the seemingly close cousin of these knives, the 'pichangetti' , has been established as a utility knife, and en suite are usually picks etc.

And of great cerimonial & cultral importance of coarse Jim as evidencend by Coorg wedding photos.

Heres a great website showing much history of the Piha....

linky

A site well worth exploring.

Your story of Phia Mr. Maisey reminds me of Nepal, one could speak to a villager about kukri & hear a kukri has been used to split kindling for heat & cooking for 4 generations in ones family & that is what its for.

That doesnt mean than 100.000 plus soldiers didnt use it as a weapon in ww1 alone or that many kings didnt own & wear great examples of them.

The Native narratives are great to have & vary valid in context, but they dont always show the full picture, I think?

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